''Gravity Won't Get You High'' is the debut studio album of Australian
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
band
the Grates
The Grates were an Australian indie rock band, which formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002 with Patience Hodgson on lead vocals, John Patterson on guitars and backing vocals and Alana Skyring on drums. Their first two albums, '' Gravity Won't ...
. It was produced by
Brian Deck
Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of the band Red Red Meat. He co-founded Idful Music Corporation in 1988. Since becoming a full-time producer, Deck has worked with bands and artists including Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Cali ...
, and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP ''
The Ouch. The Touch.'' Notable differences are the usage of
banjo
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...
and
fiddle
A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...
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;
Breakthrough Artist - Album and
Best Cover Art. At the
J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.
The album was also nominated for the 2006
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $50,000 ($30,000 from 2005 to 2023) given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was ...
.
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)
Charts
Certification
References
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2006 debut albums
The Grates albums
Dew Process albums
Albums produced by Brian Deck