On October 4, 2019, “Ghosteen Ltd” label released “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Woodshed” in Malibu, “NightBird” in West Hollywood, “Retreat” in Brighton, “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, “Air” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Personnel:
- Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesiser, mixing, sleeve design
- Warren Ellis – synthesiser, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
- Thomas Wydler – drums
- Martyn Casey – bass
- Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
- George Vjestica – guitar
- Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
- Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
- Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
- Sam Thompson – string arrangement assistance
- Tom Pigott-Smith – leading
- Steve Morris – leading of seconds
- Bruce White – first viola
- Nick Cooper – first cello
- Mary Scully – first double bass
- Warren Ellis – mixing
- Lance Powell – recording, mixing
- Kevin Paul – recording
- Ben Thackeray – recording
- Jake Jackson – recording
- Alex Csak – recording assistance
- Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistance
- Richard Biethan – recording assistance
- Ingo Krauss – recording assistance
- Oliver Klemp – recording assistance
- John Prestage – recording assistance
- Andrew Dominik – mixing
- John Armstrong – mixing assistance
- Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
- Tom duBois – cover art
- Matthew Thorne – photography
- Hingston Studio – sleeve design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
- Spinning Song
- Bright Horses
- Waiting for You
- Night raid
- Sun Forest
- Galleon Ship
- Ghosteen Speaks
- Leviathan
- Ghosteen
- Fireflies
- Hollywood
