Band Research

The Grates are a three-piece band from Brisbane,Australia, comprising Patience Hodgson (vocals), John Patterson (guitar) and Alana Skyring (drums). They are renound for their catchy songs and lively energetic shows. their music is often described as "fun".

Patience Hodgson had known Alana Skyring since they were children, and met John Patterson in a drama class all three were attending to avoid physical education classes.

A month or two later after performing at a kareoke bar patience suggested they form a band, they began to play in johns garden shed .

The Grates name stuck once people started hearing them, as they were previously playing under different names. In 2004 a rough demo of the song "Trampoline", recorded on an 8 track recodring with two cheap microphones in John's shed was sent to national youth network Triple J accompanied by a hand-written bio and press release. The song was well-received, and appeared on the nominations list for Triple J's 2004 Hottest 100 along with two other Grates songs, "Rock Boys" ( the song we are using )and "Sukkafish".

The band has a distinctive style all three have a background in art and design their costumes and album covers.

Their debut album, Gravity wont get you High , was released on April 8th,2006. It debuted at #9 in the ARIA charts and reached a peak of #9. It has also been released in the UK and the United States (June 2006). The first single off the album, "19 20 20", was released in March as a 7" and iTunes.