Grinderman - Get It On

by Anthony Strutt

published: 25 / 1 / 2007

Label: Mute Records
Format: 7"

intro

Foul mouthed and angry very limited one sided 7 inch, the debut release of Nick Cave's new band Grinderman

Grinderman are Nick Cave's new band. Released only on very limited one sided and etched 7 inch, and in a pornographic sleeve designed and drawn by Nick, it was an instant sell out, moving off the shelf despite having a £3.99 price tag. Backing Nick are violinist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn Casey and drummer Jim Sclavunos who together make one of the freshest sounding numbers Nick Cave has recorded in years. It finds a foul mouthed Cave playing a hard fisted guitar groove, while ranting against an angry beat to great effect. A piano adds a funky 70's sound of pure energy, the sort that fuelled punk rock to the forefront of the new music revolution. If you missed this it will be on Grinderman's eponymous debut album which is due out in March.

Track Listing:-

1 Get It On

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/grinderman/
http://www.grinderman.com/
https://twitter.com/grindermansite

Label Links:-

http://mute.com/
https://www.facebook.com/muterecords
https://twitter.com/MuteUK
https://www.youtube.com/user/themutechannel

Have a Listen:-

interviews

Interview (2007)

Anthony Dhanendran attends a press conference with Grinderman, the new band of Nick Cave and Dirty Three and Bads Seeds violinist Warren Ellis, at which they talk about their self-titled debut album and their first ever live performance at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival

live reviews

Forum, London, 20/6/2007

In an impressive double bill, Jon Rogers at the London Forum sees aging rockers Grinderman and Suicide which many younger bands could learn a lot from if they were less bothered about their career strategy

favourite album

Grinderman (2009)

In our 'Re:View' series,in which our writers look back on albums from the past, Jeff Thiessen re-examines the 2007 debut album of Nick Cave's raw-in-sound Grinderman project and finds that, much to his surprise, two years on it stands upo to prolonged listening