Secret Rituals is the third studio album from Brisbane indie pop duo The Grates. It is their first album to be recorded as a duo, with longtime drummer Alana Skyring having left the band to pursue a culinary career.[2]

Secret Rituals
Studio album by
Released17 June 2011 (Australia)
Recorded2010/2011
VenueBrooklyn, New York
GenreIndie pop/Indie rock
Length39:06
LabelDew Process
ProducerGus van Go
The Grates. chronology
Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
(2008)
Secret Rituals
(2011)
Dream Team
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone [1]

The first song to be released to radio as a single was "Turn Me On", which was first played on Triple J on 29 April 2011.

The band made the entire album available to stream via their website [3] along with accompanying videos that were made for each track which were shot and edited by The Grates themselves.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Turn Me On"3:26
2."Sweet Dreams"4:03
3."Like You Could Have It All"2:59
4."Change"4:08
5."Crying All Night"3:02
6."Welcome to the Middle"3:44
7."The Night Won't Start Without Us"3:16
8."Young Pricks"2:41
9."Borrowed Skin"4:16
10."With You"3:14
11."Moving On"4:17
Total length:39:06

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 11

References

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  1. ^ "Rolling Stone Review".
  2. ^ The Grates Press Release Archived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Grates YouTube page
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Grates – Secret Rituals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2020.