The Grates (official website here, myspace page here, Last.fm page here) are a Brisbane band, and they’ve just made the shortlist for the Australian Music Prize 2006.

They also had four songs in the Triple J Hottest 100 vote this year, including 19-20-20 which came in at number 10 (see this chart of all Hottest 100 songs).

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(BTW this clip is from The Grates’ own YouTube account - you won’t be seeing copyrighted video clips here without permission, even if they are on YouTube)

Keep reading to see more YouTube vids of The Grates, and links to their music available on-demand at Last.fm.

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