Always Want

Australian folk-blues chanteuse Grace Woodroofe has quite a bit under her belt for an artist of her young age. Talent recognizes talent; in Grace's case, a song she entered in an Australian radio competition when she was just 16 was heard by the LA-based artist collective The Masses, resulting in an invitation to come to the States to work with them.

Always Want is a collection of soul-stirring compositions that manage to explore darkness and discomfort, yet which retain a mesmerizing tranquility. The fuzzed out guitars and thud in "Transformer" offset Grace's gently seductive vocals, and the melancholic twinkling of "Battles" underscores its story of a middle-aged waitress' unsuccessful hunt for companionship. Title track "Always Want" speaks to a not-so-unusual desire to want what feels just out of reach, while snarling garage stomper "Bear" is a tough love anthem that finds Grace on the Hunt.