No More Shall We Part

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return with their first new material sice 1997's 'The Boatman's Call'.The album was recorded throughout the autumn of 2000 at London's Abbey Road studios. Initial copies of the CD include a CD-Rom featuring exclusive footage of the band at Abbey Road. Also includes the single 'As I sat sadly by her side'.

Rolling Stone (5/10/01, p.84)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...The best of these tracks are simple, lush torch songs....he can still weave bolts of colloquial clarity into the velvet tapestry that take your breath away."

Q (5/01, p.104)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...A foreboding piece of work....this is a flamboyantly musical record that creates the perfect backdrop for Cave's theological, metaphysical musings....never less than utterly riveting."

Alternative Press (6/01, p.70)
- 3 out of 5 - "...Where once Cave roared, now he quavers; where once he sighed, now he croons....Sadly grandiose piano ballads have rarely sounded so visual..."

Magnet (12-1/02, p.56)
- Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2001".

Magnet (6-7/01, p.82)
- "...A total triumph..."

The Wire (1/02, p.40)
- Ranked #14 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001".

Mojo (Publisher)
(1/02, p.69)
- Ranked #17 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".

Mojo (Publisher)
(4/01, p.104)
- "...As urgent and vital as Cave has ever been....an incredible summation of a singular career..."

NME (Magazine)
(12/29/01, p.59)
- Ranked #20 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".

NME (Magazine)
(3/31/01, p.30)
- 8 out of 10 - "...A beatific page-turner of a record which yeilds a rich new tapestry of treasures with each repeat reading..."