Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsPush The Sky Away

Label:

Bad Seed Ltd. – 5055667601744

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Blues Rock

Tracklist

1 We No Who U R 4:04
2 Wide Lovely Eyes 3:40
3 Water's Edge 3:49
4 Jubilee Street 6:36
5 Mermaids 3:49
6 We Real Cool 4:19
7 Finishing Jubilee Street 4:29
8 Higgs Boson Blues 7:50
9 Push The Sky Away 4:08

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Bad Seed Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Bad Seed Ltd.
  • Licensed ToKobalt Label Services
  • Published ByMute Song Ltd.
  • Recorded AtLa Fabrique
  • Recorded AtSing Sing Studios
  • Recorded AtToy Rooms Studios
  • Recorded AtSeedy Underbelly
  • Mixed AtSeedy Underbelly
  • Mastered AtMetropolis Studios
  • Glass Mastered AtTAKT – 2100003739674

Credits

  • 12-String Acoustic GuitarGeorge Vjestica (tracks: 4, 5)
  • Backing VocalsThe Children Of Ecole Saint Martin (tracks: 4, 8, 9)
  • BassMartyn Casey*
  • Bass ClarinetJessica Neilson (tracks: 8)
  • Co-producerNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • DesignTom Hingston Studio
  • DrumsThomas Wydler
  • Lyrics ByNick Cave
  • ManagementBrian Message
  • Mastered ByTim Young
  • Mixed ByWarren Ellis
  • Mixed By [Assistance]Adam "atom" Greenspan*
  • Music ByWarren Ellis
  • PercussionJim Sclavunos
  • Photography By [Additional Photographs]Cat Stevens (2)
  • Photography By [Front Cover Image]Dominique Issermann
  • ProducerNick Launay
  • Recorded ByNick Launay
  • Recorded By [Additional]Kevin Paul
  • Recorded By [Assistance]Toydrum
  • Recorded By [Assistance] [Toydrum]Pablo Clements
  • Recorded By [Assistance], Recorded By [Conway Savage Vocal]Anna Laverty
  • SaxophoneChris Dauray (tracks: 8)
  • TromboneRyan Porter (tracks: 8)
  • Violin, Viola, Flute, Tenor Guitar, Synthesizer, Loops, Electric Piano [Rhodes]Warren Ellis
  • VocalsConway Savage
  • Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes]Nick Cave

Notes

Issued in a jewel case with black shiny tray and a 20-page cardboard booklet containing credits, lyrics and photos.

Recorded at La Fabrique, Saint-Rémy de Provence, June/July 2012.
Additional recordings at Sing Sing, Melbourne, December 2011; The Toy Rooms, Brighton, February & May 2012; Seedy Underbelly, LA, August 2012.

Conway Savage vocal recorded at Sing Sing, Melbourne, Jyly 2012.

Mixed at Seedy Underbelly, LA, August 2012.

℗ 2012 Bad Seed Ltd © 2012 Bad Seed Ltd
Under exclusive licence to Kobalt Label Services.
Manufactured in the EU.

BS001CD on spine, back cover, CD and booklet; 5055667601744 on the back cover and CD

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 055667 601744
  • Barcode (Scanned): 5055667601744
  • Label Code: LC 29472
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2100003739674 CDBS001
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LK97
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 9R89
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  • Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 9R96

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Push The Sky Away (LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM) Bad Seed Ltd. BS001CE, 7SEED001 Europe 2013
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Reviews

  • couchlock's avatar
    couchlock
    i am not that big nick cave fan, but i have a big respect for him as an artist and performer on stage.
    i love some of his songs, but a lot not so much.
    push the sky is the only album i bought, it is for me his best, better said the one i like the most.
    the titletrack is simply wonderful and jubilee street is my favourite nick cave song and reason for buy the album.
    the live version of j.street from distant sky is amazing and is worth to see live performances of push the sky away, where a lot of fans are on stage too. the version in sydney with the orchestra is great and touching.
    nick cave is a true artist for me and push the sky is worth to check out and a good start point to explore his huge body of work.
    • CHUCKDH's avatar
      CHUCKDH
      His best record since "From Her To Eternity". An absolute top-100-albums-of-all-time classic. Brilliant songs and superb production and mastering also. Great range of sounds for jaded ears.

