In 4th place, earning 11pts to finish on 63pts, it's
with Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
They said: Ruining my streak of female vocalists here, but there wasn't anything else I could have picked for this. It finishes off the album of the same name (hence why it could have fit in #2 as well) and he also finished off his live shows with it, up until recently. And it is a gorgeous, haunting, heavenly slice of aural bliss. Quite simple and straightforward lyrically, by his standards, but all the better for it. I suspect Warren Ellis had a big hand in writing this song, he has definitely led Nick towards more ambient sounding music. And I for one am not complaining at all. I love this song so much, and I hope you enjoy it too.
I said:
Newness: 1/5
Fit: 10/10
Song: 10/10
Total EN Score: 84%
Newness comment: I love Nick Cave but haven't actually listened to this album much, so can't instantly place the song
Song comment: Man, such a haunting start. Cave's voice is so good, I've always thought the slow stuff the Bad Seeds produce is underrated compared to some of the rough early stuff. This is just epic, gets right under the skin. Look, you're not going to win because of how familiar I am with The Bad Seeds but this song is perfection, thank you for directing me back to an album I had slightly overlooked myself
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with Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
They said: Ruining my streak of female vocalists here, but there wasn't anything else I could have picked for this. It finishes off the album of the same name (hence why it could have fit in #2 as well) and he also finished off his live shows with it, up until recently. And it is a gorgeous, haunting, heavenly slice of aural bliss. Quite simple and straightforward lyrically, by his standards, but all the better for it. I suspect Warren Ellis had a big hand in writing this song, he has definitely led Nick towards more ambient sounding music. And I for one am not complaining at all. I love this song so much, and I hope you enjoy it too.
I said:
Newness: 1/5
Fit: 10/10
Song: 10/10
Total EN Score: 84%
Newness comment: I love Nick Cave but haven't actually listened to this album much, so can't instantly place the song
Song comment: Man, such a haunting start. Cave's voice is so good, I've always thought the slow stuff the Bad Seeds produce is underrated compared to some of the rough early stuff. This is just epic, gets right under the skin. Look, you're not going to win because of how familiar I am with The Bad Seeds but this song is perfection, thank you for directing me back to an album I had slightly overlooked myself
