{"id":6675,"date":"2025-11-04T19:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=6675"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:27:30","slug":"mallrat-hits-the-pavement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/04\/mallrat-hits-the-pavement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallrat Hits the 'Pavement'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mallrat<\/a>, the musical project of Grace Shaw, is no newbie when it comes to live performance. <\/p>\n

Since her teenage artistic inception, Shaw has utilized her ethereal onstage presence to highlight her uniqueness within alternative music \u2014 blending sounds across genres, from folk to lo-fi electronic and pulling direct influence from greats all the way from Three Six Mafia to SOPHIE.<\/p>\n

Though Australia is home for Mallrat, the Brisbane-born songwriter has spent the past decade exploring the globe on tour. This worldly wisdom has resulted in her currently divvying her time between Melbourne and Los Angeles. <\/p>\n

At the top of 2025, Mallrat released her sophomore album, Light hit my face like a straight right<\/em><\/em>. Inside its 12 tracks, you\u2019ll find bouncy, bubblegum production on cuts like \u201cHocus Pocus,\u201d where her laid-back vocals glide on the surface. These quick songs employ breakbeats and beg for head nodding before transitioning effortlessly into acoustic ballads like \u201cHorses,\u201d the album\u2019s closer. The softness of her singing in the album seems to stem from a sense of vulnerability and trepidation and the urgency in her words juxtaposes the cool confidence throughout the LP.<\/p>\n

Mallrat took the record on tour beginning in September. The 30-plus stops were a special set for the seasoned performer, given the success of Light hit my face<\/em><\/em>. Aside from her own headlining stints, throughout her career she\u2019s filled opener slots for names like Kylie Minogue and MARINA. The Aussie has made the road her home, with North American \u201cPavement\u201d as her latest lease.<\/p>\n

Mallrat sat down with PAPER <\/em><\/em>to compile her favorite moments from the past few months on tour. Check out the exclusive photos below.<\/p>\n

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Sarah Once Was and their little friends Raoul and Greenie. Sarah Once Was is an amazing artist and was my DJ on tour.<\/p>\n

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I have unfortunately spent hundreds of hours in this seat and position. This is what the majority of touring looks like. Lots of looking at screen, out window, and cuddling Doggy (to my right).<\/p>\n

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Backstage in Pomona. So many things strewn around my little nest here that it feels like those old I Spy<\/em> books. To my left you can see a children\u2019s crochet blanket I bought that afternoon. It\u2019s really cute and is decorated with little crochet ducks and bunnies and elephants. Worth mentioning that this is my \u201cEvil Cheerleader\u201d outfit. When I wear it I channel Megan Fox in Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em> even though I haven\u2019t seen that movie yet. My friend Olivia Rowan made the top.<\/p>\n

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Exploring The Greek theatre in LA before soundcheck. Extremely cool to perform on that stage. My friend Greta flew to America for the first time to visit me on tour and it was sooo nice to see her. She also made some of my tour outfits for me! I love her.<\/p>\n

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Pictured again with Doggy. He comes everywhere with me.<\/p>\n

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A low-key slay in my current favourite t-shirt.<\/p>\n

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Backstage in \u2026 Toronto, maybe? My friend Greta made this grey skirt out of an old hoodie and some Boy Scouts patches. The top is something that I found at a thrift store years ago and then cropped.<\/p>\n

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I included this photo because to me this is the epitome of Pop Star Behaviour.<\/p>\n

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Backstage at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on my birthdayyyy.<\/p>\n

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My favourite and most relaxing part of show day – doing my makeup! Extra fun when u are sitting on the floor with your beautiful friend Sarah Once Was.<\/p>\n

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Photography: Rachel Bennett<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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