With her next album just three weeks away, Australia’s Mallrat now releases the era’s next single and announces new tour dates for UK/EU.
‘Pavement‘ is the fourth track taken from Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right, the singer/songwriter’s sophomore album and an early contender for her favourite track from the project. On first listen the song feels like it has a split personality, with Brooklyn MC Buckshot’s drawl sampled in the background and Cub Sport’s Tim Nelson’s voice elevated to the Gods as he sings tenderly, ‘I’m going through something new. To keep you by my side, maybe another night.’ Bringing these two elements together is Mallrat’s cinematic lyricism, ‘Oh, the light, and the rain, and now you’re drivin’, Watch the raindrop shadow race along my thigh.’
Mallrat shares, “I love this song because there are two very contrasting samples in it. 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 [Co-writer on ‘Pavement’]. 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.”
Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right is out 14th February via Dew Process/Universal. With the release date just weeks away, Mallrat is now announcing UK/EU Tour Dates with tickets onsale this Friday.
Tour dates
Sat 14th June 2025 – Netherlands, Amsterdam – Paradiso
Sun 15th June 2025 – Germany, Berlin – Frannz Club
Mon 16th June 2025 – Germany, Cologne – YUCA
Wed 18th June 2025 – France, Paris – La Boule Noire
Thu 19th June 2025 – UK, London – The Garage
Sat 21st June 2025 – UK, Manchester – YES (The Pink Room)
Sun 22nd June 2025 – UK, Glasgow – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Wed 25th June 2025 – Ireland, Dublin – Workman’s Club
