Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds resurface with Skeleton Tree

Last seen with 2013's majestic Push the Sky Away and subsequent documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, Aussie legends Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will release Skeleton Tree alongside an accompanying film this coming September.

A one-off cinematic screening of a new film titled One More Time With Feeling directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, Killing Them Softly, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) the day before will give followers an insight into the recording and their first opportunity to hear some of the new set.

The sixteenth studio album from the band, a release from Cave's representative on the record notes: "Skeleton Tree began its journey in late 2014 at Retreat Studios, Brighton, with further sessions at La Frette Studios, France in autumn 2015. The album was mixed  at AIR Studios, London in early 2016.

Originally a performance based concept, One More Time With Feeling evolved into something much more significant as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of the new album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik, accompanied by Cave’s intermittent narration and improvised rumination. 

Filmed in black-and-white and colour, in both 3D and 2D, the result is stark, fragile and raw, and a true testament to an artist trying to find his way through the darkness."

A map of participating cinemas near you (and ticketing details) can be found here.