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, synthesizer, mixing, design
• George Vjestica – guitar
• Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
• Martyn Casey – bass
• Thomas Wydler – drums
• Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
• Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
• Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
• Bruce White – first viola
• Nick Cooper – first cello
• Mary Scully – first double bass
• Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
• Sam Thompson – string arrangements assistant
• Lance Powell – recording, mixing
• Kevin Paul – recording
• Ben Thackeray – recording
• Jake Jackson – recording
• Alex Csak – recording assistant
• Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistant
• Richard Biethan – recording assistant
• Ingo Krauss – recording assistant
• Oliver Klemp – recording assistant
• John Prestage – recording assistant
• Warren Ellis – mixing
• Andrew Dominik – mixing
• John Armstrong – mixing assistant
• Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
• Tom duBois – cover art
• Hingston Studio – design
• Matthew Thorne – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

1. Spinning Song
2. Bright Horses
3. Waiting for You
4. Night raid
5. Sun Forest
6. Galleon Ship
7. Ghosteen Speaks
8. Leviathan
9. Ghosteen
10. Fireflies
11. Hollywood