Murder Ballads
- Released:
- 1996
- Label:
- Mute Records
- UK Chart (Albums):
- #8
About
Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, released on Mute Records in 1996. It reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and is a theatrical collection of murder narratives, featuring guest appearances from PJ Harvey, Kylie Minogue, and Shane MacGowan. The duet with Minogue, ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’, became a UK top-ten single and one of Cave’s most iconic songs.