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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 319 listeners
2 Play track Hee-Haw Mr Clarinet
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 244 listeners
3 Play track Prayers on Fire Nick the Stripper
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 176 listeners
4 Play track Hits The Friend Catcher
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 153 listeners
5 Play track Hits Junkyard
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 137 listeners
6 Play track Hee Haw Waving My Arms
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 135 listeners
7 Play track The John Peel Sessions She's Hit
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 122 listeners
8 Play track Hee Haw Guilt Parade
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 100 listeners
9 Play track Prayers on Fire Zoo Music Girl
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 92 listeners
10 Play track Hits Dead Joe
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 88 listeners

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Albums

  1. 89,112 listeners

    5 Apr 1981 · 13 tracks

    Prayers on Fire
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  2. 89,066 listeners

    1 Jan 1982 · 12 tracks

    Junkyard
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  3. 81,078 listeners

    18 Jul 1983 · 13 tracks

    Hee Haw
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  4. 77,073 listeners

    28 May 2001 · 16 tracks

    The John Peel Sessions
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