Alpine (band)

Alpine released their debut EP, Zurich, in November 2010.^[1]

Preceded by the "Hands" single in late 2011,^[2] their debut album, A Is for Alpine, was released in Australia in 2012^[3] and in the US in 2013.^[4] The album was featured on Triple J prior to its release,^[5] and debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA chart.^[6][7][8]

The album's second single, "Gasoline", was released in July 2012. It reached No. 31 in the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100,^[9] and was described by Pitchfork as an "unforgettably light and charismatic gem".^[10] Alpine were nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Release and Best Video (for "Hands") at the 2012 ARIA Music Awards.^[11] They toured the United States in March 2013, playing shows in Los Angeles and New York City, and in September made their US television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.^[12] At the APRA Music Awards of 2013, the band members were nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year.^[13]

Rolling Stone magazine called Alpine a "Band to Watch" in July 2013,^[14] and they were touted similarly by The Guardian,^[15] Time^[16] and Vice magazines,^[17] as well as influential radio programs KCRW^[18] and NPR's All Songs Considered.^[19]

The band's second album, Yuck, was released in 2015,^[20] reaching No. 16 on the Australian charts.^[8] Its lead single, "Foolish", came in at number 57 in that year's Hottest 100.

After an extended hiatus, Alpine returned in 2019 with a new single, "Dumb" on 1 May 2019. A week prior, the band had announced that founding member and co-lead vocalist Lou James would be departing from the band.

In December 2020, lead guitarist Christian O'Brien was charged with sexual assault regarding an incident on 2 August 2019. When releasing a statement of concern, the band revealed it had split up the year prior.^[21][22]

• Phoebe Baker – vocals, keyboards (2009–2019), occasional guitar (2009–2012)
• Christian O'Brien – guitar (2009–2019), keyboards (2019)
• Ryan Lamb – bass (2009–2019), keyboards (2019)
• Tim Royall – keyboards, guitar, percussion (2009–2019)
• Phil Tucker – drums, percussion (2009–2019)
• Lou James – vocals, percussion (2009–2019)