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Grinderman - Grinderman 2
Released: 13/09/2010
Mute
On their second album, Grinderman continue to sate the appetites of those who longed for frontman Nick Cave to return to the wildness of his early work following years of increasingly subdued material. More feral, blues-ravaged rock‘n'roll from this band of bad seeds - but this time tinged with psychedelia.
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80 %
The Telegraph“Dark genius...” Sledgehammer-hard rock music for grown-ups. Grinderman’s second outing attacks blues rock with the fearlessness of abstract sonic expressionists. Pummelled into submission by Cave’s jaw-dropping lyrics and the band’s aggressive swagger...
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81%
Pitchfork“Schizophrenic and sloppy...” Like much of Cave's work, there is an ominous sense of dread always creeping. But unlike previous work, there's a speed and intensity to Grinderman 2 unheard before...
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90%
Uncut“Good dirty fun...” You sincerely hope, however, that this gang of ageing delinquents allow themselves to keep devolving in tandem with The Bad Seeds for a good while yet...
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80 %
NME“A curious and rowdy record...” The devil be praised that, rather than visiting the shrink or brothel to deal with his sexual dysfunction, the Grinderman went to the studio instead...
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80 %
Drowned In Sound“A greater range of territory than their debut...” This is the morning after the tawdry night before, where jittery hands search for another bottle to blank out the mistakes and regrets gradually pounding into view through an achingly familiar cerebral pain...
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80 %
Guardian“Barely tamed musical malevolence...” Grinderman began life with tongues in cheek – songs about mid-life crises referencing combovers and interviews mentioning "sheilas". However, their second album suggests they are now seriously rivalling their members' alter ego, the Bad Seeds...
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80 %
allmusic“A white-hot rock & roll record...” This set, with its expansive sonics and studied bombast, is full of so much adrenaline, nastiness, and rock & roll sleaze that it stands in its own league and kicks serious ass...
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90%
Dusted Magazine“A nearly flawless album...” It’s a remarkably fresh and energetic outing that successfully combines the bravura and ambition of his early works with the carefully calibrated craft of his more recent ones...
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100%
The Independent“Tremendous stuff...” Compared to their debut's howls of sexual frustration, this second offering from Nick Cave's Grinderman has moments of almost tender introspection. But it's every bit as surreally malevolent...
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90%
MusicOMH“It's damn near perfect...” Grinderman Mk 2 is a less concerned with tucking in his gut and looking for someone/something to fuck, and is a bit more interested in other stuff. Such as wolfmen, abominable snowmen and, musically, big swirling psychedelic shapes...
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