Nick Cave shares new single ‘Shyness’ based on Red Hand Files letter

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Nick Cave has shared a new spoken word single based on a letter received on his Red Hand Files website – listen to ‘Shyness’ below.The track is based on two letters Cave received from fans Daniel and Vera in October 2019. “What is shyness?” Daniel wrote, while Vera asked: “What was your first date with your wife like?”In response, Cave wrote at the time: “Shyness is the tentative sound of the orchestra tuning up before the symphony begins.

It is a beautiful, fractured piece of music in itself. It is the orchestra attempting to find its shared intent and is over all too quickly if you ask me.”He added: “My wife, Susie, has a hummingbird shyness.