This is the discography of Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. In addition to his career as lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, he has released 1 studio album, 11 soundtrack albums, 1 extended play, 2 short soundtracks, 3 singles, 3 live albums, and 1 compilation album. Since 2005, the majority of his work has been written & recorded in collaboration with Bad Seeds member and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis.
| Nick Cave discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 1 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Short soundtrack | 2 |
Studio
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carnage | with Warren Ellis |
Soundtracks
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ghosts... of the Civil Dead | with Blixa Bargeld & Mick Harvey |
| 2005 | The Proposition | with Warren Ellis |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | with Ellis |
| 2010 | The Road | with Ellis, 2009 film[1] |
| 2014 | West of Memphis | with Ellis, 2012 film[2] |
| 2015 | Far from Men | with Ellis, 2014 film[3] |
| 2016 | Mars | with Ellis[4] |
| 2017 | War Machine | with Ellis[5] |
| Wind River | with Ellis[6] | |
| 2018 | Kings | with Ellis, to 2017 film[7] |
| 2021 | La Panthère des neiges | with Ellis[8] |
| 2022 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | with Ellis |
| Blonde | with Ellis | |
| 2024 | Back to Black | with Ellis |
EPs
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seven Psalms | featuring Ellis |
Short soundtracks
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Days of Grace | with Warren Ellis, 2011 film |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | with Ellis[9] |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "What a Wonderful World"/"Rainy Night in Soho" | Bob Thiele & George David Weiss and the Pogues cover, "What a Wonderful World" with Shane MacGowan |
| 2002 | "Bad Cover Version" | split single with Pulp, a cover of "Disco 2000" |
| 2022 | "Letter to Cynthia" | featuring Warren Ellis, backed with instrumental version[10][11] |
| "Letter to Daniel & Vera" |
Other appearances
edit| Year | Title | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Helpless" | The Bridge | Neil Young cover |
| 1993 | "Faraway, So Close!" and "Cassiel's Song" | Faraway, So Close! | original songs |
| 1995 | "There Is a Light" | Batman Forever | original song |
| 1996 | "Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Riverentum" and "X-Files Theme" | Songs in the Key of X | with Dirty Three |
| 1997 | "Mack the Knife" | September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill | Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill cover |
| 1998 | "The Big Hurt" and "Mojo" | Mojo | "The Big Hurt" with Gallon Drunk, 1997 film |
| 1999 | "Goodbye Marylou" | A Tribute to Polnareff | Michel Polnareff cover |
| 2001 | "To Be by Your Side" | Winged Migration | original song |
| 2002 | "Let It Be" and "Here Comes the Sun" (bonus track) | I Am Sam | The Beatles cover, 2001 film |
| 2006 | "Fire Down Below" and "Pinery Boy" | Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys | traditional songs |
| 2010 | "Ramblin' Mind" and "Free to Walk" | We Are Only Riders: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project[12] | based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "Free to Walk" with Debbie Harry |
| 2011 | "She's Not There" | True Blood: Volume 3[13][14] | The Zombies cover with Neko Case |
| 2012 | "City in Pain" and "The Breaking Hands" | The Journey Is Long: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project | based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "The Breaking Hands" with Debbie Harry |
| 2013 | "Pirate Jenny" | Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys | traditional song with Shilpa Ray and Warren Ellis |
| 2014 | "Nobody's City" | Axels & Sockets: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project | based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demo, with Iggy Pop |
| 2015 | "All the Gold in California" | True Detective[15] | Larry Gatlin cover with Ellis |
| 2020 | "Cosmic Dancer" | AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex | T. Rex cover |
| 2022 | "Wood Dove" | For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. 1 | with Ellis |
Live
editAlbums
edit- Live at Hammersmith Apollo (2015)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015)
- Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace) (2020)[16]
- Australian Carnage – Live at the Sydney Opera House (2023)
Other appearances
edit- Nick Cave i Przyjaciele (Nick Cave and Friends) (1999). A live tribute album by Polish musicians. Cave appears on "Into My Arms" and "The Weeping Song".
