The discography of Grinderman, a former London-based alternative rock group, consists of two studio albums, one remix album, eight singles, and six music videos.
Grinderman was formed by vocalist and guitarist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey and drummer Jim Sclavunos, as a side project to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, in 2006. The band released its debut eponymous album, Grinderman, in 2007 on Mute Records. The album charted in ten countries upon its release and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums. Following a short break to focus on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds fourteenth studio album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008), the band released its second studio album, Grinderman 2 in 2010. A major critical success, the album resulted in five singles and extensive touring over a two-year-period. Grinderman disbanded in December 2011 following a performance at the Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, Australia to focus on The Bad Seeds upcoming material. However, Jim Sclavunos has since said: "I can't predict what the future of Grinderman is – if there is a future."
Grinderman and Grinderman 2 were moderate commercial successes, charting in a number of countries within the first week of their releases. Grinderman has been certified Gold in Greece, with sales of over 6,000 copies. Collectively, the band's two studio albums have sold 88,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Albums
Studio albums Year Details Peak positions Sales Certifications(sales thresholds) AUS BEL GER FRA IRL NLD NZD SWE UK US 2007 Grinderman Released: 7 March 2007 Labels: Mute (272), ANTI- (86861-2) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 14 6 55 102 15 35 38 18 23 150GRE: 6,000+ US: 88,000GRE: Gold 2010 Grinderman 2 Released: 13 September 2010 Labels: Mute (299), ANTI- (87110-2) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 9 1 26 38 23 16 15 24 14 38
Remix albums Year Details Peak positions BEL 2012 Grinderman 2 RMX Released: 26 March 2012 Labels: Mute (299), ANTI- (87198-1) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 71
Singles
Retail singles Year Single Peak positions Album FRA UK2007 "Get It On" — —Grinderman "No Pussy Blues" —чцюф 64 "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" — — 2010 "Heathen Child" 41 — Grinderman 2 "Worm Tamer" 52 — 2011 "Palaces of Montezuma" — — "Evil" — — 2012 "Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man" — —
Promotional singles Year Single Album 2007 "When My Love Comes Down" Grinderman 2008 "No Pussy Blues" remixes Non-album single.
Other appearances
Studio Year Song Album Notes Reference 2008 "Dream (Song for Finn)" and "Song for Frank" Palermo Shooting Original songs
Guest Year Song Artist Album Notes Reference 2008 "Just Like a King" Seasick Steve I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left Co-written by Nick Cave and featuring Cave on vocals, Jim Sclavunous on drums and Warren Ellis on fiddle
Music videos Year Title Director 2007 "No Pussy Blues"John Hillcoat "Electric Alice" "Grinderman"2010 "Heathen Child" "Evil" 2011 "Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man" Ilinca Höpfner
Notes I Sales figure represent sales of both Grinderman and Grinderman 2, as of December 2011. II Limited edition release only, released on Record Store Day 2011. III Promotional CDR also featuring "Depth Charge Ethel" and "Electric Alice." IV Promotional CDR featuring remixes by G.e.R.M., Midfield General, Adam Freeland, T.Raumschmiere and Electronic Periodic.
References General references
Specific references
External links Grinderman official site Grinderman at Mute Records