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.
‘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 Rogers on 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.
‘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.
MALLRAT 2019 TOUR DATES
*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