Cave, Nick & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus (Vinyl 2xLP)

With Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus we have something that few could have expected - two albums that can both be regarded as self-contained masterpieces; two storming, driving, relentless, devotional, slinky, subtle, heartbreakingly - beautiful records that, lyrically, switch from the cynical to the sanguine, the defeated to the defiant, dealing in love, war, beauty, children, romance, rejection, pethedine, poetry, panties, god, auden, Johnny Cash, cold potatoes, too-much-money, not enough money, writers block, flowers, animals and more flowers.

Nick Cave's 13th solo album is right up there with his best work despite the departure of longtime guitarist Blixa Bargeld.

1. Get Ready For Love
2. Cannibal's Hymn
3. Hiding All Away
4. Messiah Ward
5. There She Goes, My Beautiful World
6. Nature Boy
7. Abattoir Blues
8. Let The Bells Ring
9. Fable Of The Brown Ape
10. The Lyre Of Orpheus
11. Breathless
12. Babe, You Turn Me On
13. Easy Money
14. Supernaturally
15. Spell
16. Carry Me
17. O Children