When he’s not penning father-son suicide novels or recording post-apocalypse soundtracks, Nick Cave has been known to make some of the best garage-punk out there. On September 13th his grungiest project, Grinderman, drops their second album, titled, appropriately, Grinderman 2 (via The Quietus).

In an interview last year, collaborator Warren Ellis said the quartet branched out. “There’s an attitude in there that’s similar [to the first record], but sonically it’s got some pretty weird things going on,” he said. “It’s probably more fleshed out than the first one; we’ve probably learned to play the instruments a bit more.

“It’s kind of like stoner rock meets Sly Stone via Amon Duul. It’s very diverse, and there’s a lot of stuff on there that doesn’t sound like anything we’ve done before. Nick’s got a different thing going on with the lyrics than he would have from the Bad Seeds, and he’s found a new thing from the first album. Less sex? I wouldn’t say that. It’s psychedelic, and I think it’s great.”

The tracklist and cover art for the September 13th release are still under wraps, but the group has announced dates for the U.K. and Europe this fall.

Grinderman 2010 Tour Dates:
09/25 – Nottingham, UK @ Nottingham Rock City
09/27 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds University
09/28 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
09/29 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
10/01 – London, UK @ Hammersmith Apollo
10/04 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
10/05 – Zurich, CH @ Volkhaus
10/06 – Milan, IT @ Live
10/07 – Rome, IT @ Atlantico
10/10 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
10/11 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
10/13 – Leipzig, DE @ Haus Auensee
10/14 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
10/15 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
10/17 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/20 – Utrecht, NL @ MCV
10/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Docks
10/23 – Copenhagen, DK @ Falkoner Theatre
10/24 – Randers, DK @ Power Station
10/26 – Paris, FR @ Cite de la Music