Born: 29 / 8 / 1958
Location: Australia
Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
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The new album is his first in over ten years.
“It was a real honour and an absolute pleasure to be part of this recording.”
"...concentrates on the Frenchman's sometimes-questionable dealings with the opposite sex."
"Drenched in Australiana and heart breaking at its core."
"Thank god he found time to drag the dark, haunting French sentiments in 'Delirium Tremens' into the now."
Music & art in Berlin - the wild 1980s and their legacy
"Recording-wise, the reissue sounds very much like it was put together in the ‘90s"
Chatterton grew to a slightly feverish crescendo, and New York USA was a nice rendition capped off with a smirking reference to the Twin Towers.
The driving rhythm of I Wish That I Were Stone proves another clear highlight with Harvey’s melancholic lyrics oddly shining through.