Things are heating up in the Mallrat camp as she gears up for the release of her forthcoming album Light hit my face like a straight right on Friday, 14th February. Not only has the Australian alt-indie star released a new cut of the LP dubbed ‘Pavement’ (listen below), she’s also announced a trio of celebratory East Coast album tour dates for this April.
Mallrat will headline the biggest venues of her career, kicking things off on Thursday 3rd April at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, before hitting Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Friday, 4th April and wrapping up at Melbourne’s Forum on Saturday, 5th April.
Mallrat – ‘Pavement’
She’ll be joined at all dates by three huge local acts; daine, Denim and Prophecy Girl.
Mallrat’s new album Light hit my face like a straight right explores the “intangible and mysterious allure of human connection, held together by curious investigations”. The artist uses light as a symbol of divine intervention across the record, injecting magical realism into a backdrop of Australian suburbia.
New cut ‘Pavement’ is a vibrant slice of club-fuelled electronica, which Mallrat describes as her favourite track off the record.
“I love this song because there are two very contrasting samples in it,” she explains. “Cub Sport are a band from my hometown Brisbane and my best friends. I have been obsessed with ‘Beg U’ since Tim from Cub Sport sent me the demo a few years ago. Tim and Sam from the band are married and their first dance was to a Buddy Ross song. So ‘Pavement’ feels very full circle.”
She continues: “Sampling is my favorite thing about making music, even more so than writing lyrics. It’s exciting to be able to imagine sounds in new ways, even if it’s just sampling my own voice. It builds a story and injects vivid characters into the song; it feels more from my heart.”
You can pre-order the album here, or suss all the dates and details of Mallrat’s Australian album tour down below.
Mallrat 2025 Album Tour Dates
Supported by daine, Denim and Prophecy Girl
- Thu 3 Apr – Enmore Theatre – Eora / Sydney
- Fri 4 Apr – Fortitude Music Hall – Meanjin / Brisbane
- Sat 5 Apr – The Forum – Naarm / Melbourne
Tickets on sale from Friday, 24th Jan at 9am AEDT via lilmallrat.com
Further Reading
Mallrat and Jelani Blackman Feature on Alice Ivy’s New Single ‘Broke My Heart’
Queensland Music Awards Finalists: Cub Sport, Mallrat, Thelma Plum & More
