Grace Woodroofe

Grace Woodroofe&#39;s early career produced music that showed poignant potential; the young songwriter being taken from local notoriety and put on an international radar where, through the late Heath Ledger, she would meet an early mentor in <a href="spotify:artist:45lorWzrKLxfKlWpV7r9CN" data-name="Ben Harper">Ben Harper</a>, who would produce her debut album, <a href="spotify:album:2oVWdozn5bnVaZNCyShoHN" data-name="Always Want">Always Want</a>. A gorgeous blend of influences that evoked the sonic density of <a href="spotify:artist:12VaqyEhgwDRuFfEqbnrpz" data-name="PJ Harvey">PJ Harvey</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6G7OerKc3eBO9sVkRNopFC" data-name="Cat Power">Cat Power</a>, delivered through Woodroofe’s unique lens.

Released in 2011, Woodroofe emerged as a striking artist who retained an enigmatic quality about her, though her music was poetic and charismatically open. Praised for her dynamic and engaging performances at a run of festivals as well as on stages supporting artists like <a href="spotify:artist:3XHO7cRUPCLOr6jwp8vsx5" data-name="alt-J">alt-J</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4yvcSjfu4PC0CYQyLy4wSq" data-name="Glass Animals">Glass Animals</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7CIW23FQUXPc1zebnO1TDG" data-name="Matt Corby">Matt Corby</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3GBPw9NK25X1Wt2OUvOwY3" data-name="Jack Johnson">Jack Johnson</a>, Woodroofe claimed her own place within the Australian music market.

In the years that would follow, Woodroofe’s output would change, as elements of her life outside music also would bring her into emotionally intense territory. This saw a 2015 rebrand; a shift in a more electronic direction as <a href="spotify:artist:1Jnn1ZILJuFCfrVGERO9wR" data-name="R.W. Grace">R.W. Grace</a>. Though it saw a well-received EP released in <a href="spotify:album:2CvMDgNjdlvdkKcT7klFFo" data-name="Love It Need It Miss It Want It">Love It Need It Miss It Want It</a>, this chapter of Woodroofe’s life marked a turning point she would spend the following four
years recovering from.

Now in 2023, Woodroofe is set to release her first full-length studio album in over ten years, detailing the journey that brought her back to herself and her artistry.

Here, the invite is open for longtime fans and newcomers alike.