The Grates
High-velocity indie rock fueled by sugar-rush vocals and jagged guitar hooks. It is the sound of a Brisbane summer that never wants to end.
High-velocity indie rock fueled by sugar-rush vocals and jagged guitar hooks. It is the sound of a Brisbane summer that never wants to end.
The Grates sound like the exact moment a house party spills out into the street. It is music built on a foundation of pure, unadulterated enthusiasm, led by Patience Hodgson’s elastic and often explosive vocal delivery. Their sound captures the frantic energy of 2000s garage rock but dips it in a neon-bright pop sensibility that makes even their grittiest guitar lines feel like a celebration.
What truly sets them apart is their art-school-meets-punk-rock ethos. There is a tactile, handmade quality to their music, from the way the drums crash with a slightly unhinged joy to the jagged, catchy riffs that feel scribbled in the margins of a notebook. They manage to be incredibly tight as a unit while maintaining a sense of delightful chaos that suggests anything could happen at any moment.
Start with 'Gravity Won't Get You High' to experience their peak cultural impact. It is a quintessential Australian indie record that perfectly balances raw garage energy with massive, radio-ready hooks. It is the ideal soundtrack for anyone who needs a shot of adrenaline and a reminder that rock music is allowed to be fun.
The Grates were an Australian indie rock band, which formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002 with Patience Hodgson on lead vocals, John Patterson on guitars and backing vocals and Alana Skyring on drums. Their first two albums, Gravity Won't Get You High (2006) and Teeth Lost, Hearts Won (2008), both reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 10. The third studio album, Secret Rituals (2011), peaked at No. 11. Their highest charting singles "Science Is Golden" (2006) and "Burn Bridges" (2008) reached the ARIA top 100. A video album, Til Death Do Us Party: Live at the Forum (2007), peaked in the ARIA Top 40 Music DVDs chart. Hodgson and Patterson married in November 2012 and were proprietors of Southside Tea Room in Morningside from 2012 to 2019. The Grates disbanded in 2020.
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Shares indie rock, indie pop, garage rock (subgenres); lo fi, studio polished, analog warmth (production style)
Shares festival, basement show, summer (atmosphere); indie rock, punk rock, garage rock (subgenres)
Shares joyful, rebellious, playful (moods); indie pop, garage rock, indie rock (subgenres)
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