Nick Cave discography

Solo discography of Australian recording artist Nick Cave

Further information: The Birthday Party discography, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography, and Grinderman discography

Nick Cave discography

Studio albums| 1
EPs| 1
Soundtrack albums| 11
Live albums| 4
Compilation albums| 1
Singles| 3
Short soundtrack| 2

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.

## Studio

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### Albums

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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2021  | Carnage | with Warren Ellis

### Soundtracks

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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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
2009  | The Road | with Ellis[1]
2012  | West of Memphis | with Ellis[2]
2014  | Far from Men | with Ellis[3]
2016  | Mars | with Ellis[4]
2017  | War Machine | with Ellis[5]
Wind River | with Ellis[6]
Kings | with Ellis[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

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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2022  | Seven Psalms | featuring Ellis

### Short soundtracks

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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2012  |  Days of Grace | with Warren Ellis
2016  | Hell or High Water | with Ellis[9]

### Singles

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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

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Year  | Title  | Release  | Notes

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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
2024  | "Slap That Bass" / "Get Happy" / "What the World Needs Now Is Love"  | Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture) | Covers

## Live

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* "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

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1. ^ "The Road: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
2. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - West Of Memphis Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
3. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Far from Men [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
4. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Mars [Original Series Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
5. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - War Machine [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
6. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Wind River [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
7. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Kings [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
8. ^ La Panthère Des Neiges (Original Soundtrack) by Warren Ellis & Nick Cave, 2021-12-17, retrieved 2022-06-23
9. ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Hell or High Water [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
10. ^ "Grief Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
11. ^ "Shyness Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ "Various – True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 3". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ Original Soundtrack - True Detective: Music from the HBO Series Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-27
16. ^ Minsker, Evan (3 September 2020). "Nick Cave Announces New Live Album and Film Idiot Prayer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
17. ^ "The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Harry Smith Archives". Retrieved 30 October 2021.
18. ^ a b "Nick Cave". Nickcaveandthebadseeds.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ 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.
21. ^ "The English Surgeon – Credits". Theenglishsurgeon.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
22. ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
23. ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
24. ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
25. ^ Johnston, Ian (2020-03-05). Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-349-14435-1.
26. ^ Armitstead, Claire (11 September 2009). "Nick Cave on The Death of Bunny Munro". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

*[EPs]: Extended plays