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Australians the Grates strike a pleasing balance between NUGGETS-era garage rock, lo-fi punk, and Elephant 6-style quirk-pop. Their full-length debut, GRAVITY WON'T GET YOU HIGH, delivers on each count: the songwriting is whimsical but not frivolous, ... Full Descriptionand the band rocks but isn't weighted with poseur attitude. At times the Grates seem to be playing a quaintly crafted version of vintage garage punk, but their sunny, child-like exuberance wins out in the end, making this catchy, solid first effort feel more like punk rock played at a 10-year-old's birthday party. Fans of indie rock that's short on attitude and long on personality should take notice.
"Gravity Won't Get You High" is the first full-length offering from Brisbane band from down under. The group have been name checked repeatedly as the band to watch in 2006's NME, Spin, Filter and Rolling Stone. This edition includes the bonus track "Small Lives", which doesn't appear on it's US equivalent.
Recording information: 2006.
The Grates: Patience Hodgson (vocals); John Patterson (guitar); Alana Skyring (drums).
Additional personnel: Nick Broste, Jim Becker, Patrick Newberry.
Rolling Stone (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Science Is Golden' is bright, upbeat...setting well-textured propulsion against Hodgson's throaty, nimble singing..."
Q (p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The Grates are clearly in thrall to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs....More sprightly than sinister..."
CMJ (p.5) - "Peppy vocal hooks answer guitars that shift from crisp to chaotic, while saxophone and horn arrangements keep things interesting." Hide Description Gravity Won't Get You High Music Gravity Won't Get You High Music Grates Gravity Won't Get You High Songs Purchase Gravity Won't Get You High CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Minus 5 I Don't Know Who I Am CD (2003) Let The War Against Music
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Track Listing of songs: West End Blues; I'll close my eyes; Whispering; Putting on the style; Clarinet marmelade; Stevedore stomp; Coquette; Sweeping the blues away; African queen; Way down yonder in New Orleans; Nobody's sweetheart; Alice blue gown; Manhattan; Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night?; Papa de-da-da; Honey-pie; Malinda's wedding day; Black ; tan fantasy; Chequepoint stomp; Two sleepy people; I know that you know; Solisten-Parade; Bambus-Boogie; Big Chief Battleaxe; Dead man blues; Weary Blues; When I move to the sky; Come back sweet papa; A good man is hard to find; Bourbon Street Parade; Wild man blues; How'm I doin'; Careless love; It don't mean a thing when it ain't got that swing; Tishomingo Blues; When you and I were young, Maggie; Standing room only; I can't believe that you're in love with me; Makin' whoopee; Button-down collar; I've found a new baby; Hi ya!; New sabbin' blues; Red onion blues; Sweet Mumtaz; Candy lips; Riverside blues; Factory blues; Diary; Bourbon Street Parade; Out of nowhere; Jazzwave; Getting some fun out of live; Deep Purple; I got rhythm; On a slowboat to China; Nummer Vierzehn; Just a little while to stay here; The story of love; Dinah; B-o-o-g-i-e-Wo-o-o-g-i-e; Flying home; All of me; Oh, lady be good; When the Robert comes to town; I lost my girl from Memphis; Georgia on my mind; Oh, sister ain't that hot; Twinklin'; Pharao's army; Put on your old grey bonnet; Dream; All of me; My old flame; Clap hands, here comes Charlie; Deep Henderson; Jungle jamboree; Hysteric rag; Blue moon; There's a rainbow on my shoulder; Doin' the frog; Too busy; Georgia swing; Blues stampede; My one and only love; What a difference a day made; Snake charmer; Wrappin' it up; Dreaming Tarzan; Grandpa's spell; Twelfth Street rag; Do it again; Santa Fu stomp; Dextropur; Isle of Capri; Baby dear; Venetian moon; Miss Dixie; Elephant's wobble; Undecided; Pick-a-rip; September song; Bouncin' with Basie; Cherry point; Sweet swing; As tears go by; The times they are a-changing; Black bottom stomp; Jelly Bean Blues; You're just my type; What you want me to do; Skokiaan; 'Tain't what you do; Too darn hot; Eine kleine Jazzmusik; The lady is a tramp; Jubilee boogie; Ev'rybody loves my baby; San; Original dixieland one step; Since my best gal turned me down; K.C. Moon; Shine for Jesus; Jack Geier stomp; East 49th Street Blues; What is this thing called love?; Dig this menu, please; My baby don't care for me; Gee baby, ain't I good to you; Spain; Blue again; Swing that music; Lester leaps in; Echoes of Harlem; Struttin' with some barbecue; Someday you'll be sorry; Mahogany hall stomp; Coquette; Struggle buggy; Oben ohne; Harlem nights; Prince of wails; Rhythm king; The terror; I'm going away to wear you off my mind; Skit-dat-de-dat; Saratoga shout; St. Louis Shuffle; Trouble in mind; Everybody loves my baby; Gallion stomp; New Orleans stomp; Alligator hop; Lucky 369; Yama yama man; Stomp off, let's go; Willie the Weeper; Chimes Blues; Carry me back to old Virginia; The mooche; Jump in the line; When spring comes peeping through; Egyptian fantasy; She's my baby; Cherokee; What's new; JAZZyouNITES; Flying home; Don't be that way; How high the moon; Jazz lips; Put 'em down blues; Limehouse Blues; Dream blues; When Erastus plays his old kazoo; Mississippi Blues; Let's sow a wild oat; Alabamy bound; Blues in the air; The old music masters; Change of key boogie; King of the Zulus; Do you call that a buddy; Jo jo rhythm; East Coast trot; Moulin a cafe; In the bottle blues; Sudden Samba; What is this thing called love; Fever; Autumn leaves; Willow-Tree-Road 13; Riverboat ...
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