Nick Cave has narrated audiobook of ‘Religion, Hope And Carnage’

Nick Cave has introduced an audiobook to accompany his new memoir Religion, Hope And Carnage, which he additionally narrates.

The artist’s upcoming work is predicated on 40 hours of interviews between Cave and his pal, the Observer journalist Seán O’Hagan, and is launched on September 20. It’s not clear if the audiobook is launched on the identical day – you possibly can pre-order it within the UK here.

Religion, Hope And Carnage will cowl Cave’s perspective and private life over the six years following the demise of his son, Arthur, who died in July 2015 on the age of 15. Cave additionally misplaced his 31-year-old son, Jethro Lazenby, earlier this 12 months.

Cave narrates together with O’Hagan the audiobook, which was recorded in order that the listener – when sporting headphones – is listening to the speech as if they’re sitting between Cave and O’Hagan. Hearken to a snippet beneath.

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The audiobook was co-directed and co-produced by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, who collaborated with Cave beforehand on the movie 20,000 Days on Earth [via Pitchfork].

Religion, Hope And Carnage was recorded by Adam Devenney and Michael Pender at Crimson Apple Artistic in London. Musical codas and components from Cave’s albums ‘Carnage‘ (with Warren Ellis, 2021), ‘Skeleton Tree‘ (with The Unhealthy Seeds, 2016) and ‘Ghosteen‘ (additionally with The Unhealthy Seeds, 2019) are included all through the recording.

The audiobook closes with a 12-minute extra dialog between Cave and O’Hagan in regards to the strategy of recording the ebook.

“Working with Nick over time has had a elementary influence on who we're, on how we're,”’ Forsyth and Pollard mentioned in a press release.

“For this audiobook we wished to offer you a direct expertise—a seat on the desk with Nick and Seán – two incandescent minds making an attempt to only determine issues out. Intimate, adventurous, faltering and fearless, these conversations will open your thoughts and heal your coronary heart.”

In the meantime, Cave and Jarvis Cocker have been introduced to seem on the Cheltenham Literature Pageant 2022 this autumn.

Set to happen from October 7-16, the occasion in Gloucestershire will welcome “the world’s foremost writers, thinkers and performers… for a jam-packed week of fascinating dialogue and unforgettable reminiscences”.

Final month, Cave and Warren Ellis shared their full checklist of dates for a tour of their native Australia in help of their collaborative 2021 album ‘Carnage’ – see right here for dates.