Mallrat Announces New Album Out February 14. New Track "Horses" Out Now

MALLRAT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM LIGHT HIT MY FACE LIKE A STRAIGHT RIGHT OUT FEB 14 2025 PRE-SAVE/PREORDER HERE   LISTEN + WATCH VULNERABLE NEW SINGLE 'HORSES'

LISTEN | WATCH "HORSES"   Mallrat emphatically announces her new album, Light hit my face like a straight right out on February 14, 2025 via Nettwerk, with her latest transportive listen, ‘Horses’. LISTEN + WATCH HERE + PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER LP HERE.   ‘Horses’ speaks to the time capsule certain landmarks hold, and the sensations they trigger amongst the alternate perspectives that travelling home represents. Remarking on the act of ‘coming’ back to your roots, or ‘going’ backwards in time. Hindsight, reflection, memory poignantly culminating in Mallrat’s voice cracking when she sings “Hey, I’m right here, I look different now.”   In her own words, “I made this song with my friend Alice Ivy. A lot of the lyrics on this song are about going home and how alone that makes me feel. The first verse is describing catching the train home from school with my little sister Olivia. She has passed away since I wrote this song and so it really makes me miss her.”   Threading notes of Hayley Williams to Radiohead, the power of ‘Horses’ lies in its stark but affective restraint. A mastery of space, gripped by vivid narrative and tender aura, written after a trip back to Brisbane that left Mallrat “feeling like an alien.” While revelling in the intimate has always lied in her sound, ‘Horses’ convergence of minimalism is a distinct elevation for Mallrat.

Co-written/produced with Alice Ivy, who shares "Mallrat is one of the most talented songwriters in the country, and 'Horses' is one of my favourite songs I've ever been a part of. We wrote 'Horses' together at my studio in Melbourne with the doors open to a view of Merri Creek. The lyrics and melodies and everything about 'Horses' couldn't feel more authentic to Grace, it's just so special. Stoked that it's out in the world." Light hit my face like a straight right is born from a world of magical realism in Australian suburbia. Perpetually influenced by her time growing up in Brisbane – a capital city more closely likened to a big country town than metropolis – Mallrat consistently seeks out (real or imaginary) magic in the otherwise ugly and everyday, a means to understand the people and world around her. For Grace Shaw, the music she loves most captures a feeling or time that words alone don't do justice. The record isn't abstract or tied to didactic stories, Light hit my face like a straight right is its own inherent being. Twelve songs explore the intangible and mysterious allure of human connection, held together by curious investigations into light. Mallrat’s instinct breaking new artistic ground underpins the record throughout. A bold step into the art of world-building, bolstered by her intuitive songwriting and clever, studied production. Priming her forthcoming album with 'Horses', ‘Ray of Light’ and 'Hocus Pocus', Mallrat's astute balance of the picturesque with the acerbic and knack for unearthing gems from the rubble of human connections sets Light hit my face like a straight right as an all new cohesive statement for a creative at the top of her game.

LP TRACKLIST My Darling, My Angel Pavement Something for Somebody Virtue Defibrillator The Light Streams In And Hits My Face Hocus Pocus Hideaway Love Songs-Heart Strings Ray of Light The Worst Thing I Would Ever Do Horses “Butterfly Blue, establishes her as an artist with ambitions bigger than the bedroom-pop genre that once defined her” - Pitchfork "Mallrat proves she hasn’t just metamorphosised on her debut – she breathes fire" - NME "Butterfly Blue is arguably the sound of an artist reaching her current peak, with forewarning that there’s plenty more highlights set to come" - Rolling Stone "Poised on the precipice of world domination" - The Guardian ABOUT MALLRAT Mallrat has been breaking barriers since her influential debut in 2016 – accumulating over half a billion career streams in her discography and ARIA Platinum status. The project of Grace Shaw has shared stages with Maggie Rogers, Post Malone, King Princess, Conan Gray; collaborated with Azealia Banks, The Chainsmokers, BENEE, Blu DeTiger, Cub Sport; a late night TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden; headline world tours amongst globally recognised festivals Reading and Leeds, Austin City Limits, Laneway, Splendour In The Grass, Listen Out and boasts multiple triple j Hottest 100 entries from 2017 – 2020. The adored songwriter and producer catapulted Mallrat across the globe with critical acclaim from NPR, Stereogum, NME, NYLON, PAPER Magazine, The New York Times, Billboard, Noisey and more further affirming Mallrat as a beacon primed for the world stage. INSTAGRAM | X | TIK TOK | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | OFFICIAL WEBSITE