Radio Free Alice share new EP 'Empty Words'
RADIO FREE ALICE SHARE NEW EP,
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW
FIRST HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
SURROUNDING UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AT SHAKY KNEES
AND TWO SOLD-OUT NIGHTS IN NYC — SEE ALL DATES HERE
PERFORMING TONIGHT AT THE WINDMILL IN LONDON BEFORE MAKING THEIR READING & LEEDS DEBUT
Australian new wave/post-punk band Radio Free Alice are excited to share their new EP Empty Words, available everywhere now via Double Drummer. A reflection of the band’s experiences from over the past few years, today’s EP shows off their honest inclinations, striking riffs and their ability to capture the world as they see it. “Regret” and today’s focus track “Chinese Restaurant” have flashes of the past, but look toward the future with thoughtful lyricism and undeniably sticky melodies.
Produced by Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy) - who also produced EP track “Regret” - and recorded across London and Bristol this year, on “Chinese Restaurant” Radio Free Alice frontman Noah Learmonth shares, “The idea for Chinese Restaurant came while touring the UK, surrounded by this overwhelming sense of living in the past. Every venue had a punny name nodding to some bygone legend, places like ‘EBGBS’ (a riff on CBGB) or ‘The Stoned Rose’. Driving around the UK in this tour van felt like wandering through the aftermath of a house party that was definitely over, but no one seemed capable of moving on from.”
Learmonth continues, “The whole EP is in some way connected to this feeling that I’ve had my whole life. That the world’s this museum for the past we didn’t even live through.”
A preview of today’s EP arrived last month in the form of “Toyota Camry,” a single lashed with bright guitars and 80s-inspired backing vocals. The song’s official music video accompanies the release, directed by the band’s creative partner Finn Robilliard. This news arrived in tandem with the announcement of the band’s first headline North American tour surrounding an upcoming performance at Shaky Knees in Atlanta, GA, this September and two sold-out headline shows in NYC (the first selling out in 24 hours). Earlier this summer, Radio Free Alice knocked their debut UK headline tour out of the park with six sold-out headline shows in London and a newly announced slot at this weekend’s Reading and Leeds Festival.
LISTEN TO EMPTY WORDS
WATCH “CHINESE RESTAURANT”
WATCH “TOYOTA CAMRY”
The EP’s title-track was released in March after being recorded during downtime between shows in London. It was produced by Ewan Pearson (M83, Stella Donnelly, Depeche Mode). Empty Words features two unreleased songs “Regret” produced by Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy) and “Chinese Restaurant,” both recorded in Bristol, UK, this year and together form a bold step in Radio Free Alice’s wildly consistent output.
Off the back of their 2nd EP Polyester (2024) - which has hit over 2.5 million streams across its four tracks on Spotify alone since its release in August with support and acclaim from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music (New Music Fix), triple j, FBi Radio, Triple R, Clash, the cover of DORK (UK), Complex, Pigeons & Planes, NME, Rolling Stone, The Line Of Best Fit and many, many others — Radio Free Alice toured extensively throughout the UK and Europe, joined the The Killers on tour across Australia, and co-headlined a national run with Big Special. Throughout it all, plus the acclaim on their singles “2010” and “Johnny,” the highest kudos might have come from The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s leader Anton Newcombe, who told the band they were “not shit” after accidentally catching one of their headline shows on Gadigal Land in Sydney.
Formed in Gadigal Land/Sydney in 2020 before making the move to Naarm/Melbourne, Radio Free Alice — Noah Learmonth (he/him; vocals, guitar), Jules Paradiso (he/him; guitar), Michael Phillips (he/him; bass, saxophone), and Lochie Dowd (he/him; drums) — continue to make their mark with their wildly consistent output and vital live performances. Their debut self-titled EP (2023) was nominated for Best Independent Punk Album or EP at the AIR Awards and quickly followed up with Polyester (2024). They’ve played countless festivals across Australia and Europe, with their US debut at SXSW earlier this year, and additional touring with Royel Otis and Sorry.
RADIO FREE ALICE - EMPTY WORDS
TRACK LIST
1. Empty Words
3. Regret
4. Chinese Restaurant
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
UK / EU
August 20 - Brixton Windmill - London, UK (SOLD OUT)
August 22 - Reading and Leeds Festival - Leeds, UK#
August 24 - Reading and Leeds Festival - Reading, UK#
August 27 - EKKO - Utrecht, NL
August 30 - Manchester Psych Festival (YES Pink Room) - Manchester, UK
September 1 - Schokoladen - Berlin, DE (SOLD OUT)
September 5 - Supersonic Records - Paris, FR
NORTH AMERICA
September 7 - The Monarch - Toronto, ON
September 8 - Casa del Popolo - Montréal, QC
September 10 - The Red Room at Cafe 939 - Boston, MA
September 12 - Union Pool - New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
September 13 - Night Club 101 [late night show] - New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
September 16 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
September 17 - Songbyrd Music House - Washington, DC
September 19 - Purgatory At The Masquerade (Shaky Knees Late Night Show) - Atlanta, GA
September 20 - Shaky Knees Music Festival - Atlanta, GA #
September 21 - The Basement - Nashville, TN
September 23 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL (LOW TICKETS)
September 24 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN
October 8 - Los Angeles, CA - El Cid
October 10 - San Francisco, CA - Eli’s Mile High Club
*supporting Bodega
# festival date
All tour info here
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Press photo by Harry Baker
