Lav's Music Corner

Review by Lav: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is a legendary music outfit by almost any standard. Nick has been hard at work for over 4 decades now and as he's continued to evolve and wander through landscapes of new sounds he's continued to be a fascinating artist. Even decades into his career his sound has continued to evolve, channeling tragedy into chilling expanse on albums like Skeleton Tree  and weaving playful evocative poetry on 2021's Carnage , his previous record before Wild God . Despite the length of his career thus far, he continues to serve up records whose sonic and narrative progressions are fascinating to unwind.  The era of this new album got off to a really strong start with a pair of singles I liked quite a bit. Wild God  came first and delivered a vibrant series of descriptors telling the story of the titular "wild god." In my favorite point on the song it assesses the kinds of expectations that people have for a god merely because it's a ...

Another stacked week of new singles, let's get into it.  5.  So Lo  - Pond I went back and forth on this track a bit because it really it so indebted to specific styles of 80s synth pop and new wave that it's almost parody. But it's almost like they've combined inspiration from many different places all into one and that attempt sort of forms its own originality in its wake. What results is something impressively catchy even if I can't shake the fact that every moment feels like I've heard it before.  Listen 4.  Frogs  - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds With a decade of releases that can be seen as often solemnly focused by Nick Cave Frogs  is a reminder that he can be as theatrical as anyone. This soaring and anthemic cut features belting to the rafters backed by dramatic sweeping baroque instrumentation and a chorus of supporting vocals guiding the songs ebb and flow. He continues to be remarkably interesting and refreshing even this late into his caree...