nick cave & the bad seeds return with 2024 album, ‘wild god’. across ten tracks, the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in cave’s soul-stirring narratives. it is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. there are moments that touch fondly upon the bad seeds’ past but they are fleeting, and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band.