B-Sides & Rarities Part II

Not to be confused with B-Sides & Rarities Volume II.

B-Sides & Rarities Part II
Compilation album by
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Released22 October 2021
Recorded2006–2019
LabelMute
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds chronology
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
(2020) 		B-Sides & Rarities Part II
(2021) 		Wild God
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.0/10[1]

B-Sides & Rarities Part II is a compilation album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 22 October 2021.[2] It is the sequel to the band's 2005 compilation B-Sides & Rarities and features 13 years of the band's B-sides and previously unreleased tracks spanning the years 2006–2019.[3][4]

Content

The collection features the original versions of the songs "Skeleton Tree" and "Girl in Amber" from the album Skeleton Tree as well as "Bright Horses" and "Waiting for You" from Ghosteen before they were re-written and re-recorded in their final album versions.[5] Some of the tracks were credited to Nick Cave alone upon their original release, such as "Free to Walk" and "Avalanche".[6][7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally appears on:Length
1."Hey Little Firing Squad"Nick Cave"Midnight Man" single (2008)4:00
2."Fleeting Love" "More News From Nowhere" single (2008)4:18
3."Accidents Will Happen"Cave"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" single (2008)4:19
4."Free to Walk" (featuring Debbie Harry)Jeffrey Lee PierceWe Are Only Riders: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project (2010)3:08
5."Avalanche"Leonard CohenNew version recorded for season two of the television series Black Sails, 2015[8]4:34
6."Vortex"Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim SclavunosPreviously unreleased studio outtake, 2006[9]4:38
7."Needle Boy" "Needle Boy" single (2013)3:54
8."Lightning Bolts"Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler"Needle Boy" single (2013)3:49
9."Animal X"Cave, Ellis, Wydler"Animal X" single (2013)3:51
10."Give Us a Kiss" "Give Us a Kiss" single (2014)3:34
11."Push the Sky Away" (live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) Previously unreleased live recording5:20
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally appears on:Length
1."First Skeleton Tree"CavePreviously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20143:05
2."King Sized Nick Cave Blues"CavePreviously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20143:53
3."Opium Eyes" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20142:27
4."Big Dream (With Sky)" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2018/20193:27
5."Instrumental #33" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20142:26
6."Hell Villanelle" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20143:49
7."Euthanasia"CavePreviously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20142:47
8."Life Per Se" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20142:59
9."Steve McQueen" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20143:49
10."First Bright Horses" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2018/20192:35
11."First Girl in Amber" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20142:59
12."Glacier" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2011/20122:39
13."Heart That Kills You" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2018/20193:05
14."First Waiting for You" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2018/20191:41
15."Sudden Song" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2013/20141:41
16."Earthlings" Previously unreleased studio outtake, 2018/20193:00

Charts

Chart performance for B-Sides & Rarities Part II
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 17
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 91
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 50
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 27
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 3

References

  1. ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (28 October 2021). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: B-Sides & Rarities (Part II) Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "B-Sides & Rarities: Part II". 1 November 2021 – via Amazon.
  3. ^ "B-Sides & Rarities (Part II)". Nick Cave.
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  5. ^ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to Release B-Sides & Rarities Part II". SPIN. 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nick Cave – "Avalanche" (Leonard Cohen Cover, Black Sails Version)". Stereogum. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Album: Various Artists, We Are Only Riders – The JLP Sessions". The Independent. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ January 09, Miles Raymer Updated; EST, 2015 at 09:00 PM. "Hear Nick Cave's new cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Avalanche' for 'Black Sails' -- exclusive". EW.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announce 'B-Sides & Rarities Part II' Collection, Share Previously Unreleased Song "Vortex": Listen". 19 August 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities - Part II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities - Part II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities - Part II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: B-Sides & Rarities: Part 2" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities Part II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 29 October 2021". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 22.10.2021 al 28.10.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities Part II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities - Part II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.