All hail the king. Nick Cave has returned with a new album, this time minus the Bad Seeds, instead opting for an album with his long-time collaborator and friend, Warren Ellis. Seemingly moving away from his previous trilogy of albums, (Push the Sky Away, Skelton Tree and Ghosteen) all very low-key, thoughtful and minimal in nature, Carnage whilst still sounding very raw and for the most part has a real swagger and moodiness to it that we haven’t seen from Nick in a long time. We’ve reached a stage where Nick has built up such a reputation for releasing great music that every time he releases a new project you already know it’s going to be well received by fans and critics alike, a remarkable feat given Nick’s age the length of his career. It’s truly difficult to think of another artist that has had such a long and consistent career as Nick Cave, he’s an artist truly befitting of his already achieved legend status. It’s then unsurprising that Carnage can sit comfortably up there wi