Grace Robinson - 'Harder Than You Think' Single Launch

Grace Robinson is bringing her full band to Shotkickers for a night that will feel less like a “launch” and more like a gentle public unraveling.

On July 17, she celebrates the release of her debut single harder than you think - a sharp, self-aware indie-rock track about trying (and failing) to be the best at recovering from burnout. Since its June 4 release, the song has already found its way onto the airwaves of JJJ, RRR, and her mum’s car. Expect crunchy guitars, big feelings, awkward stage banter, and hooks that stick in your brain walls.

Robinson has spent the better part of a decade doing everything except making music as herself: booking national tours, directing an 80-voice choir, completing five years of jazz voice training at the VCA, co-fronting an electronic pop group, and working as the youngest booking agent at one of Australia’s most respected agencies. She was very good at all of it. She was also burning out.

Now stepping into her solo project, her music carries the sound of someone who finally sat down. Written in the wake of a period of genuine upheaval, anxiety, burnout, diagnosis, harder than you think doesn’t wallow. It does something stranger and more interesting: it catches her in the act of trying to ace her own recovery.

Somewhere between Sharon Van Etten, Phoebe Bridgers, and early Julia Jacklin, her songs sit at the intersection of anthem and open therapy session, wrapped in crunchy guitars, technical musicianship, and one extremely mint-green Danelectro. Trained as a jazz vocalist at the VCA, she brings a precise, unexpected edge to indie rock, though she’d probably rather talk to you about Collingwood or the psychological damage of being an eldest ADHD daughter. With sold-out shows and major festival appearances already under her belt (Dark Mofo, Brunswick Music Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival), all eyes are on what is coming next from Grace Robinson. 

Joining her on the night are the brilliant Elena Jones and Indigo King, each bringing their own world before everything folds into one shared hum. Both are fresh off the back of incredible releases, bringing the night together as one big celebration. 

Shotkickers will be warm, emotional, filled with good music, weirdness, and probably more chaotic than anyone anticipates. 

Mini Winter Tour Dates

13 June — Dark Mofo Winter Feast (Nipaluna)

3 July — MOTH (Music On The Hill), Red Hill (Bunurong/Boon Wurrung Country)

17 July — Shotkickers Headline Show (Naarm)