Grinderman
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Alternative rock, garage rock, noise rock, punk blues, psychedelic rock |
Years active | 2006–2011, 2013 |
Labels | Mute |
Spinoff of | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
Past members | Nick Cave Warren Ellis Martyn P. Casey Jim Sclavunos |
Website | grinderman |
Grinderman was an Australian-American rock band that formed in London, England, in 2006. The band included Nick Cave (vocals, guitar, organ, piano), Warren Ellis (tenor guitar, electric mandolin, violin, viola, guitar, backing vocals), Martyn P. Casey (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
Formed as a side project to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the band was originally known as Mini Seeds and was formed by Cave as "a way to escape the weight of The Bad Seeds."[1] The band's name was inspired by a Memphis Slim song, "Grinder Man Blues," which Cave is noted to have started singing during one of the band's early rehearsal sessions. The band's eponymous debut studio album, Grinderman, was released in 2007 to highly positive reviews and the band's second and final studio album, Grinderman 2, was released in 2010 to a similar reception.
Following extensive touring after the release of Grinderman 2, Grinderman disbanded after a performance at the
History
Formation and debut album: 2006–2008
After extensive touring throughout 2005 with The Bad Seeds in support of the band's double album,
The band's debut single, "
Grinderman made their network television debut in the United States on the CBS television show the Late Show with David Letterman performing "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" on 23 July 2007. The band also opened for The White Stripes at their Madison Square Garden show the following day on 24 July 2007, followed by a show in Chicago and two shows in San Francisco.[11] The band then embarked on a theatre tour of Australia, opening for a Nick Cave "solo" set, which consisted of the same band members.[12] Grinderman were one of the headliners at the 2008 Roskilde Festival.[13][14]
Grinderman also contributed two original songs, "Dream (Song for Finn)" and "Song for Frank", to the soundtrack of the Wim Wenders film Palermo Shooting in 2008. "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" plays during the closing credits of True Detective, HBO, Season 1, Episode 4, "Who goes there?", 9 February 2014.
Grinderman 2 and break-up: 2009–2011
The band had been put on hold due to members' involvement on Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' fourteenth album,
A full-length European tour for autumn 2010 was announced prior to the album's release and included dates in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.[17] A second tour covering North America in winter 2010 was also announced in August.[18] The second album, Grinderman 2, was then announced for release in September 2010. The album's first single, "Heathen Child", was released on 6 September 2010.
In January 2011, the band made their first appearance at the
On 11 December 2011, after performing at the
Reunion: 2013
Grinderman reunited to perform both weekends at the
Discography
- Grinderman (2007)
- Grinderman 2 (2010)
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Grinderman 2 | ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album | Nominated | [24] |
J Awards
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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J Awards of 2010[25] | "Heathen Child" | Australian Video of the Year | Nominated |
References
- ^ Cave, Nick (2010). "And Now It's Cave's Other Deranged Blues Band!". Uncut (September 2010): 55.
- ^ Turner, Luke (11 December 2011). "News | Grinderman Split". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Grinderman Exclusive: "There's always the prospect of the dreaded come back tour!" on FasterLouder.com.au". FasterLouder. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Watch Grinderman Perform at Coachella". Pitchfork.com. 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (11 April 2013). "Q&A: Nick Cave on Coachella and Denying Himself 'Sacred Moments'". Rollingstone.com.
- ^ "Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #53 - We know who your favourite singers are but who are your favourite guitarists?". The Red Hand Files. 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b Fusilli, Jim (17 November 2010). "Grinderman Serves It Up Raw". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Grinderman - Grinderman". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Nick Cave's Grinderman band podcasts writing sessions". Side-line.com. 2 March 2007.
- ^ "Grinderman - Music - This Is London". Archived from the original on 4 March 2008.
- Pitchfork Media. Archived from the originalon 10 July 2007.
- ^ "Indie Initiative - Independent Bands, Music News and Resources Australia". Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Grinderman and Hot Chip Set To Play Roskilde Festival - Uncut". 2 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Roskilde [Mark Richardson] | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Grinderman to record second album this year". NME. 20 June 2008.
- ^ Ellis, Warren (2010). "Warren Ellis talks "psychedelic" new Grinderman album"". The Quietus (September 2009). Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Events bei Myspace". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Grinderman". Facebook.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "I'll Be Your Mirror London curated by Portishead & ATP - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Zuel, Bernard (28 September 2010). "Big Day Out 2011 lineup announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Marcus (11 December 2011). "Nick Cave announces that Grinderman are "over" - News | thevine.com.au". The Vine. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Grinderman Exclusive: "There's always the prospect of the dreaded come back tour!" on FasterLouder.com.au". Faster Louder. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Nick Cave on Grinderman reunion: 'Every other shitty band is doing it, why not someone who's good'". NME. 19 February 2013.
- ^ "2011 ARIA Awards Winners By Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Tame Impala Win 2010 J Award". loudnlocal. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Grinderman at AllMusic