{"product_id":"nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-murder-ballads-9781501355141","title":"Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a bar called The Bucket of Blood, a man shoots the bartender four times in the head. In the small town of Millhaven, a teenage girl secretly and gleefully murders her neighbors. A serial killer travels from home to home, quoting John Milton in his victims' blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e, the ninth studio album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, is a gruesome, blood-splattered reimagining of English ballads, American folk and blues music, and classic literature. Most of the stories told on \u003ci\u003eMurder Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e have been interpreted many times, but never before had they been so graphic or profane. Though earning the band their first Parental Advisory warning label, \u003ci\u003eMurder Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 1996, brought Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds their biggest critical and commercial success, thanks in part to the award-winning single, \"Where the Wild Roses Grow,\" an unlikely duet with Australian pop singer, Kylie Minogue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClosely examining each of the ten songs on the album, Santi Elijah Holley investigates the stories behind the songs, and the numerous ways these ballads have been interpreted through the years. \u003ci\u003eMurder Ballads \u003c\/i\u003eis a tour through the evolution of folk music, and a journey into the dark secrets of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Santi Elijah Holley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501355141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSanti Elijah Holley\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and essayist in Portland, Oregon, covering music, books, culture, and religion. His work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Santi Elijah Holley \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629475020957,"sku":"9781501355141","price":29.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bf9e6ae1-81aa-4e3b-85f3-88558188140f.jpg?v=1770189936","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-murder-ballads-9781501355141","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}