Alpine were an

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band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 2009.

History

Alpine released their debut EP, ''Zurich'', in November 2010. Preceded by the "Hands" single in late 2011, their debut album, ''A Is for Alpine'', was released in Australia in 2012 and in the US in 2013. The album was featured on

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prior to its release, and debuted at No. 11 on the

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. The album's second single, "Gasoline", was released in July 2012. It reached No. 31 in the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100, and was described by ''

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'' as an "unforgettably light and charismatic gem". Alpine were nominated for

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and Best Video (for "Hands") at the 2012 ARIA Music Awards. They toured the United States in March 2013, playing shows in

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, and in September made their US television debut on ''

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''. At the APRA Music Awards of 2013, the band members were nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year. ''

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'' magazine called Alpine a "Band to Watch" in July 2013, and they were touted similarly by ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines, as well as influential radio programs

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''. The band's second album, ''Yuck'', was released in 2015, reaching No. 16 on the Australian charts. 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.

Band members

* 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)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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APRA Awards

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". , - ,

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, Alpine , Breakthrough Songwriter(s) of the Year ,

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, ''A Is for Alpine'' , Breakthrough Artist - Release , , - , "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder) , Best Video , , - ,

, "Seeing Red" , Engineer of the Year , , -

EG Awards

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, ''A Is for Alpine'' , Best Album , , - , "Villages" , Best Song , , - , themselves , Best Band ,

J Awards

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's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - , rowspan="2", J Awards of 2012 , ''A Is for Alpine'' , Australian Album of the Year , , - , "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder) , Australian Video of the Year , , - , J Awards of 2015 , ''Yuck'' , Australian Album of the Year ,

References

External links

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