Nick Cave Books

This comprehensive collection features the complete lyrics of Nick Cave, covering his entire career from 1978 to 2022, and includes a new foreword by Andrew O'Hagan. Celebrated as a unique Australian artist, Cave's work spans from his early days with The Birthday Party to acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads and The Boatman's Call, as well as his recent projects with Grinderman and the 2013 album, Push the Sky Away. The lyrics reflect a remarkable range of themes, from love and war to beauty and rejection, showcasing Cave's ability to oscillate between cynicism and hope. This definitive collection is a treasure for fans, highlighting his exploration of passion through vivid imagery and rich language. Critics have praised his work for its poetic and apocalyptic qualities, making it essential reading. Born in Australia in 1957, Cave moved to London in 1990, forming The Bad Seeds and producing 15 studio albums. He has also collaborated with Grinderman and curated the Meltdown Festival. An accomplished writer, his novels, including the international bestseller And the Ass Saw the Angel, have garnered critical acclaim. Now residing in Brighton with his family, Cave continues to influence the music and literary worlds.

THE SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFaith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Seán O'Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave's own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave's life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years. From a place of considered reflection, Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.

A collection of lyrics that spans the author's entire career, from his writing for "The Birthday Party" through the highly acclaimed "Murder Ballads" and "The Boatman's Call" to new albums "No More Shall We Part", "Nocturama", "Abattoir Blues" and "The Proposition".

Author and singer/songwriter Cave's first book, which collects early lyrics from his recordings with The Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds (up to and including the Bad Seeds' record, "Your Funeral, My Trial"), short stories and short plays. Cave's dark vision, coupled with his strong connections to primitive folk and blues music, and murder ballads in particular, has yielded an artist whose music rivals the intensity and integrity of Tom Waits and Johnny Cash.

"Stranger Than Kindness" is a visually rich exploration of musician Nick Cave's creative world. This collectible book features original artwork, handwritten lyrics, and personal artifacts, alongside insights from Cave and collaborators. It delves into the essence of creativity and the influences that shape our identities.

Switching between the cynical and the sanguine, the defeated and the defiant, this title deals in love, war, beauty, children, romance, rejection, Pethedine, poetry, pants, money, flowers and more...

"An epic narrative poem about his travels across North America ... Cave is experimenting with a new literary form--a mash-up of prose, poetry, song lyrics and autobiography--New York Times"--Page 4 of cover.

This work includes A.N. Wilson on 'The Gospel According to Matthew', Nick Cave on 'The Gospel According to Mark', Richard Holloway on 'The Gospel According to Luke', Blake Morrison on 'The Gospel According to John' and the King James Bible text of all four Gospels.