Apr242024

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party were an Australian post-punk band, from 1977 to 1983. Formed in Melbourne, the band were one of the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early '80s, creating bleak and noisy soundscapes that provided the perfect setting for vocalist Nick Cave's difficult, disturbing stories of religion, violence, and perversity. Their sound drew upon punk, rockabilly, free jazz and the rawest blues, but transcended concise categorization. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Release the Bats
362120
2Nick The Stripper
246347
3She's Hit
161710
4King Ink
157268
5Mr Clarinet
151637
6Junkyard
142369
7The Friend Catcher
141477
8Cry
129951
9Sonny's Burning
119895
10Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)
94184

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