Nick Cave’s poetic spoken-word track “Letter to Cynthia” has been made available online. The music is based on a letter sent to Cave’s Red Hand Files website and comes from Cave and Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis’ recent vinyl 7-inch Grief.
Grief, featuring “Letter To Cynthia” and “Song For Cynthia,” was released in April as a follow-up to Cave and Ellis’ February album, Carnage.” After their 2020 tour was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo decided to write and unveil the record. Cave’s first studio album since he and the Bad Seeds released Ghosteen in October 2019 was Carnage.
On June 18, Cave and Ellis will have a live-stream discussion about Carnage to answer fan questions regarding the new release.
Cave did perform live at Alexandra Place in London last year, albeit without an audience, and the resulting show was released as his live album/concert film Idiot Prayer. This summer, the musician will return to the road for a European tour.
