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Nick Cave has never been one to just "get on with life," to wander through it blind, intent on getting to the end with the least trouble. He needs to know why we are here and what happens to us when we've gone. And, like the rest of us, he'll never know, at least not in this life.
But his conundrum is our blessing. His futile quest for metaphysical knowledge is now the driving force behind his music, which is his release, so we get album after album of beautiful songs, matched in intensity by some of the best poetry that has ever been married to music.
"No More Shall We Part" is almost identical in style and tone to the last Bad Seeds' album, 1997's "The Boatman's Call": It's all intense piano-led ballads.