Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Nick Cave has been the discerning music fan’s equivalent of the boogeyman for quite some time now. Although the title track from Dig Lazarus Dig!!! saw the Bad Seeds move in an altogether more accessible direction, what follows on the album still holds fast to Cave’s deliciously sinister persona. From the nightmarish fairytale that is ‘Today’s Lesson’ to the characteristically glib ‘We Call Upon the Author’, Dig Lazarus Dig!!! may not reach quite as deep into the recesses of your soul as, say, Tender Prey or The Boatman’s Call, but it’s still sufficiently dark and wonderful to warrant it’s place on the list. (Sheena Madden)