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FOCUS ON: The Grates
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- Label: Captains Of Industry >>
- Genre: Pop
Guitars, drums and a whole lotta fun
Like all truly great bands, The Grates began as a bit of a joke. John, Alana and Patience had known each other for, well, forever. John had heard Patience do karaoke before, so when she suggested they form a band, he was apprehensive to say the least. Dueting Alladin's 'A Whole New World' just didn't show her true abilities. But when they started jamming in John's garden shed, helped amply by his dad cooking a BBQ and bringing fresh beer, the exhilarating, charismatic style that has become The Grates' signature started to reveal itself.
With John on guitar, Alana hitting out the drums, Patience singing and jumping around a lot, The Grates then sent in their rough demo, 'Trampoline' to national youth network Triple J's Robbie Buck, who responded by laying it. Lots. The Grates then signed to independent label Dew Process and began work on their debut EP, 'The Ouch. The Touch'.. All three singles, 'Trampoline', 'Rock Boys' and 'Sukkafish' have been nominated in the Triple J Hottest 100. A great showing for a band who are yet to officially release an album.
'The Ouch. The Touch' was released in the UK in April 2005 and the band played some semi-legendry London shows, that picked up much coverage in NME and on Radio 1.
