Mallrat Shares New Singe ‘Pavement’
The track is taken from the Brisbane artist’s upcoming sophomore album, Light hit my face like a straight right.
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As the date for the release of her much anticipated sophomore album, Light hit my face like a straight right, gets closer, Mallrat has shared another track from the record.
‘Pavement’ is a loopy club track sampling DJ Zirk’s ‘Born 2 Lose’ (previously sampled on Mallrat’s ‘Hocus Pocus’) and Cub Sport’s ‘Beg U’. Written and produced by Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean, Miley Cyrus, Bon Iver) and frequent collaborator Styalz Fuego, Mallrat has stated “this might be my favourite on the album?”
“I love this song because there are two very contrasting samples in it,” Mallrat 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.
“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.”
The release of ‘Pavement’ coincides with the Tim Carroll-directed music video that finds Mallrat in various cityscapes along with a cameo from Cub Sport’s Tim Nelson.
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Arriving February 14 via Nettwer (pre-save here), the album follows on from Mallrat’s 2022 debut, Butterfly Blue, which peaked at #6 on the ARIA Album Charts.
Light hit my face like a straight right is influenced by Mallrat’s time growing up in suburban Brisbane and explores the human connection.
Light hit my face like a straight right is out February 14 via Nettwer. Pre-save your copy here and check out the album artwork and tracklisting below.
Light hit my face like a straight right
1. My Darling, My Angel
2. Pavement
3. Something for Somebody
4. Virtue
5. Defibrillator
6. The Light Streams In And Hits My Face
7. Hocus Pocus
8. Hideaway
9. Love Songs-Heart Strings
10. Ray of Light
11. The Worst Thing I Would Ever Do
12.Horses
