NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Ghosteen
GHOSTEEN LTD
If Skeleton Tree loosened the moorings, then Ghosteen found Cave boldly cutting the rope, severing all ties with the glowering caricature of old. Instead, this was an epic, dreamlike odyssey through grief and towards hope, accompanied by migrating spirits and galleon ships, sick babies and Jesus freaks, all engulfed in whirls of analogue synths and spectral, multi-tracked voices. As he sang,
“It’s a long way to find peace of mind” – but it was a journey that enriched us all.
ON THIS MONTH’S CD