Out 10 May on Mute is “Five Ways to Say Goodbye“, the first solo album from Mick Harvey in over 10 years. Today Mute has launched the video for “We Had an Island”. The new track is Harvey’s interpretation of Bruno Adams (Fatal Shores)’s “We Had an Island”.

The track follows the original composition “When We Were Beautiful & Young”, plus “Setting You Free” by the late David McComb (The Triffids / Blackeyed Susans), and “A Suitcase in Berlin”, a translation and reworking of Marlene Dietrich’s 1950s ode to Berlin, “Ich Hab’ Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin” which all feature on the new album

Mick Harvey’s Five Ways to Say Goodbye is out on vinyl, CD and digitally on 10 May 2024.

Mick Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Mich Harvey Tourdates

• 14 May – Antwerp (BE), Legendarische Dinsdag Club – short cabaret set
• 16 May – Valencia (ES), 16 Toneladas
• 17 May – Barcelona (ES), Sidecar
• 18 May – Madrid (ES), Sala el Sol
• 19 May – Zaragoza (ES), Bombo Y Platillo
• 23 May – Stockholm (SE), Bar Brooklyn
• 24 May – Copenhagen (DK), Loppen
• 25 May – Paris (FR), Petit Bains
• 26 May – London (UK), Omeara
• 29 May – Coimbra (PT), Nereida Fest (free concert)
• 31 May – Leiria (PT), Teatro José Lúcio Da Silva
• 1 June – Espinho (PT), Auditório de Espinho – SOLD OUT
• 2 June – Espinho (PT), Auditório de Espinho
• 7 June – Milan (IT), Arci Bellezza
• 8 June – Brno (CZ), Mersey Gathering
• 11 June – Florence (IT), Scandicci Nazionale Park
• 12 June – Fano (IT), Bagni Elsa
• 13 June – Bologna (IT), Frida Parco
• 14 June – Pula (HR), Rojc Community Centre

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(Photo by Matthew Ellery) Mick Harvey has announced details of his first solo album in over 10 years, “Five Ways to Say Goodbye”. The album will be the final release in a series of releases that feature a blend of originals and interpretations of pre-existing songs. The new 12-track collection, out on Mute on 10 May 2024, will include original compositions alongside tracks written by such artists as Ed Kuepper (co-founder of The Saints), Fatal Shore (Phil Shoenfelt and Bruno Adams), David McComb (The Triffids / Blackeyed Susans), Lo Carmen and Lee Hazelwood.

Check the video for the new track “When We Were Beautiful & Young”.

The album also features “A Suitcase in Berlin” – originally released in early 2023 – which is a reworking of Marlene Dietrich’s 1950s ode to Berlin, “Ich Hab’ Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin”.

“(The album) is kind of about farewells or saying goodbye,” explains Harvey, “There’s a lot around that subject so it’s got a kind of melancholy and sentimentality around it.” You could also just click here for a more entertaining moment.

The new album follows Harvey’s recent collaboration with Mexican artist Amanda Acevedo, who features on “Five Ways to Say Goodbye”, and will be accompanied by a UK and European tour dates in May and June.

Mick Harvey tour

• 16 May – Valencia (ES), 16 Toneladas
• 17 May – Barcelona (ES), Sidecar
• 18 May – Madrid (ES), Sala el Sol
• 26 May – London (UK), Omeara
• 29 May – Coimbra (PT), Nereida in Jardim de Sereia (free concert)
• 30 May – Leiria (PT), Teatro José Lúcio Da Silva
• 1 June – Espinho (PT), Auditório de Espinho
• 7 June – Milan (IT), Arci Bellezza
• 8 June – Brno (CZ), Mersey Gathering

More dates to be added.

Michael John Harvey is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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