Grinderman

Someone decided to give Nick Cave a guitar and told him to rock. For his latest project, Grinderman, Cave hand-picked 3 members of his long standing backing band, The Bad Seeds for a scaled-down, return-to-basics rocknroll outfit. The band consists of Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos. Notably missing is Mick Harvey, who has been playing with Cave since pre-Birthday Party days. Personally, I have never been a huge fan of Cave's work, but I liked his last dual album Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus. When there was talk of Cave releasing a "garage rock" album, I was eager to hear it. The album does not dissapoint, as it features some gritty, demented rock/hard blues. With song titles like "No Pussy Blues", you know this one's a keeper. Also worth noting is that according to a recent interview in Harp magazine, this project marked the first time that Cave was open to any input whatsoever from bandmates on his lyrics.

Here's the first track from the album, which along with a few others is also available on their myspace page:
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