The Birthday Party

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Years Active
1980 – 1983 (3 years)
Founded In
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Birthday Party was an Australian band, from 1977 to 1983. Formed in Melbourne, the band were one of the darkest and most challenging 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 , , , and the rawest , but transcended concise categorization. Under the direction of Cave and guitarist Rowland S. Howard, the band tore through reams of blues and rockab… read more
The Birthday Party was an Australian band, from 1977 to 1983. Formed in Melbourne, the band were one of the darkest and most challenging groups to emerge in the early '80s, creating bleak and noisy soundscapes that provided the perfect setting for vocalist Nick Cave&#… read more
The Birthday Party was an Australian band, from 1977 to 1983. Formed in Melbourne, the band were one of the darkest and most challenging 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 perversit… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The John Peel Sessions Release the Bats
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 542 listeners
2 Play track Hee-Haw Mr Clarinet
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 432 listeners
3 Play track Prayers on Fire Nick the Stripper
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 269 listeners
4 Play track Hee Haw Waving My Arms
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 263 listeners
5 Play track Hits The Friend Catcher
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 182 listeners
6 Play track Hits Happy Birthday
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 151 listeners
7 Play track The John Peel Sessions She's Hit
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 147 listeners
8 Play track Hee Haw Guilt Parade
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 136 listeners
9 Play track Hits Junkyard
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 129 listeners
10 Play track The John Peel Sessions Cry
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 101 listeners

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Albums

  1. 80,070 listeners

    5 Apr 1981 · 13 tracks

    Prayers on Fire
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  2. 77,650 listeners

    1 Jan 1982 · 12 tracks

    Junkyard
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  3. 73,737 listeners

    28 May 2001 · 16 tracks

    The John Peel Sessions
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  4. 68,998 listeners

    18 Jul 1983 · 13 tracks

    Hee Haw
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