![]() ![]() Cave's allegorical and often-improvised lyrics have also been noted to be less narrative and character-based than on previous Bad Seeds albums. Several songs on the album utilise avant-garde techniques, including the use of dissonant musical elements and non-standard song structures. Skeleton Tree 's minimal production and "less polished" sound incorporates elements of electronica and ambient music and, like Push the Sky Away, features extensive use of synthesizers, drum machines and loops. Most of the album had been written at the time of Cave's son's death, but several lyrics were amended by Cave during subsequent recording sessions and feature themes of death, loss, and personal grief. ![]() During the sessions, Cave's 15-year-old son, Arthur, died from an accidental fall. It was produced by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis and Nick Launay. A follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed album Push the Sky Away (2013), Skeleton Tree was recorded over 18 months at Retreat Recording Studios in Brighton, La Frette Studios in La Frette-sur-Seine and Air Studios in London. It was released on 9 September 2016 on Bad Seed Ltd. Skeleton Tree is the sixteenth studio album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
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