Radio Free Alice play Pentridge Prison ahead of debut album

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

Australian post-punk band Radio Free Alice performed at Pentridge Prison in Melbourne to promote their debut album What's In Between.

Radio Free Alice, an Australian post-punk band, performed at the notorious H Division of Pentridge Prison in Melbourne. The performance turned into a mosh pit when they played Paris is Gone and Rule 31. A day earlier, 800 fans had gathered in an alleyway in Sydney's Marrickville for another pop-up show promoting the band's music.

The band released their debut album What's In Between via Atlantic Records at the end of October. The album is more mid-tempo and melodic than their three previous EPs, featuring singles Rule 31, Lunch Money, Crying With You and Big Ideas.

Frontman Noah Learmonth said the Melbourne band sees itself as fitting the UK alternative rock scene better than the Australian market. They have their biggest Spotify listener base in London and cite Joy Division, The Smiths and The Cure as obvious influences. Learmonth told AAP that Radio Free Alice rejected what he saw as a depressing mentality of some Australian bands not pursuing international success. The band has scheduled headline gigs across the UK and Europe, with performances at Reading Festival in England and Gov Ball in New York.

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• Radio Free Alice bust out prison gig for debut albumPost-punk exports Radio Free Alice have made a brief return to Australia to play at Pentridge Prison ahead of releasing their debut album, What's In Between.The West Australian · 23 Oct, 21:33
• Radio Free Alice bust out prison gig for debut albumPost-punk exports Radio Free Alice have made a brief return to Australia to play at Pentridge Prison ahead of releasing their debut album, What's In Between.Perth Now · 23 Oct, 21:33

In this story: Radio Free Alice · Noah Learmonth · Melbourne · Pentridge Prison · London · Sydney · Atlantic Records

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