Australian singer-songwriter Jack Gray releases his debut album Swimming In Jeans on September 4, 2026. The Los Angeles-based artist, signed to Island Records Australia, has built over 1.5 million streams on five pre-release singles and toured internationally with Tate McRae, Maren Morris, Matt Corby and others.

Jack Gray writes songs that sit in that charged moment before everything changes. There's warmth in them, and impulsiveness, and a kind of hindsight-clarity that makes even the messier lines feel earned.

He grew up in Mackay, Queensland, in a musical household, teaching himself instruments and recording songs through high school. Six months into formal music school he decided the classroom wasn't the path and struck out on his own instead, a decision that's taken him touring across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the U.S. and Canada. Along the way he's shared stages with Tate McRae, Maren Morris, Jeremy Zucker, Daniel Seavey, Mahalia, Matt Corby, Maisie Peters, Ella Vos and, most recently, Good Neighbours.

These days Gray is based in Los Angeles, producing his own material as a multi-instrumentalist, and he's built more than 1.5 million streams across his recent run of singles. 2025 brought a signing with Island Records Australia and the rollout of the first five singles from his debut record: "Dumb Sh*t," "Drive Her Home," "Blind Lovin," "Tattoos" and, most recently, "Look At You."

Man in denim shirt sitting on pile of blue jeans against grey background with tour dates listed.

The album itself, titled Swimming In Jeans, has been a long time coming for Gray and for anyone who's been following the singles as they've dropped. It's due September 4, 2026, and the five tracks released so far suggest a songwriter comfortable moving between vulnerability and swagger without losing the thread.

What's notable about Gray's trajectory is how much of it has been self-directed. Leaving formal training behind early, then building an international touring career and a substantial streaming footprint before landing a label deal, isn't the usual order of operations. It speaks to an artist who's figured out his own voice first and let the industry catch up.

For Adelaide audiences, and for anyone who's found Gray's singles turning up in playlists over the past year, the arrival of a full album is the natural next step. The notes don't give us a specific Adelaide date or venue for this tour, but the trajectory alone, from Mackay bedroom recordings to co-bills with Maren Morris and Matt Corby, makes Swimming In Jeans one to keep an eye on.

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