{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = A Is for Alpine | type = studio | artist = Alpine | cover = A_Is_for_Alpine.png | alt = | released = 10 August 2012 | recorded = | venue = | studio = The Stables, Victoria, Australia<ref name="AM"/> | genre = pop rock<ref name="AM"/> | length = 41:48<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-is-for-alpine-mw0002419168|title=A Is for Alpine by Alpin|website=AllMusic|access-date=20 January 2026}}</ref> | label = Ivy League Records | producer = Dann Hume | prev_title = Zürich | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Yuck | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = A Is for Alpine | type = Studio | single1 = Hands | single1date = November 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alpine-january-2012-tour-free-download/|title= Alpine January 2012 Tour / Melbourne band Alpine will be touring throughout January in support of their new single Hands.|website=Music Feeds|date=22 November 2011|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> | single2 = Gasoline | single2date = June 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/alpine-gasoline|title= Alpine Gasoline|website=Indie Shuffle|date=25 June 2012|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> | single3 = Seeing Red | single3date = October 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beat.com.au/alpine-seeing-red/|title= Alpine : Seeing Red|website=Beat magazine|date=17 October 2012|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> }}}}
'''''A Is for Alpine''''' is the debut studio album by the Australian group Alpine. The album was announced in June 2012 with co-vocalist Pheobe Baker describing the album as a document of the band's "innocent and not so innocent explorations through our early twenty-something emotions".<ref name="MF announce">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alpine-announce-debut-record-national-tour-augustseptember-2012/|title=Alpine Announce Debut Record + National Tour, August/September 2012|website=Music Feeds|date=26 June 2012|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref>
The album was released on 10 August 2012 and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts. The album was supported with a nation tour through August and September 2012.<ref name="MF announce"/>
At the EG Awards of 2012, the album won Best Album.<ref name="wins">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/the-temper-trap-oh-mercy-win-eg-awards-20121121|title=The Temper Trap, Oh Mercy Win EG Awards|website=noise11|date=21 November 2012|accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref>
At the J Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.<ref name="2012winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2012|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/12/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2012|accessdate =15 August 2020}}</ref>
At the 2012 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release.<ref name="ARIA2012Noms">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/22/aria-nominations-announced-for-2012 |title=Winners & Nominees Announced |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |date=3 October 2012 |access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref>
==Reception== Madeleine Laing from ''The Music'' called it "an assured and polished debut, but it feels like the band is a little too comfortable in this sound, and that a little more experimentation might lift the whole album to the level of their killer singles."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/a-is-for-alpine/tnqpqKuqraw/01-08-12|title= Album Review: Alpine - A Is for Alpine|website=The Music (magazine) |date=1 August 2012|access-date=20 January 2026}}</ref>
Corey Tonkin from ''Tone Deaf'' said "Everything about ''A is for Alpine'' might softly say dreamy guitar-driven pop, but the consistent quality isn't so reserved. Alpine have nailed their sound across the thirty-eight minutes of their debut."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/alpine/|title=A Is For Alpine|website=Tone Deaf via Brag Media|date=8 August 2012|access-date=20 January 2026}}</ref>
Fred Thomas from ''AllMusic'' said "With their debut full-length ''A Is for Alpine'', Australian six-piece indie electro-pop act Alpine create an atmosphere of almost sterilised pop perfection, built on sparklingly clean production, cold dynamics and sharp harmonies from dual lead vocalists Phoebe Baker and Lou James." Thomas added "Though these songs seem tailor-made for the dancefloor, somehow they're best enjoyed in the late hours of the night or in a solitary, reflective headspace." <ref name="AM"/>
==Track listing== *all songs written by Alpine.
# "Lovers 1" - 2:02 # "Lovers 2" - 2:26 # "Hands" - 3:16 # "Villages" - 4:32 # "Softsides" - 4:05 # "Seeing Red" - 3:50 # "Gasoline" - 3:23 # "All for One" - 3:27 # "Too Safe" - 3:39 # "In the Wild" - 3:12 # "The Vigour" - 3:16 # "Multiplication" - 4:29
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Alpine|album=A Is For Alpine|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2026|refname=ARIA}} |}
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Category:2012 albums Category:Ivy League Records albums