''Gravity Won't Get You High'' is the debut studio album of Australian

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band

the Grates The Grates were an Australian indie rock band that formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. They were brought to national attention in 2004 when a demo of their single "Trampoline" received airplay on radio station Triple J. Their first two albu ...

. It was produced by

Brian Deck Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of band Red Red Meat. He co-founded Idful Studios in 1988. Since becoming a full-time producer, Deck has worked with bands and artists including Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Califone, All Smiles, ...

, and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP '' The Ouch. The Touch.'' Notable differences are the usage of

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and

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in "Sukkafish". At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2006 The 20th annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Presenters on the night includ ...

the album was nominated for two awards;

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and ARIA Award for Best Cover Art. At the

J Award of 2006 The J Award of 2006 is the second annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Austra ...

, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. The album was also nominated for the 2006

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. Four songs from the album made it into the 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 -- "Lies Are Much More Fun" at #71, "Inside Outside" at #42, "Science Is Golden" at #17 and "19 20 20" at #10.

Track listing

# "I Won't Survive" – 1:05 # "Lies Are Much More Fun" – 3:53 # "19 20 20" – 2:05 # "Rock Boys" – 2:36 # "Howl" – 2:54 # "Trampoline" – 2:06 # "Science Is Golden" – 2:58 # "Feels Like Pain" – 2:58 # "Nothing Sir" – 3:00 # " Inside Outside" – 2:41 # "Sukkafish" – 3:57 # "Seek Me" – 2:15 # "Little People" – 3:24 # "I am Siam" – 4:21 # "Small Lives" (European version only) - 6:24 (Silence until 3:00)

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References

{{Authority control 2006 debut albums The Grates albums Dew Process albums Albums produced by Brian Deck