Grinspoon

by Andrew Tijs on October 3, 2012

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The cheeky lads from rock stayers Grinspoon talk bad habits, the LA sound, guest stars, Russell Crowe and Julia Gillard, and their new album.

The rabid fans now get Black Rabbits, Grinspoon’s seventh studio album and another example of the band’s ability to weld irresistible hooks onto grunty rock.

Guitarist Pat Davern and frontman Phil Jamieson are having a ball, and the mischievous pair spill the beans on the album, recording in LA, getting Tim Rogers of You Am I and Chris Cheney of The Living End to contribute (and have a booze-up), meeting the Prime Minister, and being scared of superfan Russell Crowe.

Tagged as: Grinspoon, Pat Davern, Phil Jamieson, rock

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