Ghosteen is the seventeenth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was released on 4 October 2019 on Ghosteen Ltd and on 8 November 2019 on Bad Seed Ltd, both the band's own imprints. Ghosteenis a double album—the band's first since Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004)—and the final part of a trilogy of albums that includes Push the Sky Away (2013) and Skeleton Tree (2016).
Produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Ghosteen was written in the aftermath of the death of Cave's son Arthur in 2015. It was recorded primarily in Malibu and West Hollywood, California in the United States, with further sessions in Germany and England. Cave's lyrics, which continue his deviation from his usual narrative-based writing, explore themes of loss, death and existentialism, as well as empathy, faith and optimism. Like Skeleton Tree, the album features extensive use of synthesisers, loops and ambient elements, particularly the minimal use of drums and percussion.
Upon its release, Ghosteen was met with widespread critical acclaim. It received several perfect scores and is the highest-rated album of 2019—as well as the second-highest-rated album of the 2010s—on Metacritic. The album placed in the top 10 album charts in several countries and was included in several publications' year-end and decade-end lists of best albums.
Track listing
| Part 1 | ||
| A1 | Spinning Song | 4:43 |
| A2 | Bright Horses | 4:52 |
| A3 | Waiting For You | 3:54 |
| A4 | Night Raid | 5:07 |
| B1 | Sun Forest | 6:46 |
| B2 | Galleon Ship | 4:14 |
| B3 | Ghosteen Speaks | 4:02 |
| B4 | Leviathan | 4:48 |
| Part 2 | ||
| C1 | Ghosteen | 12:10 |
| C2 | Fireflies | 3:23 |
| D1 | Hollywood | 14:12 |
Cat number - BS016LP