- "I'm Your Man" and "Suzanne" performed by Cave in the documentary/concert film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006).
- The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited (2006), Concert album featuring Nick Cave performing "John the Revelator" and "Shine on Me".[17]
Compilation
edit- White Lunar, soundtrack compilation (2009) – composed with Ellis[18] (2CDs). Disc one contains highlights from The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and The Road. Disc 2 contains excerpts from unreleased soundtracks as well as four unreleased pieces from their archives.[19]
Session work
edit- Send Me a Lullaby (1981), album by The Go-Betweens, features Cave's vocals on "After the Fireworks".
- Burnin' the Ice (1982), album by Die Haut features Cave's vocals on "Stow-a-Way", "Truck Love", "Pleasure Is the Boss", "Dumb Europe".
- Annie Hogan Plays "Kickabye" EP (1985), features Cave's vocals and production on "Vixo". Recorded in October 1983.
- Oedipus Schmoedipus (1996), album by Barry Adamson, Cave appears on "The Sweetest Embrace".
- "Music for Expelling the Demon" (1999), a short animation by Devlin Crow, written by A-Soma.
- Punishing Kiss (2000), album by Ute Lemper, Cave co-wrote (with Bruno Pisek) "Little Water Song".
- Next Wave (2002), album by Chris Coco, Cave performs a cover version of The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" with Chris Coco.
- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2003) duet with Johnny Cash on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
- Small World Big Band Friends 3 – Jack o the Green (2003), album by Jools Holland, "Kiss of Love" duet with Sam Brown.
- I Started Out with Nothin' (2008), album by Seasick Steve, "Just Like a King" includes Cave's vocals.
- The Real Work (2022), album by Party Dozen, Cave features on "Macca the Mutt".[20]
Unreleased soundtracks
edit- The English Surgeon (2007) – excerpts released on White Lunar[21]
- The Girls of Phnom Penh (2009) – excerpts released on White Lunar[18]
- Lawless (2012) – "End Crawl" released on Lawless various artists album
- The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019) – unreleased
Compositions
edit- To Have and to Hold (1996) – film score to John Hillcoat's film of the same name, with Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey.
- Woyzeck (2005) – theatre score composed with Warren Ellis[22]
- The Metamorphosis (2006) – theatre score composed with Ellis[23]
- Faust (2009) – theatre score composed with Ellis[24]
- Shell Shock (2014) – opera with libretto by Cave
- L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S (2020) – opera with libretto by Cave
Readings
edit- "The Atra Virago or the Vargus Barking Spider" (1987) – excerpt of And the Ass Saw the Angel, from Smack My Crack[25]
- "And the Ass Saw the Angel" (1988) – further excerpts, released with Tender Prey
- The Secret Life of the Love Song & the Flesh Made Word: Two Lectures (2000)
- The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) – 7-disc audiobook, with backing music composed with Ellis[26]
References
edit- ^ "The Road: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - West Of Memphis Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Far from Men [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Mars [Original Series Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - War Machine [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Wind River [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Kings [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ La Panthère Des Neiges (Original Soundtrack) by Warren Ellis & Nick Cave, 2021-12-17, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Hell or High Water [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ "Grief Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Shyness Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Quantick, David. "BBC – Music – Review of Various Artists – We Are Only Riders – The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Various – True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 3". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Nick Cave joins Neko Case for The Zombies 'She's Not There' for 'True Blood' – listen! – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Facebook news at". Side-line.com. 22 February 1999. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Original Soundtrack - True Detective: Music from the HBO Series Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-27
- ^ Minsker, Evan (3 September 2020). "Nick Cave Announces New Live Album and Film Idiot Prayer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Harry Smith Archives". Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Nick Cave". Nickcaveandthebadseeds.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (16 March 2022). "Australia's Party Dozen announce new LP ft Nick Cave, share "The Iron Boot"". Brookyln Vegan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "The English Surgeon – Credits". Theenglishsurgeon.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Ian (2020-03-05). Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-349-14435-1.
- ^ Armitstead, Claire (11 September 2009). "Nick Cave on The Death of Bunny Munro". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 May 2010.