Group

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1977 to 1983. The group's "bleak and noisy soundscapes," which drew irreverently on blues, free jazz, and rockabilly, provided the setting for vocalist Nick Cave's disturbing tales of violence and perversion. Their 1981 single "Release the Bats" was particularly influential on the emerging go…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
London, England, United Kingdom
Founded
March 1st, 1980
Dissolved
August, 1983
Genres
Labels
Virgin
Mute
4AD
Strange Fruit
Thirsty Ear
Last updated: September 4th, 2021