NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Pop/Rock

The success of last year's amusingly self-aware Grinderman project seems to have caused Cave and his Bad Seeds to leave their collars loose and sleeves unbuttoned, as most of Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! hams it up and lets its hair down (or at least keeps it product- [and piano-] free). Dirty Three multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis sets his violin aside for most of these songs, often offering up loop textures two layers back, providing some satisfyingly clanging underpinnings bubbling under beneath the brimstone jokes and cabaret rock.

Article originally appeared on Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto (http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/).