Grinderman News: Grinderman: Grinderman 2

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Forays into the elliptical and weird come pretty naturally to Nick Cave, so it wasn’t surprising to anyone when he picked up a guitar a few years ago and started Grinderman �"a side project with fellow Bad Seeds band members Warren Ellis (guitars, violin, flute), Martyn Casey (bass) and Jim Sclavunos (drums). Comparisons to Cave’s legendary art-punk outfit The Birthday Party were soon bandied about, and while Grinderman certainly conjures the raw, free spirit of youth, there’s something heavier afoot here. Grinderman 2 reprises the first album’s incisive storytelling, in-session improv and jagged guitar wails, but with a refined sound...