Mick Harvey - Four (Acts Of Love) (Clear Vinyl)

Mute - LSTUMM353

FOUR (Acts of Love) is Mick Harvey's sixth solo studio album, and follows 2011's Sketches from the Book of the Dead. Harvey, renowned for his career with The Birthday Party and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is equally known for his soundtrack work (Chopper, To Have And To Hold, Australian Rules) and his production work (Anita Lane, Rowland S Howard and most recently PJ Harvey's Mercury Prize winning album, Let England Shake).

The album's release follows a series of dates including shows with Einstürzende Neubauten through Australia and his first ever solo New Zealand tour. Mick has also announced a performance of interpretations of the songs of Serge Gainsbourg at ATP's Yeah Yeah Yeahs curated I'll Be Your Mirror on 4 May. (Full details below, more European dates in support of the new album to be announced).

FOUR (Acts of Love) is a contemplation on romantic love - its loss, re-awakening, our struggles with it and its place in our universe. The album is a song cycle, divided into 3 Acts. It was recorded at Grace Lane, North Melbourne and Atlantis Sound, Melbourne and features regular collaborators Rosie Westbrook on double bass and JP Shilo on guitar and violin.

Act 1 - Summertime In New York
Praise The Earth (Wheels Of Amber And Gold)
Glorious
Midnight On The Ramparts
Summertime In New York
Where There's Smoke (Before)
Act 2 - The Story Of Love
God Made The Hammer
I Wish That I Were Stone
The Way Young Lovers Do
A Drop, An Ocean
The Story Of Love
Act 3 - Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time
Where There's Smoke (After)
Wild Hearts
Fairy Dust
Praise The Earth (An Ephemeral Play)

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