Murder Ballads
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Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1996 on Mute Records. As its title suggests, the album consists of new and traditional murder ballads, a genre of songs that relays the details (and often consequences) of crimes of passion.

"Where the Wild Roses Grow", a duet featuring Cave singing with Kylie Minogue, was a hit single and received two ARIA Awards…

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Release details

Released
February 2nd, 1996
Type
Album
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Labels
Virgin
Mute
Intercord

Professional reviews

Source Rating
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
4/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (Tony Scherman – 8 March 1996)A
Los Angeles Times (Lorraine Ali – 17 February 1996)
3.5/5 stars
NME (Dele Fadele – 3 February 1996)7/10
Pitchfork (Stuart Berman – 25 May 2011)9.2/10
Spin (Chris Norris – March 1996)5/10
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Last updated: July 30th, 2019

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