The Grates是一支被喻为可以和Yeah Yeah Yeahs相媲美的乐坛新秀。女主唱Patience Hodgson，吉他手John Patterson和女鼓手Alana Skyring组成的The Grates作音乐的理由很简单，希望自己在音乐的天地里玩得尽兴。因此，简单，上口，好听是The Grates的最大特点。三人都受过艺术的专业训练，因此从专辑封套到海报再到宣传T-shirt都是他们亲手设计的。早在2004年，他们的一首《Trampoline》就赢得了澳洲国立电台Triple J的关注。随后到了2005年初，他们在澳洲当地独立厂牌Dew Process的协助下，出了第一张EP《The Ouch.The Touch》，名气渐增的The Grates开始到处表演，乐队极具激情与充满活力的现场表演给人留下了深刻的印象，主唱Patience的边唱边跳可谓一独特风景，很快，大家开始议论这支初出茅庐的乐队，并将他们和The Ramones，Yeah Yeah Yeahs作比较。2006年3月，乐队接受了美国西南音乐节的邀请，这次的赴美之行，让乐队的知名度有提高了一层。在2006年4月，乐队发行第一张完整的专辑《Gravity Won't Get You High》，在它发行之后，乐队得到了澳洲音乐排行榜的高度关注，并且两个月之后，专辑就在英国美国发行。专辑中的第一首单曲《19-20-20》也被iTunes收纳入他们的网络音乐库中。2008年8月，乐队发行了他们的又一张大碟《Teeth Lost Hearts Won》。专辑中的每一首曲子都非常具有可听性。无论是伴着欢快的动画曲开场的开篇曲《Burn Bridges》，还是Indie-pop味的《The Sum Of Every Part》和带点实验色彩的《Earthquake》，抑或简单上口，时不时来点口哨的《Let It Die》；The Grates都可以把你的耳朵叫醒，跟他们一起感受快乐。Karaoke — an unhinged rendition of the Disney chestnut "A Whole New World," to be specific — brought Australians Patience Hodgson, John Patterson, and Alana Skyring together as musicians, but that sap-soaked turn at the mike didn't exactly foreshadow the classic punk racket on which the trio would build its reputation. Friends since childhood in Brisbane, Hodgson, Patterson, and Skyring honed their lo-fi, hyper-spazzy sound in Patterson's garden shed in the early 2000s with the help of the guitarist's father, who provided ample beer and barbecue. In the space of two years, the trio was releasing limited-run singles and demos of its Ramones and Yeah Yeah Yeahs-influenced songs — enough to build a back catalog bigger than many established bands. In 2004, Dew Process, the label that is also home to Sarah Blasko and the Tremors, came calling; by February of 2005, the band had released its debut EP, The Ouch. The Touch. Later that year, the Grates played Austin's South by Southwest festival, initiating legions of stateside fans. As of winter 2005, the heavily touring act was in a Chicago studio recording its debut full-length alongside producer Brian Deck, who has worked with Modest Mouse and Iron & Wine. That album, Gravity Won't Get You High, arrived in late summer 2006 as a joint release by Dew Process and Interscope.