Mallrat

Grace Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw (born 25 September 1998), known professionally as Mallrat, is an Australian musician, singer, and rapper from Brisbane. Mallrat has released three EPs: Uninvited (2016), In the Sky (2018) and Driving Music (2019). In 2019, her tracks "Groceries" and "UFO" placed at number 7 and 70, respectively, in the 2018 Triple J Hottest 100,[1] whilst in 2020, her tracks "Charlie" and "Nobody's Home" placed at number 3 and 59, respectively, in the 2019 Triple J Hottest 100.[2]

Mallrat
Mallrat performing in 2018
Background information
Birth nameGrace Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw
Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OriginBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • rapper
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitelilmallrat.com

Early life

Grace Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw[3] was born on 25 September 1998, in Brisbane. She attended Ascot State School from 2004–2010 and Clayfield College from 2011–2015. Shaw began writing music as a high school student,[4] as she started making music in Year 11,[5] first releasing music in 2014.

Music career

2015–2016: Early years

The name 'Mallrat' is derived from the 2012 track "Mallrats (La La La)" by American punk band, the Orwells. Shaw released her official debut single, "Suicide Blonde" produced by Tigerilla, under the name Mallrat on 23 July 2015.[6] This single would later be included on her debut EP, Uninvited, which she recorded while in her last year of high school.

2017–present: Signing onto labels, In the Sky and Driving Music
Main articles: In the Sky and Driving Music (EP)

Mallrat performed at Splendour in the Grass in 2017, and alongside artists such as Peking Duk and Allday.[7] She then signed on with Canadian label Nettwerk Records and Australian label Dew Process.

In early 2017, Mallrat supported Peking Duk on their 'Clowntown' tour.[8]

In October 2017, Mallrat released her single "Better" followed by "UFO" featuring Allday in February 2018 and "Groceries" in June 2018. All three tracks featured on her second EP, In the Sky which was released in June 2018.

In 2018–2019, Mallrat supported Maggie Rogers in Europe on her 'Heard It In A Past Life' World Tour.[9][10]

In January 2019, Mallrat announced her headline national tour with Basenji, Kota Banks, and Nyne as supports.[11]

In August 2019, Mallrat released "Charlie" the lead single from her third EP Driving Music which was released in September 2019. The EP peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Charts.

In January 2020, "Charlie" reached number 3 in the Triple J Hottest 100 music countdown, with "Nobody's Home" featuring Basenji coming in at number 59. [12]

Musical style

Shaw lists her influences as a blend of bands and artists including Grimes, Skrillex, Sophie, Courtney Barnett, and her most prominent influence, Allday.[13]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[14]
Uninvited —
In the Sky
  • Released: 1 June 2018[16]
  • Label: Dew Process, Nettwerk
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD
 —
Driving Music 10

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album details shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[18]
"Suicide Blonde"[19] 2015 — Uninvited
"Sunglasses"[20] —
"Inside Voices"[21] 2016 —
"For Real"[22] —
"Better" 2017 — In the Sky
"UFO"
(featuring Allday)		 2018 —
"Groceries" 57
"Nobody's Home"
(with Basenji)		 2019 — Non-album single
"Charlie" 50
[24]		 Driving Music
Title Year Album
"Get Money!"
(E^ST featuring Mallrat)[26]		 2016 Get Money!
"Rush Hour"
(Oh Boy featuring Mallrat)[27]		 2017 Non-album single
"Shoulders"
(Golden Vessel featuring Elkkle and Mallrat)[28]		 Right/Side

Other appearances
Title Year Album
"Bunny Island"
(Oh Boy and Donatachi featuring Mallrat)		 2016 Good Enuff 002 - Konpachi[29]
"Baby Spiders"
(Allday featuring Mallrat)		 2017 Speeding[30]
"Ultramarine"
(Allday featuring Mallrat)
"Video"
(Cub Sport featuring Mallrat)		 2019 Cub Sport[31]
"Break Me Down"
(Cub Sport featuring Mallrat)		 2020 Like Nirvana[32]

References
  1. "Home | Hottest 100 2018 | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "Triple J Hottest 100 2019". Abc.net.au. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. "'Drive Me Around' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 26 September 2019. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  4. "Better days ahead for Brisbane rapper". Couriermail.com.au.
  5. Syfret, Wendy (24 June 2016). "10 things you should know about mallrat, brisbane's teen star mc". I-d.vice.com.
  6. Beckton, Donella (23 July 2015). "the AU interview: Mallrat (Brisbane) talks about her debut single 'Suicide Blonde' and tells us a bit about herself". The AU Review. Retrieved 20 December 2018
  7. "The Metamorphosis of Mallrat: Electronic, pop and everything in-between". Stoney Roads.
  8. "peking duk announce huge clowntown national tour". Musicfeeds.com.au.
  9. "maggie rogers announces dates for heard it in a past life world tour". M.axs.com.
  10. "maggie rogers mallrat lana del rey cover". Coolaccidents.com.
  11. "Mallrat 2019 Nobodys Home National Tour". Musicfeeds.com.au. 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. "Hottest 100 2019 | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  13. Kelly, Nic (2014). "INTRODUCING: Mallrat, a 16-year-old Brisbane girl who's debut single is everything". Projectu.tv. Retrieved 20 December 2018
  14. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  15. "Uninvited – EP by Mallrat on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  16. "In the Sky – EP by Mallrat on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  17. Newstead, Al (7 August 2019). "First Spin: Mallrat goes for the heart in 'Charlie', announces new EP". ABC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  18. "ARIA Chart Watch #510". auspOp. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. "Suicide Blonde – Single by Mallrat on AIRIT". AIRIT. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  20. "Sunglasses – Single by Mallrat on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  21. "Inside Voices – Single by Mallrat on AIRIT". AIRIT. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  22. "For Real – Single by Mallrat on AIRIT". AIRIT. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". ARIA. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  24. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". ARIA. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  26. "Get Money! (feat. Mallrat) – Single by E^ST on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  27. "Rush Hour (feat. Mallrat)". Spotify. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  28. "Shoulders (feat. Elkkle and Mallrat)". Spotify. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  29. "Good Enuff 002 - Konpachi". Spotify. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  30. "Speeding". Spotify. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  31. "Cub Sport". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  32. "Cub Sport's post". Instsgram. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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