Melbourne/Naarm indie rock/post punk band Radio Free Alice have premiered their new single “Empty Words“, accompanied by a music video.
The track is out now through Double Drummer Music and marks their first new music since their ‘Polyester’ EP released in August last year. Get it here.
Connecting a pool of influences that span both continents and generations, Radio Free Alice combines angular post-punk guitar riffs with earworm choruses to evoke a time when guitar bands dominated the airwaves. Immediate and arresting rock arrangements from the quartet meld with Learmonth’s distinctive voice, calling in comparisons to Ian Curtis and Robert Smith. With a rhapsodic swagger and an angular, guitar-driven sound, the Melbourne group emerged with an art school musical palette, painted from a suburban Australian canvas. This allure quickly took hold across European clubs and venues, and now sees Radio Free Alice on the cusp of breaking into America.
Commenting on the track, the band says:
‘Empty Words’ came out of a jam like most of our songs do. It was in some downtime between shows while we were in the UK last year. Lyrically it’s about the feeling of social stagnation that I think a lot of young people in our generation feel.
Watch / listen below.
Upcoming Tour Dates
- 6 March – Melbourne Fashion Festival @ Royal Exhibition Building – Naarm/Melbourne, VIC
- 10-15 March – SXSW – Austin, TX
- 18 April – Sonder Festival – Taungurung/Tallarook, VIC
- 19-21 September – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
Photo credit: Harry Baker
