And the Ass Saw the Angel

by Nick Cave & Mick Harvey & Edward Clayton-Jones

And the Ass Saw the Angel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Mute Records
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 45:12
  • Community rating: 2.92/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'And the Ass Saw the Angel' is the soundtrack to Nick Cave's novel of the same name, spoken word and experimental rock built with Mick Harvey and Edward Clayton-Jones. Its sombre, serious tone mirrors the novel's Southern Gothic world.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitars, rhythmic, progressive, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Mah Sanctum (3:57)
  2. Lamentation (3:42)
  3. One Autumn (2:28)
  4. Animal Static (4:11)
  5. Sleepy River Piano (1:50)
  6. Doghead (4:12)
  7. Pa's Traps (2:37)
  8. Cosey's Lullaby (2:46)
  9. Sanctum (3:38)
  10. The Hobo Church (1:48)
  11. Sleepy River Swoon (2:21)
  12. God (2:33)
  13. Euchrid On The Run (1:50)
  14. Beth's Sleepy River (2:50)
  15. Doghead Revisited (3:13)
  16. Angels (1:16)

Credits

  • Nick Cave - primary artist, instruments, written-by
  • Mick Harvey - primary artist, instruments, written-by
  • Edward Clayton-Jones - primary artist, instruments, written-by
  • Cliff D'Oliver - artwork [puppets created by]
  • Paul Newcombe - artwork [puppets created by]
  • Rod Primrose - artwork [puppets created by]

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