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The Birthday Party

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The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1977 to 1983. The group's "bleak and noisy soundscapes," which drew irreverently on blues, free jazz, and rockabilly, provided the setting for vocalist Nick Cave's disturbing tales of violence and perversion. Their 1981 single "Release the Bats" was particularly influential on the emerging go…

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Type: Group
Area: London, England, United Kingdom
Founded: March 1st, 1980
Dissolved: August, 1983
Genres: Alternative Rock Gothic Rock Post-punk Noise Rock Punk Blues
Labels: Virgin

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Last updated: September 4th, 2021