Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released	March 3, 2008 (UK); April 8, 2008 (US)
Recorded	June-July, 2007
Length	53:35
Label	Mute
Producer	Nick Launay
Professional reviews
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
The Abattoir Blues Tour (2007) Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! is the fourteenth studio album by international alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album was recorded in June and July of 2007 at The State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, London and mixed by Nick Launay at British Grove in Chiswick, and was released on March 3, 2008. On February 18 the title track "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" was released as the first single - on CD, limited edition 7", and as a digital download, with "Accidents Will Happen" as the B-side.

It is the second Bad Seeds studio album without Blixa Bargeld and features the same line up as the Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus double album; namely Cave, Mick Harvey, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos, Thomas Wydler, James Johnston and Conway Savage. It is also the first to be released since the Bad Seeds side project Grinderman released their eponymous album. In several interviews Cave has stated that this album will "sound like Grinderman", implying a garage rock sound^[1]. The album will be accompanied by a "gigantic" tour which will include the United States.

On the band's official website Cave wrote on his inspiration for the album: "Ever since I can remember hearing the Lazarus story, when I was a kid, you know, back in church, I was disturbed and worried by it. Traumatized, actually. We are all, of course, in awe of the greatest of Christ's miracles - raising a man from the dead - but I couldn't help but wonder how Lazarus felt about it. As a child it gave me the creeps, to be honest. I've taken Lazarus and stuck him in New York City, in order to give the song, a hip, contemporary feel. I was also thinking about Harry Houdini who spent a lot of his life trying to debunk the spiritualists who were cashing in on the bereaved. He believed there was nothing going on beyond the grave. He was the second greatest escapologist, Harry was, Lazarus, of course, being the greatest. I wanted to create a kind of vehicle, a medium, for Houdini to speak to us if he so desires, you know, from beyond the grave."

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! features artwork by British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster.

A series of viral video trailers for the album are being produced by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and posted on YouTube.^{[2] [3]}

Early critical response has been overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers citing this as both a return to greatness and a new side of the band.

The second confirmed single will be "More News from Nowhere". It is expected to release on 12 May. It draws its title from News from Nowhere, an 1890 utopian socialist novel by William Morris.

In May, 2008 the album was announced as the first nomination for Triple J's 2008 J Awards.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" – 4:12 (Cave)
2. "Today's Lesson" – 4:41 (Cave)
3. "Moonland" – 3:54 (Cave/Ellis/Casey/Sclavunos)
4. "Night of the Lotus Eaters" – 4:53 (Cave/Ellis)
5. "Albert Goes West" – 3:32 (Cave/Ellis)
6. "We Call Upon the Author" – 5:12 (Cave/Ellis)
7. "Hold on to Yourself" – 5:51 (Cave/Ellis/Casey/Sclavunos)
8. "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)" – 4:58 (Cave)
9. "Jesus of the Moon" – 3:22 (Cave)
10. "Midnight Man" – 5:07 (Cave)
11. "More News From Nowhere" – 7:58 (Cave/Ellis/Casey/Sclavunos)

[edit] Personnel

• Nick Cave - Vocals (1-11), Organ (1,2,6,7), Piano (3,8,9), Tambourine (3,5,11), Sleigh Bells (3,11), Toms (5), Harmonica (5), Electric Guitar (9), Vibra-Slap (11)
• Martyn P. Casey - Bass (1-3,6-11)
• Thomas Wydler - Brushed Snare (1), Shaker (2,10), Tambourine (2,5,10), Drums (4,8,9), Hand Drums (7)
• Warren Ellis - Viola (1,6,9,11), Loops (1,4,6,7,10,11), Fender Mandocaster (2-4,7-10), Tenor Guitar (3,5,8,10), Maracas (3) 12 String Lute (5), Drum Machine (6), Piano (8), Flute (9), Mandolin (9)
• Mick Harvey - Electric Guitar (1,4-6,10,11), Acoustic Guitar (2,5,7-9), Bass (4,5), Organ (10)
• Jim Sclavunos - Drums (1-3,5-7,10,11), Bongos (1,5), Cowbell (1), Cuica (3), Congas (3,4), Finger Cymbals (4), Shaker (5), Maracas (7), Tambourine (8,9), Sleigh Bells (9)
• James Johnston - Organ (2,5,9), Electric Guitar (5)
• All Backing Vocals and Handclaps by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nickcaveandthebadseeds.com official website

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