Lead Single • GRUB (2026). Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
Fremantle Garage-Punk Newcomers Announce Their Arrival with a Dark Disco Explosion
Hailing from Fremantle, Western Australia, GRUB are an emerging five-piece blending garage punk, post-punk, alternative rock, and dark disco into a sound that is both chaotic and irresistibly danceable. Fronted by songwriter Matilda Beales, alongside Peter Bibby (drums), Eldar Ekic (bass), Duncan Strachan (guitar), and Mitch McDonald (guitar), the band have quickly become one of Western Australia’s most exciting underground acts. “Shake It” serves as the lead single from their self-titled debut album, GRUB, due 9 October 2026 via Wing Sing Records, introducing a band unafraid to embrace noise, humour, and emotional honesty.
Shake It: Garage Punk Meets the Dancefloor
“Shake It” crashes together raw garage-rock riffs, relentless rhythms, and a pulsing dark-disco groove, creating a song that feels equally at home in a sweaty rock venue or a late-night club. Matilda Beales’ fierce vocal performance channels frustration into exhilaration, with the band describing the track as both “our offering to dark disco and to dance” and an “ejection of hard feelings through a B-grade horror film.”
Rather than choosing between punk aggression and dancefloor energy, GRUB embrace both. The result is an explosive debut statement that transforms emotional release into something infectious, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore.
Why It Matters: Australia’s Underground Is Reinventing Guitar Music
A new generation of Australian bands is dissolving the boundaries between garage rock, punk, indie, and dance music, creating bold new sounds that prioritise personality over convention. GRUB exemplify this movement, combining sharp songwriting, theatrical performances, and fearless experimentation into a style that feels unmistakably their own.
“Shake It” announces GRUB as one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from Western Australia’s thriving independent scene. By fusing garage-punk intensity with dark-disco swagger, the Fremantle quintet demonstrate that the future of guitar music is as much about movement and atmosphere as it is about distortion and attitude.
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