Nick Cave has long used classical imagery of plants as metaphors in his songs, from flowers and trees to a bestiary of birds, bees, and hounds from hell. So much of Cave’s work feeds on the inspiration of the natural world as totemic symbols of beauty and threat.
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ROCK AND ROLL SAVIOUR – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS BATTLE WITH THE BLUES – PART II
Finding a new beginning in a new country, Nick Cave’s 1992 song “When I First Came Town” would draw upon his time living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS BATTLE WITH THE BLUES – PART I
From his earliest days with The Birthday Party, Nick Cave has turned traditional blues music on its head to realise an alternative sound that goes beyond genre
PRAYERS ON FIRE: NICK CAVE AND THE BATTLE FOR TRUE FAITH
The songs of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have long explored religion as a continued struggle between doubt, dogma and belief
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