Grinderman 2

Grinderman had been put on hold due to the members' involvement on Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' fourteenth studio album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, in 2008. After the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds summer tour in 2008, the band began recording the album in various studios throughout London.{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/38915-nick-caves-grinderman-returns/ |title=Nick Cave's Grinderman Returns |website=Pitchfork |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2013}} Speaking to XFM, Cave noted that the album "will feature a totally different sound" and plan to "do it a more serious way this time"; he remarked that he did not plan for the album to receive commercial success.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/Grinderman/37512 |title=Grinderman to record second album this year |publisher=NME |date=June 20, 2008 |access-date=February 22, 2013}}

Recording was completed in August 2009—a year after the original sessions—production was completed in April 2010 at Seedy Underbelly in Los Angeles, and the album was produced by Nick Launay, a friend of the band, who had also produced Grinderman's self-titled debut, with additional production by the members of the band. In an interview with The Quietus in September 2009,Ellis, Warren. "'Psychedelic' New Grinderman Album". The Quietus. September 9, 2009. Retrieved on June 5, 2010. Warren Ellis confirmed that Grinderman 2 was completed. Ellis also described the album as "like stoner rock meets Sly Stone via Amon Düül", "very diverse", and "psychedelic". The album was released in September 2010, in a regular and a deluxe edition, the latter containing a 52-page booklet (illustrations by Ilinca Höpfner) and a poster (photography by Polly Borland).

The album's first single, "Heathen Child", was released in September 2010.{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=Live Review: Grinderman, Garage, London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/26/grinderman-nick-cave-live-review|access-date=21 October 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 September 2010}} The music video was directed by long-time collaborator John Hillcoat. "Worm Tamer", the second single, was released on 22 November. The music video was directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.1/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2091/Grinderman-Grinderman-2.aspx|title=Grinderman 2 by Grinderman reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=6 October 2019}}

| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/grinderman-2/grinderman|title=Reviews for Grinderman 2 by Grinderman|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=14 September 2010}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/grinderman-2-mw0002024166|title=Grinderman 2 – Grinderman|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Jurek|first=Thom}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B+{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/grinderman-igrinderman-2i-45082|title=Grinderman: Grinderman 2|work=The A.V. Club|date=14 September 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=O'Neal|first=Sean}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/09/grinderman-grinderman2-cd-review|title=Grinderman: Grinderman 2|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=9 September 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Simpson|first=Dave}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-grinderman-grinderman-2-mute-2075125.html|title=Album: Grinderman, Grinderman 2|work=The Independent|location=London|date=10 September 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Gill|first=Andy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914210407/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-grinderman-grinderman-2-mute-2075125.html|archive-date=14 September 2010}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/album-review-grinderman-grinderman-2.html|title=Album review: Grinderman, 'Grinderman 2'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 September 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Roberts|first=Randall}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/grinderman/11557|title=Album review: Grinderman – Grinderman 2 (Mute)|journal=NME|date=13 September 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Turner|first=Luke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610183646/http://www.nme.com/reviews/grinderman/11557|archive-date=10 June 2016}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 8.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14622-grinderman-2/|title=Grinderman: Grinderman 2|work=Pitchfork|date=16 September 2010|access-date=16 September 2010|last=Fennessey|first=Sean}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Grinderman: Grinderman 2|journal=Q|issue=291|date=October 2010|page=102}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = 9/10{{cite journal|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/grinderman-grinderman-2-anti|title=Grinderman, 'Grinderman 2' (ANTI-)|journal=Spin|date=23 August 2010|access-date=14 September 2010|last=Gross|first=Joe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617080559/http://www.spin.com/reviews/grinderman-grinderman-2-anti|archive-date=17 June 2011}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Grinderman: Grinderman 2|journal=Uncut|issue=161|date=October 2010|page=86}}

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Grinderman 2 received mostly positive reviews, with some critics finding the album superior to its predecessor, Grinderman, and holds an 83 score on Metacritic, denoting "universal acclaim". Thom Jurek of AllMusic said it was a "more polished and studied affair than its predecessor" and "more sonically adventurous" while still being a "white-hot rock and roll record". It has been described as "full of nightmares, but nightmares worth repeating."{{cite web |url=http://frontpsych.com/2010/12/03/grinderman-2/ |title=Grinderman 2 – Nightmares Worth Repeating |author=Knable, Jim |publisher=Frontier Psychiatrist |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=19 December 2010}} Garry Mulholland of BBC Music said that Grinderman 2 had a sound, influenced as much by 60s garage punk and droning Krautrock as the blues."{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g4b6 |title= Review of Grinderman – Grinderman 2 |author=Mulholland, Garry |publisher=BBC Music |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=3 December 2010}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 41:17

| all_lyrics = Nick Cave

| all_music = Grinderman

| title1 = Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man

| note1 =

| length1 = 5:42

| title2 = Worm Tamer

| note2 =

| length2 = 3:14

| title3 = Heathen Child

| note3 =

| length3 = 5:01

| title4 = When My Baby Comes

| note4 =

| length4 = 6:50

| title5 = What I Know

| note5 =

| length5 = 3:21

| title6 = Evil

| note6 =

| length6 = 2:57

| title7 = Kitchenette

| note7 =

| length7 = 5:19

| title8 = Palaces of Montezuma

| note8 =

| length8 = 3:34

| title9 = Bellringer Blues

| note9 =

| length9 = 5:32

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes bonus tracks

| total_length =

| title10 = Super Heathen Child

| length10 = 6:30

| note10 = featuring guest musician Robert Fripp

| title11 = Fire Boy

| length11 = 4:52

| note11 = non-LP track

| title12 = Evil

| length12 = 5:32

| note12 = Factory Floor Remix #2

| title13 = Heathen Child

| length13 = 6:50

| note13 = Andrew Weatherall Bass Remix

}}

The iTunes LP will also include bonus videos of "Heathen Child", seven trailers for the album, directed by John Hillcoat and Ilinca Hoepfner and a digital booklet complete with lyrics.

;Grinderman

• Martyn Casey – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, assistant production
• Nick Cave – vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, art direction, assistant production
• Warren Ellis – acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals, assistant production
• Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, backing vocals, assistant production

;Production personnel

• Russell Fawkus – assistant production (at Assault & Battery 2)
• David "Saxon" Greenep – assistant production (at State of the Ark)
• Tom Hough – assistant production (at State of the Ark)
• Nick Launay – production, engineering
• Kevin Paul – assistant production

;Art personnel

• Polly Borland – photography
• Tom Hingston – art direction
• Ilinca Höpfner – illustration

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