“Dumb” Alpine
Ivy League Records (Hatchie, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever) have announced the return of Australian band Alpine, who have shared their single “Dumb.” To celebrate their long-awaited comeback, the band have shared a video for the track (directed by Marie Panguard) and have announced a string of Australian headline shows in July. “Dumb” came together during a Melbourne winter after keyboardist Tim Royall had returned from a trip to Japan and was on a mission to write something reminiscent of the music he’d heard in the clubs and bars of Tokyo and Osaka.
In lead singer Phoebe Baker’s own words:
“It’s about how we can encourage our romantic imagination to a point of ignorance. Hopeless optimism on a ship of sinking love. There is a somewhat perverse enjoyment found when flirting with someone when ultimately you know it’s going to hurt. There are elements of play to be found within the slow dissolve of a relationship. Satisfaction can still be gained in the midst of an ending.”
Primarily “Dumb” is about how someone can make you speechless and nonsensically talkative at the same time.
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2019 Tour Dates
June 22 – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine VIC
June 29 – Howler – Melbourne
July 3 – Jack Rabbit Slims – Perth
July 4 – Rocket Bar – Adelaide
July 11 – The Lansdowne – Sydney
July 13 – The Foundry – Brisban
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