MALLRAT
reveals a new side to herself
on new single
‘Charlie,’
releases brand-new video
& announces third EP – ‘Driving Music’
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Picture Credit: Tash Bredhauer
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“Australia’s Most Exciting New Pop Singer.” – Billboard
“One of Australia’s most promising young songwriters.” – Sydney Morning Herald
“Australia’s breakout star is speaking her pop dreams into existence.” – The Fader
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More than a year since the release of her ground-breaking EP, In The Sky, today Australian indie-pop sensation Mallrat returns with a brand-new single, video, and news of her third EP.
The new song, ‘Charlie,’ is arguably the most heartfelt and illuminating of her career. Stripped bare, the song is largely a gentle combination of woozy piano chords and Mallrat’s subtle, vulnerable vocals – her patented lackadaisical and charming delivery style at the forefront. The song gradually gathers steam as it progresses, picking up pitter patter beats, bass thumps and heavenly harmonies as it reaches its crescendo, while simultaneously lyrically peeling away layers of the Mallrat persona we’ve grown to love, and revealing a greater glimpse of Grace Shaw – the person – in a way that we’ve never really seen before.
LISTEN TO MALLRAT’S NEW SINGLE ‘CHARLIE’ HERE
Mallrat has always written music that connects with people on a different level. Her songs are filled with ethereal images of angels and being high in the sky, alongside keen, observational takes on the mundanity of being a young person in the modern age and the trappings that come along with that. It’s a distinctive style that has seen her become the soundtrack to a generation of pop fans, as well as taught them the lessons that anyone can reach the heights they aspire to, and that life is worth celebrating for what you already have and love. Those tropes can once again be heard in ‘Charlie’ (named after her beloved pet Labrador and pop culture icon in his own right), however, Mallrat also discusses elements of her own life that have never previously been part of her story, and with its release she enters a new phase of her song writing career that ups the ante significantly.
On ‘Charlie’ she sings about both her parents (“Daddy worked out west and he worked so hard, my mum she smells like cigarettes and they broke each other’s heart”) and lets us in on the strained relationship she has with her mother (“She says that love is like a chess game / And boys gotta do the chasing / When did I start taking her advice? / I raised myself and that’s alright”). Those revelations create a whole new dimension to the understanding of Mallrat’s music. We already appreciated her as a self-made star who threw caution to the wind and transformed herself into a platinum-selling artist. With ‘Charlie’ though, we learn just how self-empowered Grace Shaw is, and what she’s been able to overcome in order to get to where she is today. It’s just another element that adds to why she is heralded as one of Australia’s most important contemporary artists.
The release of ‘Charlie’ has been accompanied by a new video that couldn’t be more Mallrat. Directed by Tim Hardy (whom Mallrat previously worked with on the Cubsport video for ‘Video’) the clip captures her in her element – wearing floral dresses, riding bikes through the backstreets of Melbourne, and once again celebrating her low-key horse girl love. Oh, and not to mention cameos from her dad and the song’s namesake, the wonder dog, Charlie.
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‘Charlie’ also stands as the first single to be released from Mallrat’s forthcoming third EP, titled Driving Music and set for release September 6 via Dew Process and Universal Music Australia. It’s the next chapter in an already storied career that saw Mallrat reach new heights earlier this year by climbing to #7 on the triple j Hottest 100 with ‘Groceries,’ which would also eventually go platinum in Australia.
It’s also been a huge year on the road for Mallrat, having supported King Princess and Maggie Rogerson international tours, as well as selling out her own headline shows across Australia, and increasingly across the world. She’s now poised to head out on a run of huge dates with her friend and collaborator Allday. They’ll first tour the country nationally starting Saturday, 17th August in Perth, before embarking on a US tour together in September. She’s also set to perform a number of big festival slots for the rest of the year, waving the flag high for Australian music alongside a cavalcade of international superstars. Dates and ticket info below.
‘Charlie’ marks a new kind of Mallrat music. We can’t wait to see what else she shows us on Driving Music. One thing is for certain though – it’s going to be a hell of a ride.
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MALLRAT’S NEW SINGLE ‘CHARLIE’ IS OUT NOW VIA
DEW PROCESS AND UMA
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MALLRAT
2019 TOUR DATES
For tickets and info, head to lilmallrat.com
(*appearing with Allday)
Saturday, 17th August – Metro City, Perth*
Friday, 23rd August – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane (AA)*
Saturday, 24th August – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (AA)*
Friday, 30th August – HQ Complex, Adelaide (AA)*
Saturday, 31st August – Festival Hall, Melbourne*
Wednesday, 12th September – Subterranean, Chicago, IL*
Thursday, 19th September – The Pike Room, Pontiac, MI*
Friday, 20th September – Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON*
Tuesday, 24th September – Voltage Lounge, Philadelphia, PA*
Thursday, 26th September – DC9, Washington, DC*
Friday, 27th September – Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA*
Saturday, 28th September – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY*
Thursday, 3rd October – Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC*
Friday, 4th October – Barboza, Seattle, WA*
Saturday, 5th October – Holocene, Portland, OR*
Tuesday, 8th October – Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA*
Wednesday, 9th October – The Echo, Los angeles, CA*
Friday, 11th October – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA*
Sunday, 13th October – Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
Saturday, 19th October 19 – Stonefest, Canberra, ACT
Saturday, 26th October – Grass Is Greener, Cairns, Qld
Saturday, 2nd November – Grass is Greener, Gold Coast, Qld
Saturday, 23rd November – Grapevine Gathering, Grapevine Estate, Vic
Saturday, 30th November – Grapevine Gathering, Roche Estate, NSW
Sunday, 1st December – Grapevine Gathering, Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley, WA
Saturday, 28th December – Wildlands, Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Qld
Wednesday, 1st January 2020 – Origin Fields, Location TBD, Perth, WA
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MALLRAT’S NEW EP DRIVING MUSIC IS OUT SEPTEMBER 6 VIA
DEW PROCESS AND UMA – PRE-ORDER IT NOW
Driving Music
Track-listing:
1. Intro
2. Drive Me Round
3. Circles
4. When I Get My Braces Off
5. Charlie
6. Stay
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