Mick Harvey is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of The Birthday Party and a central figure in Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds for over 25 years. Beyond his band work, he has composed film scores for titles including Chopper and Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, produced PJ Harvey's Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake, and released eleven solo albums. His work spans post-punk, noir and singer-songwriter territory, with a long-running interest in translating and reinterpreting songs by artists from Serge Gainsbourg to Marlene Dietrich.
Bleak Squad - the Melbourne collective with Harvey, Adalita, Mick Turner and Marty Brown - played in the opening slot for Pulp during their Australian tour and performed at the Golden Plains and Riverboats festivals.
Bleak Squad released the new single 'Black & White' as a precursor to an extensive national tour in February and March 2026.
Bleak Squad's debut album Strange Love was released via Poison City Records and reached the top 40 of the ARIA Chart, topped the AIR Chart and was nominated for the Australian Music Prize.
Golden Mirrors - The Uncovered Series Vol. 1, a collaborative album by Harvey and Amanda Acevedo, was released in 2025.
Harvey released Five Ways to Say Goodbye via Mute Records, his eleventh solo album and his first fully solo album in seven years, with the theme of mortality and loss.