      Can he equal or sur "Jubilee Street" in the future?

      I'll be back to find out.
      • timson.steve's avatar
        timson.steve
        I love this album. Silent 180g vinyl 'and' an MP3 . perfect.
        • rikwolters's avatar
          rikwolters
          Edited 11 years ago
          Review from The Sound Project - 19/02/2013

          Nick Cave and co return with one of the most reflective and captivating albums of their almost 30-year existence.

          The first thing anyone familiar with Nick Cave will notice on this record is the distinct lack of the dark noir which has become his trademark over the years. Here things are stripped back, at times almost to the bare bones, yet the essence of the band is still as evident as ever.

          Ten year's ago many were beginning to pen the demise of the Bad Seeds after the release of the somewhat disted 'Nocturama' album. This itself being the knock on effect of the album of ballads, 'No More Shall We Part', which preceded its release in 2001.

          On reflection, though, both records show that Nick Cave is not happy playing it safe. Much in the same vein that Polly Harvey is happy to change things around to avoid making the same record twice, every now and again there will be a moment where a below-usual-standard record is made. But surely sticking your neck out is what sets you apart from the crowd?

          Push the Sky Away is an album of real beauty, delicate, thought provoking and reflective. It's no coincidence that guitars are not playing a key role on this record, this is the first album the group have release since the departure of Mick Harvey, one of the band's original who departed the Seeds back in 2009. So here it's down to the other elements of the multi-talented Bad Seeds to fill that void. And fill it they do.

          Album opener 'We No Who U R', is laced with steady grooves upon a synth back drop on top of what sounds like a drum machine(!) It's a classy opener with typical Cave lyrics: 'We know who you are; and we know where you live; and we know there's no need to forgive'.

          The stripped back approach to the record even sees Cave's piano take a step back, although not completely. Lyrically, though, this is as good as anything Cave have previously done, as highlighted in the album's centre-piece Jubilee Street, a tribute to a murdered prostitute. It's also one of the vocal performances of the LP, Cave's voice increasing in tempo in line with the drama of the song before reaching a crescendo, then disappearing back into the darkness.

          The album has a real water feel, which Cave himself its must be due to his writing the songs in his Brighton home looking out at the sea. Water's Edge and Mermaids both sit within this vibe - the latter, a love song, with gorgeous vibes and idiosyncratic Cave lyrics: 'I believe in God; I believe in mermaids; I believe in seventy-two virgins; On a chain, why no why not'.

          'We Real Cool' drifts in with bassy vibrations before sliding off into a ballad, adorned with pianos before reaching a string laden finale. It's real classy stuff. The title-track sees yet more glorious musicianship from the Bad Seeds with wonderful harmonised vocals to boot.

          On first listen 'Push the Sky Away' definitely sounds like a departure from the sound we expect from the Bad Seeds, but it's on subsequent listens that you realise this is very much a Bad Seeds album, they're just somewhat muted, stalking in the background. I expect this record to divide fans, much in the same way 'No More Shall We Part' did, and I doubt that it'll attract many new followers, but for those of us who are ready for the Bad Seeds' evolution 'Push the Sky Away' is the start of something great.

          Key Track: Jubilee Street
          • pwyatt's avatar
            pwyatt
            very nice box set. I would say it was worth the wait. I was a little skeptical of the handmade notebook but was very pleased with the quality. The vinyl sounds great and after many listens, this album is starting to be one of my favorites from the back half of his career.
            • thekremlin's avatar
              thekremlin
              It seems the deluxe signed box is 400 copies according to the Nick Cave site. I think they must have put it up by a 100 because I thought it was 300 too.
              • simao1's avatar
                simao1
                The Super Deluxe Box Set have just arrived !
                -CD album and vinyl album [180gm heavyweight vinyl]
                -DVD with specially created visuals by artists Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
                -2 x exclusive 7″ vinyls containing non album bonus tracks
                -Exclusive 120-page replica of Nick Cave’s handwritten, hand stamped and hand glued notebooks
                -Numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Nick Cave (original signature limited to first 300 orders)
                -Exclusive liner notes
                -Digital of track We No Who U R, delivered to you on 3 Dec 2012.

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