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Melbourne’s garage-rock trio earned praise for their melodic, fuzz-drenched riffs in Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Future of Music series this year
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Garage-rock trio The Grogans have released their new album, Stagger.
It marks the Melbourne band’s fifth full-length in about six years — a prolific streak from Quin Grunden (lead vocals, guitar), Angus Vasic (guitar) and Jordan Lewis (drums).
“This record has been another journey to make. Different to others in the past,” the band shared on social media. “For us, writing, playing, recording and loving music isn’t ‘easy’ but god it feels right. Each record marks a period of time and a headspace we were in, and that’s special to us. Stagger is no different.”
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They add: “Each track is so different to each other and in our opinion it felt staggered and eclectic yet cohesive. It ain’t about how much music you put out and it ain’t about how perfect it is, that’s why we thrive off making music, there is no right or wrong. We love this, we love each other and we love you all. We are only just getting started.”
Stagger sees the trio lean into a more eclectic sound, stitching together a patchwork of styles while keeping the high-energy spark of their live shows. Lyrically, the album touches on mental health, self-care, relationships, and the occasional love song.
In their pursuit of pushing boundaries, The Grogans worked with Joseph Carra of Crystal Mastering, who has previously worked with Aussie rock legends King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Amyl and the Sniffers, and folk stars The Teskey Brothers.
The Grogans were recently featured in Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Future of Music series, which praised the garage-rock trio as “a group with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of melodic, fuzz-drenched riffs, The Grogans have won their legion of fans the old-fashioned way: with an admirable work ethic that has seen them relentlessly tour around the country, wowing crowds with their impressive arsenal of hooky earworms.”
Read an exclusive interview with The Grogans here.
Check out the full Future of Music 2025 list here.
The Grogans’ Stagger is out via CW Records.
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