In 2006-2008, I'll take the self-titled
Grinderman debut.
Grinderman is a Nick Cave led pick up garage rock band that also includes Warren Ellis from The Dirty Three. I've never been a huge Cave fan, but this album is something else. It got released right at the height of the nine piece pop dork-estra glockenspiel craze (is that over yet?) and was the perfect remedy to a stage full of earnest kids playing banjos and accordions. This is loud, nasty, squalling, noisy rock and roll. It sounds like the mustache on Cave's face.