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Album: Skeleton Tree

Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Release: September 9

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds added another release to their impressive sixteen album-strong discography this year, in the form of Skeleton Tree. Brimming with dark, introspective ebbs comprised of brooding vocals and minimalist instrumentation, Nick Cave’s newest output is perhaps the most personal of all his combined works, following the tragic death of his eldest son in 2015. The album was premiered in cinemas worldwide in September through Andrew Dominik’s illuminating documentary, One More Time With Feeling, in which Cave discusses the effect of his personal life on the making of the album. This made its release even more poignantly momentous.

By Georgia Welch