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Artist News
Grinderman put finishing touches on second album
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 10 September 2009
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds side project Grinderman have completed work on their second album, the band’s Warren Ellis has revealed.
Speaking to The Quietus, Ellis said: “We finished the Grinderman album three weeks ago. I mixed it over the summer, and finished it before [Ellis’ other band Dirty Three’s] Green Man show. We’ve still got to do the track ordering, and a few tweaks on the mastering, but the album’s there”.
He continued: “It’s very different from [Bad Seeds’ last album] ‘Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!’ and it’s very different from the first Grinderman album. That was something we were very aware of, we didn’t want it to be like that at all. There’s an attitude in there that’s similar, but sonically it’s got some pretty weird things going on. It’s probably more fleshed out than the first one, we’ve probably learned to play the instruments a bit more. I play lots of stuff on there, there’s violin on it, which I didn’t get in the other one, and a lot of backing vocals”.
Describing the overall sound of the new album, he added: “It’s kind of like stoner rock meets Sly Stone via Amon Duul. It’s very diverse, and there’s a lot of stuff on there that doesn’t sound like anything we’ve done before. Nick’s got a different thing going on with the lyrics than he would have from the Bad Seeds, and he’s found a new thing from the first album. Less sex? I wouldn’t say that. It’s psychedelic, and I think it’s great. We’re really excited about it”.
The as-yet-untitled album is due for release early next year.
