| Gravity Won't Get You High | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | the Grates |
| Cover: | gravitywontgetyouhigh.jpg |
| Released: | 8 April 2006 |
| Genre: | Indie pop, indie rock |
| Length: | 40:02 |
| Label: | Dew Process |
| Producer: | Brian Deck |
| Prev Title: | The Ouch. The Touch. |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Teeth Lost, Hearts Won |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Gravity Won't Get You High is the debut studio album of Australian indie rock band the Grates. It was produced by Brian Deck, and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP The Ouch. The Touch. Notable differences are the usage of banjo and fiddle in "Sukkafish".
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 the album was nominated for two awards; Breakthrough Artist - Album and Best Cover Art. At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[1] The album was also nominated for the 2006 Australian Music Prize.
Four songs from the album made it into the 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 -- "Lies Are Much More Fun" at #71, "Inside Outside" at #42, "Science Is Golden" at #17 and "19 20 20" at #10.