Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an ever-changing group of musicians formed in 1984 after the breakup of Nick Cave's band, The Birthday Party, in Berlin. The name "Bad Seeds" may come either from the Bible (e.g. Matthew 13) or from the film Bad Seed by Mervin LeRoy, 1956, based on a play by Maxwell Anderson and a novel by William March.

People either tend to leave this band alone entirely or become rabid fans. On first listen (and sometimes on every listen) their work may appear quite morbid, as Nick Cave has a fascination with death. However, he also has a fascination with redemption and the Bible. Between a voice so low it sends shivers up one's spine, driving rhythms, lyrics that hover between storytelling and obsession, and a versatile group of excellent musicians from various countries, Nick Cave transports his listeners to a new and strange land somewhere between the underbelly of life, a carnival, and a death bed replete with angels watching over the saved. Discography:

• From Her to Eternity
• The Firstborn is Dead
• Kicking Against the Pricks
• Your Funeral, My Trial
• Tender Prey
• The Good Son
• Henry's Dream
• Live Seeds
• Let Love In
• Murder Ballads
• The Boatman's Call
• The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  
  and some less conventional stuff:
• Ghosts...Of the Civil Dead with Bad Seeds Mick Harvey and Blixa Bargeld; soundtrack of the rather challenging film by John Hillcoat.
• To Have and to Hold soundtrack of the film by John Hillcoat. With Mick and Blixa.