The Grates developed a strong reputation with a few singles on youth radio and live shows where lead singer Patience's positive energy was so contagious that audiences couldn't help but come away from a Grates concert feeling happy.

Given their fanatic following and the fact that all their previous recordings had been taped in a suburban Brisbane shed, high expectations hang like a luminous cloud over The Grates' debut record Gravity Won't Get You High.

So what is the result of flying the young rockers over to Chicago for extensive and expensive recording sessions? An infectious and brash album that is deceptively complex for an album that sounds so simple.

Critics are already saying that The Grates have no substance, that their songs are one dimensional, but it's the simplicity that has endeared the band to so many people. The songwriting may not be as flash as Mozart, but you can tell that they are having the time of their life playing it and the record glows because of this.

Producer Brian Deck also adds new elements to the mix, organs fill out crescendos that used to rely on heavy distortion, horns arrangements bring joy in handfuls and the track 'Sukkafish' turns into an all out hoe down complete with banjo and bbowed saw by the third verse.

Despite the professional production values, Gravity Won't Get You High still retains the naïve charm that defines The Grates. It's a fun listen that becomes more infectious as time passes and lays the foundations for a very promising career for the group.