NEW SINGLE: General Mack's Grapeshot 'Steady Me' + Upcoming Album Revel, Revel
General Mack’s Grapeshot reveals the next part of debut album Revel, Revel with the latest single ‘Steady Me’
+ album available for pre-order
Ready to reveal the next part of his debut album Revel, Revel, General Mack’s Grapeshot is releasing ‘Steady Me’, out Wednesday 29 January. Connecting with local producer Robert Muinos (Didirri, Julia Jacklin, Jess Locke, Nat Vazer) over their shared appreciation for bold mixing selections, the upcoming album was tracked largely during excursions to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, slated for release on Friday 27 February with vinyl pre-orders now available via Bandcamp.
Inspired after a trip to a Writers Festival event about First Nations law and culture and the balanced connection between the sky and below, ‘Steady Me’ explores the steadying impact of feeling loved. ‘It was the first song I wrote for the album. I love the treatment of the vocals that Rob Muinos used in the mix—they are upfront and present but also fragile—perfectly capturing the song's sentiment. It also happened to be one of the first mixes we did, and I remember listening with Rob and being quite moved.’ - General Mack’s Grapeshot
General Mack’s Grapeshot allowed Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Mitchy McIvor to deliver his long-term intention of producing his own music. Sharing a ‘Mac’ like Mitchy McIvor’s ‘Mc’, General Mack, an Austrian general most remembered for commanding an embarrassing surrender to Napoleon, was an unlikely inspiration for the project’s name. The LP is filled with revelations inspired by the world around him, from a poem heard in ‘Canopies’, the track 'Raspberry Water’ that came from a phone recording in a change room, to the books and short stories that influenced ‘Roses’ and ‘Yellowhammer’. Alongside the topics of escapist sanctuaries, absurd realities, and time travel in released tracks ‘Carnival of Stars’ and ‘Grenades & Stomach Flu’, and new single ‘Steady Me’, the production adds subtle beautiful dimensions to each track. Listening to ‘Magpie, Magpie’ you’ll hear the delightful voices of Mitchy’s nieces Frankie and Rose. At the same time ‘Wildcat’ departs from his usual style into the world of classic rock, before album closer ‘Bluebells’, ‘For me, it’s what recording music and listening to music is all about. If you’re patient enough you can be transported to another place entirely, or at least it does so for me’ - General Mack’s Grapeshot
Having played in numerous bands in Melbourne and LA, including Cannon and Damndogs, Mitchy McIvor drew on the familiar guitar-drenched moments from his previous work creating cinematic textures with drum loops and oscillating synth bass. With scrapbooks filled with notes, phrases, and conversation, General Mack’s Grapeshot’s music takes inspiration from novels, short stories and poetry, drawing on dominant production techniques inspired by the works of Beck, The Kills, St Vincent, Danger Mouse, Serge Gainsbourg, and the War on Drugs.
Experience the world through General Mack’s Grapeshot eyes in his debut album this February.
'Steady Me' out Wednesday 29 January
Via Gyrostream + Bandcamp
Revel, Revel out Friday 27 February
Via Gyrostream + Bandcamp Pre-Order