The Grates

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The Grates

Background information
Origin	Brisbane, Australia
Genre(s)	Indie pop Indie rock
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	Dew Process
Website	Official website
Members
Patience Hodgson John Patterson Alana Skyring

The Grates are a three-piece band from Brisbane, Australia, comprising Patience Hodgson (vocals), John Patterson (guitar) and Alana Skyring (drums). They have been lauded for their catchy songs and enthusiastic and energetic live show (Patience spends much of the show bouncing around, even while singing). They are frequently described as fun: "We just wanna have fun and hope other people do too." (Patience [1]). Their sound has been compared to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and be your own PET. In March 2006 they played at the South by Southwest trade music fair in Texas.

The band has a distinctive style. All three members have a background in art and they design their own album artwork, posters, t-shirts and even socks. [2]

They released an array of limited edition recordings before releasing what is referred to as their debut EP, The Ouch. The Touch, in Australia on 14 February 2005. The EP received a United Kingdom release two months later via the Captains Of Industry collective.

An 8-track recording of one of the band's songs, "Trampoline", was submitted to national Australian radio station Triple J in 2004. The song was well-received, and appeared on the nominations list for Triple J's 2004 Hottest 100 alongside two other Grates songs, "Rock Boys" and "Sukkafish".

In 2005 the buzz surrounding the band only grew, with festival performances at the Big Day Out, Meredith, Falls Festival and Homebake.

Their debut album, Gravity Won't Get You High, was released on April 8, 2006. It debuted at #9 in the ARIA charts and reached a peak of #9. It has also been slated for release in the UK and the United States (June 2006). The first single off the album, "19-20-20", was released in March as a 7" and iTunes music download.

They have been growing in popularity since being invited to perform at the 2006 Big Day Out Australian leg. They also launched on a national tour in the first half of 2006 and have supported The Zutons in their 2006 UK tour and The Go! Team in 2005.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 EPs and singles
2 Awards and nominations
- 2.1 Nominations
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Gravity Won't Get You High (2006)

[edit] EPs and singles

Science is Golden CD Single (2006)
19-20-20 7" (2006)
The Ouch. The Touch EP (2005 on Dew Process, and on Captains Of Industry Records in the UK)
Sukkafish 7" (2005)
Nightstick + Grates Double A-Side 7" (2004)
Pyrate Kids EP (2003)
Black Dog Black Dog EP (2003)
Crocodile EP (2003)
The Grates EP (2002)