Spin - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "THROUGHOUT GRINDERMAN 2, the guitars and violins pant and howl with a visceral, veteran's swagger. Late middle age has never sounded so thrilling." Uncut (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The blues remain a touchstone...but GRINDERMAN 2 prefers to prowl rock's perimeter with Amon Duul II, Suicide and contemporary drone practitioners like Wooden Shjips." Uncut (p.36) - Ranked #10 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums of 2010" -- "[The album] suggested Nick Cave took this terrifically rackety outfit just as seriously as his other work..." Alternative Press (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Cave displays a delicate balance of teetering psychosis..." CMJ - "Cave's noisy, dentist-drill guitar work is still prominently featured, but occasionally it takes on pedal-warped psychedelic tones as the songs stretch out beyond the band's typical garage-rock template..." CMJ - "Cave's noisy, dentist-drill guitar work is still prominently featured, but occasionally it takes on pedal-warped psychedelic tones as the songs stretch out beyond the band's typical garage-rock template..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Cave's take on the blues is to explore its heartbreak and neuroses as well as its braggadocio. Which gives plenty of scope for dark humour." Mojo (Publisher) (p.56) - Ranked #20 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "Noisy, yes, but tender in it own way." Paste (magazine) - "The ragged nine-track album rages with songs that build from taut guitar jams to full-blown tantrums." Pitchfork (Website) - "Like much of Cave's work, there is an ominous sense of dread always creeping. But unlike previous work, there's a speed and intensity to GRINDERMAN 2 unheard before." Record Collector (magazine) (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Evil' provides the album's most extreme maelstrom, a monolith of coruscating guitars and shouting blokes..."

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