Fremantle five-piece GRUB officially stamp their arrival with the announcement of their self-titled debut album, due out October 9 via Wing Sing Records, and the release of blistering lead single “Shake It”.
What started as late-night bar shifts and shared ideas among friends at Fremantle’s iconic Mojos Bar has grown into one of Australia’s most formidable musical forces. Fronted by songwriter and lyricist Matilda Beales, GRUB brings together an all-star WA lineup featuring Peter Bibby (drums), Edo Ekic (bass), Duncan Strachan (guitar) and Mitch McDonald (guitar).
A frenetic plunge into GRUB’s world, “Shake It” crashes together raw garage-punk energy with an infectious dark-disco pulse. Beales’ unapologetic, visceral vocals tear through a relentless rhythm section, as the track becomes a purging of hard feelings.
The single offers an early glimpse into GRUB, a nine-track debut that dives headfirst into the beautiful mess of being human, anchored by Matilda Beales’ songwriting—darkly funny, brutally honest and unfiltered.
The band’s undeniable pull first caught the attention of Blake Scott of The Peep Tempel. After hearing an early single on RTRFM while driving over the Fremantle bridge, Scott was so struck he pulled over just to catch the back announcement. What began as a roadside discovery quickly evolved into a massive trajectory for GRUB, landing them a coveted support slot on The Peep Tempel’s recent Tales 10th Anniversary shows and, ultimately, a home on Wing Sing Records.
Scott describes the band as only he can: “It’s four lost men, welded into a sure rock n’ roll spine. Muscled and fleshed by the gargantuan lyrical cosmonaut, Matilda Beales, who shits and spits their way through an impossibly beautiful, sequin-splashed odyssey of dark, dank, dance floor terror.” – Blake Scott (The Peep Tempel)
Loud, vulnerable, unsettling and impossible to pin down, GRUB arrives as a striking debut from a band already making serious noise in Western Australia’s underground. This is just the beginning.
