SINGLE OF THE WEEK

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "(Are You) The One The I've Been Waiting For?" (Mute) Dial-a-track code: 2191

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "(Are You) The One The I've Been Waiting For?" (Mute) Dial-a-track code: 2191

In his recent album, The Boatman's Call, rock's Merchant of Doom has turned his thoughts to love, and this tune is one of the more unashamedly romantic ditties, guaranteed to get your Goth girlfriend quivering with existential desire. Drenched in plangent piano and drizzling guitar, with Cave's vocals devilishly seductive.

Kevin Courtney

Kevin Courtney

Kevin Courtney is an Irish Times journalist