Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsGhosteen

Cave stripped away almost all the drums, so these songs float weightless on analog synth drone, sparse piano, and ghostly choral harmonies. "Spinning Song" rises from a shimmer into a falsetto refrain that aches, and "Bright Horses" wrestles belief into one devastating line. The 12-minute title track and 14-minute "Hollywood" drift through grief toward acceptance, closing the trilogy Cave began after losing his son. Hushed, luminous, more hymn than rock. Drop the needle and feel everything at once.