The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High

The Grates
Gravity Won’t Get You High
Dew Process/Cherrytree Records/Interscope
Grade: A-

Coming out over the summer, this sweet, hot fourteen-track full-length from the hip trio from down under will get your indie shoes dancing. Featuring simple, quirky indie pop punk, the Grates move all over the map, but always manage to offer catchy numbers that you wind up humming hours later…. After the yodeling intro, “Lies” offers the slightly more serious sounding Grates – not lyric-wise but serious as indie rockers. The complementary side of the Grates to this serious sounding rock comes from their terrific bouncy, catchy songs first exemplified from “19 20 20.” Others that go for the fun include “Trampoline,” the uber-catchy “Science Is Golden” (which it is), the light verse of “Nothing Sir,” and the raucous “Inside Outside.” Highlights that follow the “Lies” path include the excellent “Rock Boys,” the riot grrrl “Howl,” and the banjo-picking “Sukkafish.” Given the lateness of this review, you probably are wise on the Grates. If not, check them out in the immediate future.