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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! is the fourteenth studio album by international alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album was recorded in June and July of 2007 at The State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, London and mixed by Nick Launay at British Grove in Chiswick, and was released on March 3, 2008. On February 18 the title track "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" was released as the first single - on CD, limited edition 7", and as a digital download, with "Accidents Will Happen" as the B-side.
It is the second Bad Seeds studio album without Blixa Bargeld and the first to be released since the Bad Seeds side project Grinderman released their eponymous album. In several interviews Cave has stated that this album will "sound like Grinderman", implying a garage rock sound[1]. The album will be accompanied by a "gigantic" tour which will not include the United States.
On the band's official website Cave wrote on his inspiration for the album:
| “ | Ever since I can remember hearing the Lazarus story, when I was a kid, you know, back in church, I was disturbed and worried by it. Traumatized, actually. We are all, of course, in awe of the greatest of Christ's miracles - raising a man from the dead - but I couldn't help but wonder how Lazarus felt about it. As a child it gave me the creeps, to be honest. I've taken Lazarus and stuck him in New York City, in order to give the song, a hip, contemporary feel. I was also thinking about Harry Houdini who spent a lot of his life trying to debunk the spiritualists who were cashing in on the bereaved. He believed there was nothing going on beyond the grave. He was the second greatest escapologist, Harry was, Lazarus, of course, being the greatest. I wanted to create a kind of vehicle, a medium, for Houdini to speak to us if he so desires, you know, from beyond the grave. | „ |
Dig, Lazarus Dig!!! features artwork by British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster.
A series of viral video trailers for the album are being produced by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and posted on YouTube.
Early critical response has been overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers citing this as both a return to greatness and a new side of the band.
- "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" – 4:12
- "Today's Lesson" – 4:41
- "Moonland" – 3:54
- "Night of the Lotus Eaters" – 4:53
- "Albert Goes West" – 3:32
- "We Call Upon the Author" – 5:12
- "Hold on to Yourself" – 5:51
- "Lie Down Here (and Be My Girl)" – 4:58
- "Jesus of the Moon" – 3:22
- "Midnight Man" – 5:07
- "More News from Nowhere" – 7:58
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