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Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · 2017

300 min · 84 tracks · alternative rock · post-punk · experimental rock

A haunting blend of gothic rock and poetic storytelling, interwoven with raw emotion and atmospheric instrumentals.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with emotional peaks
  • haunting atmosphere for introspective moments
  • engaging storytelling for reflective listening
  • interludes that enhance the experience
  • long-form commitment to deep exploration

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek immediate gratification in music

Where this album fits

In the catalog
Starting Point — A comprehensive anthology that introduces new listeners to the band's extensive catalog.
Themes
gothic storytelling· dark romanticism· post-punk evolution
Career context
Released in 2017, 'Lovely Creatures' serves as a comprehensive anthology of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, spanning over three decades. This compilation arrives after their critically acclaimed album 'Push the Sky Away' (2013), showcasing the band's evolution from post-punk origins to mature sonic experimentation. It marks a reflective moment for Cave as he revisits his extensive catalog amidst growing acclaim.
Stylistic neighbors
The Birthday Party· Swans· Tom Waits
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Tracklist

New here? Start with "From Her to Eternity".

Disc 1

  • 1 From Her to Eternity Start here 5:35
  • 2 In the Ghetto 4:07
  • 3 Tupelo 7:16
  • 4 I’m Gonna Kill That Woman 3:44
  • 5 The Carny 8:01
  • 6 Sad Waters 4:59
  • 7 Stranger Than Kindness 4:47
  • 8 Scum 2:55
  • 9 The Mercy Seat 7:18
  • 10 Deanna 3:47
  • 11 Up Jumped the Devil 5:18
  • 12 The Weeping Song 4:25
  • 13 The Ship Song 5:14
  • 14 Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry 5:56
  • 15 Straight to You 4:35

Disc 2

  • 1 Do You Love Me? 5:57
  • 2 Nobody’s Baby Now 3:52
  • 3 Loverman 6:22
  • 4 Red Right Hand 6:11
  • 5 Stagger Lee 5:15
  • 6 Where the Wild Roses Grow 3:57
  • 7 Into My Arms 4:15
  • 8 People Ain’t No Good 5:43
  • 9 Brompton Oratory 4:07
  • 10 (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? 4:05
  • 11 Come Into My Sleep 3:49
  • 12 Love Letter 4:06
  • 13 God Is in the House 5:43
  • 14 He Wants You 3:31
  • 15 Shoot Me Down 4:03

Disc 3

  • 1 Hiding All Away 6:32
  • 2 There She Goes, My Beautiful World 5:17
  • 3 Nature Boy 4:54
  • 4 Breathless 3:14
  • 5 Babe, You Turn Me On 4:21
  • 6 O Children 6:46
  • 7 Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 4:14
  • 8 Night of the Lotus Eaters 4:54
  • 9 We Call Upon the Author 5:12
  • 10 Jesus of the Moon 3:23
  • 11 More News From Nowhere 7:58
  • 12 We No Who U R 4:05
  • 13 Jubilee Street 6:36
  • 14 Higgs Boson Blues 7:51
  • 15 Push the Sky Away 4:06

Disc 4

  • 1 Interview, 1988 0:17
  • 2 Night of the Lotus Eaters, 2008 0:28
  • 3 Red Right Hand, 1998 4:21
  • 4 The Weeping Song, 2001 0:24
  • 5 Interview, 2013 0:41
  • 6 Higgs Boson Blues, 2012 4:43
  • 7 Interview, 1987 0:10
  • 8 From Her to Eternity, 1984 4:20
  • 9 Love Letter, 2001 0:09
  • 10 Interview, 2013 0:28
  • 11 Do You Love Me?, 2001 0:17
  • 12 Interview, 2001 0:24
  • 13 Into My Arms, 2008 3:39
  • 14 We Call Upon the Author, 2009 3:42
  • 15 Interview, 1991 0:10
  • 16 The Mercy Seat, 1996 4:20
  • 17 Interview, 1984 0:09
  • 18 God Is in the House, 2001 0:13
  • 19 Interview, 2013 0:17
  • 20 Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, 2008 0:12
  • 21 Brompton Oratory, 1997 3:41
  • 22 I’m Gonna Kill That Woman, 1986 3:24
  • 23 Jubilee Street, 2013 5:20
  • 24 The Ship Song, 1992 0:29
  • 25 Interview, 1994 0:13
  • 26 Loverman, 1996 3:44
  • 27 Interview, 1988 0:12
  • 28 In the Ghetto, 1984 0:20
  • 29 Hiding All Away, 2004 5:11
  • 30 Interview, 1992 0:15
  • 31 Where the Wild Roses Grow, 1995 0:21
  • 32 Deanna, 2008 3:44
  • 33 O Children, 2013 5:42
  • 34 Interview, 1996 0:20
  • 35 Stagger Lee, 1996 0:41
  • 36 Interview, 2014 0:15
  • 37 Interview, 1985 0:21
  • 38 Push the Sky Away, 2013 4:51
  • 39 There She Goes, My Beautiful World, 2004 3:58

What to play next

This album is considered a Starting Point in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds's catalog. A comprehensive anthology that introduces new listeners to the band's extensive catalog.

Ghosteen
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Ghosteen

2019

Continues the atmospheric and emotional depth found in the best-of collection.
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Skeleton Tree

2016

Precedes Ghosteen, sharing similar themes of loss and reflection.
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