Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen (2019)

This is a heartbreaking and harrowing record. It's epic, powerful, painful, beautiful, transcendental, and maybe even a masterpiece. But, there's so much emotion and anguish that I find it difficult to listen to.

Parts of Cave's delivery remind me of some of John Cale's work.

The band name gets an asterisk on Discogs because the full word and is used rather than an ampersand on previous releases. Seriously!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey (1988/2014)

Is it wrong that I prefer the Johnny Cash version of The Mercy Seat? I mean, it's a killer track under Rick Rubin's direction. The overall sound of the record is bizarre, it you ask me. I can't really put my finger on it, though. 

Obviously, I do not have the original pressing. This is 2014 repress. It sounds good, despite that I wrote above.