Alpine (band)

{{Short description|Australian band}} {{About|the Australian band|the UK duo|Alpines}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alpine | image = Alpine_performing_at_St_Jerome's_Laneway_Festival_in_Brisbane%2C_Australia_on_1_Feb_2013.jpg | image_size = 200px | landscape = yes | caption = Alpine performing at St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Brisbane, 1 February 2013 | origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | genre = Indie pop, alternative dance | years_active = 2009–2019 (hiatus 2016–2019) | label = Ivy League Records, Votiv Records | website = http://www.alpineband.com | past_members = Phoebe Baker Christian O'Brien Ryan Lamb Tim Royall Phil Tucker Lou James }}

'''Alpine''' were an Australian indie pop band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 2009.

== History == In August 2010, Ivy League Records announced they had signed Alpine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alpine-sign-to-ivy-league-records/|title=Alpine sign to Ivy League Records |website=Music Feeds|date=24 August 2010|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> They released their debut EP, ''Zurich'', in November 2010.

In November 2011, the group released the single "Hands"<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><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13219-hands/ |title=Alpine: "Hands" {{!}} Tracks {{!}} Pitchfork |website=pitchfork.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226154438/http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13219-hands/ |archive-date=2012-02-26}}</ref> "Gasoline", was released in July 2012 and was described by ''Pitchfork'' as an "unforgettably light and charismatic gem".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14857-alpine-gasoline/ |title=Alpine: "Gasoline"|website= Pitchfork"|date=2012|access-date= 22 March 2013}}</ref> It reached No. 31 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/12/countdown/40-21.htm 40-21 | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j] Retrieved 22 March 2013.</ref>

Their debut studio album, ''A Is for Alpine'', was released in Australia in August 2012 and debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/08/20/sapphires-reach-chart-summit/ |title=Sapphires Reach ARIA Chart Summit As Alpine Debut At 11 |website=The Music (magazine)|date=20 August 2012|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="ARIA">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alpine|title=australian-charts.com - Discography Alpine|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, they were nominated for Breakthrough Artist and Best Video

In 2013, they toured the United States in March 2013, playing shows in Los Angeles and New York City, and in September 2013, made their US television debut on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.<ref>[http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/20130904-bill-hader-richard-simmons-alpine Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Bill Hader, Richard Simmons, Alpine] Retrieved 11 November 2013.</ref>

In June 2015, the band released their second album, ''Yuck''<ref>{{cite news |first=Adrian |last=Spinelli |date=16 June 2015 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/alpine-yuck-review.html |title=Alpine: ''Yuck'' Review |work=Paste}}</ref> reaching No. 16 on the Australian charts.<ref name="ARIA"/> Its lead single, "Foolish", came in at number 57 in Triple J Hottest 100, 2015.

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guitarist of Melbourne Band Alpine Charged For Alleged Sexual Assault of Teenager |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/christian-obrien-alpine-sexual-assault-charge/uSihrayvrtE/04-12-20/ |website=theMusic.com.au |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/guitarist-with-melbourne-band-alpine-charged-with-sex-assault-of-teen-20201203-p56kfk.html?btis|title=Guitarist with Melbourne band Alpine charged with sex assault of teen|website=www.theage.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>

== 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 === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="ARIA"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''A Is for Alpine'' | * Released: 10 August 2012 * Label: Ivy League Records (IVY166) * Format: CD, digital download | 11 |- ! scope="row"| ''Yuck'' | * Released: 12 June 2015 * Label: Ivy League Records (IVY260) * Format: CD, LP, streaming digital download | 16 |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS physical <ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=13}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Zürich'' | * Released: November 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/zurich-ep/398282075|title=Zürich (EP)|website=Apple Music|date= November 2010|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> * Label: Ivy League (IVY100) * Format: CD, digital download | 9 |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col" width="220"| Album ! scope="col" width="120"| Certification |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 | align="left"| "Heart Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jmfVd8umEI|title=ALPINE - Heartlove|website=YouTube|date=30 September 2010|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> | | rowspan="2"| ''Zürich'' |- | align="left"| "Villages"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou0x5LfNy50|title=ALPINE - Villages|website=YouTube|date=23 November 2010|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> | |- | 2011 | align="left"| "Hands"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/hands-single/474390114|title=Hands - single|website=Apple Music|date=November 2011|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref><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> | | rowspan="3"| ''A Is for Alpine'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | align="left"| "Gasoline"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/gasoline-single/529362827|title=Gasoline - single|website=Apple Music|date=25 June 2012|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref><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> | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name=ARIA25s>{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref> |- | align="left"| "Seeing Red"<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> | |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 | align="left"| "Foolish"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6I4MZUtCCo|title=ALPINE - Foolish|website=YouTube|date=April 2015|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="foolish">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alpine-announce-national-foolish-tour/|title=Alpine Announce National "Foolish" Tour |website=MusicFeeds|date=17 April 2015|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA24s">{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2024|type=single|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| ''Yuck'' |- | align="left"| "Damn Baby"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-heads.com/2015/06/18/alpine-premieres-damn-baby/|title=Damn Baby, the second single from Alpine's sophomore album ''Yuck''|website=C-heads|date=18 June 2015|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> | |- | align="left"| "Shot Fox"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mOpdZxw_VA|title=ALPINE - Shot Fox|website=YouTube|date=September 2015|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> | |- | 2019 | align="left"| "Dumb"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dumb-single/1459462573|title=Dumb - single|website=Apple Music|date=1 May 2019|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/alpine-unveil-first-new-single-in-four-years-dumb|title= Alpine unveil first new single in four years "Dumb"|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=1 May 2019|access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> | | |- |}

==Awards and nominations== ===AIR Awards=== The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. {{awards table}} |- | 2012<ref name="12nom">{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/news/story/nominations-2012-jagermeister-independent-music-awards|title=NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|date=17 September 2012|accessdate=20 August 2020|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417032418/https://www.air.org.au/news/story/nominations-2012-jagermeister-independent-music-awards|url-status=dead}}</ref> |"Gasoline" | Best Independent Single/EP | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===APRA Awards=== The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".<ref name="APRAMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) |accessdate=17 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2010 }}</ref>

{{awards table}} |- | 2013<ref name="2013BRSotYNom">{{cite web | url = http://www.apraamcos.com.au/awards/2013-awards/apra-music-awards/breakthrough-songwriter-of-the-year/ | title = Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2013 | accessdate = 11 April 2013 | archive-date = 1 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150401040036/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2013-awards/apra-music-awards/breakthrough-songwriter-of-the-year/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> | Alpine | Breakthrough Songwriter(s) of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''A Is for Alpine'' | Breakthrough Artist - Release | {{nom}} |- | "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder) | Best Video | {{nom}} |- | 2013 | "Seeing Red" | Engineer of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===EG Awards=== The EG Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2012<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> | ''A Is for Alpine'' | Best Album | {{won}} |- | "Villages" | Best Song | {{nom}} |- | themselves | Best Band | {{nom}} {{end}}

===J Awards=== The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005. {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''A Is for Alpine'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder) | Australian Video of the Year | {{nom}} |- | 2015 | ''Yuck'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links ==  * {{Official website}} {{dead link|date=February 2022}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Australian indie pop groups Category:Musical groups from Melbourne Category:Musical groups established in 2009 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2019