Nick Cave 'Idiot Prayer - Live Alone At Alexandra Palace'
Nick Cave 'Idiot Prayer - Live Alone At Alexandra Palace'
BEAR TREE RECORDS ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 #46
The Telegraph ****
"Cave's solo live stream could be the most the beautiful and sombre performance he's ever given"
The Guardian ****
"Cave’s performance in an empty hall, with just piano and voice, seems to try and ward off the terrifying silence of the Covid-19 age”
Evening Standard ****
"Gravitas echoes beautifully in the void of an empty Alexandra Palace"
The Independent ****
"‘Idiot Prayer’ performance is stately and beautiful”
The Arts Desk ****
"The dramatic minimalism of this setting is perfect for an expressive face, and such powerfully emotional songs”
TRACKLISTING
1. Spinning Song
2. Jubilee Street
3. Far From Me
4. Idiot Prayer
5. Sad Waters
6. He Wants You
7. Brompton Oratory
8. Higgs Boson Blues
9. Palaces Of Montezuma
10. Stranger Than Kindness
11. Into My Arms
12. Girl In Amber
13. The Ship Song
14. Man In The Moon
15. Nobody's Baby Now
16. Papa Won't Leave You, Henry
17. Black Hair
18. (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For?
19. Galleon Ship
20. Waiting For You
21. The Mercy Street
22. Euthanasia