In a year filled with great albums by singer-songwriters, Haley Heynderickx's Seed of a Seed stood out for its dense arrangements as well as its depiction of the struggle to look up from our screens at the world around us. Evan Benally Atwood/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' epic new album, Wild God, is among the most exciting new albums out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On Nick Cave's his latest album, Wild God, out Aug. 30, the fragility of his recent recordings has evolved into a cathartic emotional and musical power that bursts out of the songs. Illustration by Jackie Lay/Photo courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' latest album, Wild God, is out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Musician Nick Cave (from left), artist Thomas Houseago and with actor Brad Pitt pose prior to the opening of their joint exhibition, in Tampere, Finland, on Saturday. Jussi Koivunen/Sara Hilden Art Museum, Lehtikuva via AP hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Peter Gabriel, Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker), King Creosote, L.A. Salami, Nick Cave Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Nick Cave during the filming of One More Time With Feeling. Kerry Brown/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Cave in the video for "Jesus Alone." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"I've had to change," Nick Cave says. "Change is important and change is the energy that runs through all of our records." Courtesy of Drafthouse Films hide caption
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Nick Cave performs at Stubb's Bar-B-Q as part of NPR Music's 2013 SXSW Showcase. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Bombino, Waxahatchee, Brainstorm, KEN Mode Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' new album, Push the Sky Away, comes out Feb. 19. Cat Stevens/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
