Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right

Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Mallrat. It was announced in December 2024 with Mallrat saying the album would "explore the intangible and mysterious allure of human connection, held together by curious investigations into light". The album was released on 14 February 2025.^[3]

Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right
Studio album by Mallrat
Released	14 February 2025
Length	34:11
Label	Dew Process Universal Australia
Producer	Alice Ivy APOB Chrome Sparks Kito Len20 Lonelyspeck Casey MQ Buddy Ross Gab Strum Styalz Fuego
Mallrat chronology
Butterfly Blue (2022) Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right (2025)
Singles from Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right
"Ray of Light" Released: 23 August 2024[1] "Hocus Pocus" Released: 25 October 2024[2] "Horses" Released: 6 December 2024[3] "Pavement" Released: 17 January 2025[4] "Hideaway" Released: 4 April 2025[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[6]
Dork	3/5[7]
Far Out	[8]

The album will be supported by an Australian east coast tour, commencing in April 2025.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Darling, My Angel"	Grace Shaw Jeremy Malvin	Chrome Sparks	2:13
2.	"Pavement"	Shaw Kaelyn Behr Josiah Sherman Tim Nelson	Styalz Fuego Buddy Ross	3:05
3.	"Something for Somebody"	Shaw Behr Glenn Hopper	Styalz Fuego Len20	3:06
4.	"Virtue"	Shaw Casey Manierka-Quaile Mia Kristine Helander Anna-Mari Kähärä	Casey MQ	3:23
5.	"Defibrillator"	Shaw Sione Teumohenga Behr	Lonelyspeck Styalz Fuego	3:07
6.	"The Light Streams In and Hits My Face"	Shaw Manierka-Quaile	Casey MQ	0:58
7.	"Hocus Pocus" (with Kito)	Shaw Behr Maaike Kito Lebbing Leroy Clampitt	Kito Styalz Fuego	3:13
8.	"Hideaway"	Shaw Shaw Behr Gab Strum	Strum Styalz Fuego	2:57
9.	"Love Songs / Heart Strings"	Shaw Manierka-Quaile	Casey MQ	1:24
10.	"Ray of Light"	Shaw Behr	Styalz Fuego	3:49
11.	"The Worst Things I Would Ever Do"	Shaw Behr Aaron Paul O'Brien	Styalz Fuego APOB	3:24
12.	"Horses"	Shaw Annika Schmarsel	Alice Ivy Laura Sisk[v]	3:32

Note

• ^{^[v]} signifies an additional vocal producer.

Personnel

• Mallrat – vocals
• Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
• Oli Jacobs – mixing
• Sammy-Jo Lang-Waite – album cover, film photos
• Greta Pitney – additional VHS stills
• Lilly Steele – photography assistance
• Meg Siejka – photography assistance
• Connor Dewhurst – design, layout
• Harley Jones – titles

Charts

Chart performance for Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	35