Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to release new album ‘Ghosteen’ next week

Surprise! Nick Cave just revealed via his Red Hand Files website that we’ll be getting a new album next week!

The follow-up to 2016’s ‘Skeleton Tree’, the new record will be called ‘Ghosteen’ and will be divided into two parts: the first consisting of eight tracks and the second being two long songs joined by a spoken word piece.

Read the full announcement below!

Dear Joe,

You can expect a new album next week.

It is called Ghosteen.

It is a double album.

Part 1 comprises of eight songs.

The Spinning Song

Bright Horses

Waiting For You

Night Raid

Sun Forest

Galleon Ship

Ghosteen Speaks

Leviathan

Part 2 consists of two long songs, linked by a spoken word piece.

Ghosteen

Fireflies

Hollywood

The songs on the first album are the children.

The songs on the second album are their parents.

Ghosteen is a migrating spirit.

Love, Nick