Alpine (band)

Alpine released their debut EP, Zurich, in November 2010.[https://music.apple.com/au/album/zurich-ep/398282075 iTunes - Music - Zurich by Alpine] Retrieved 22 March 2013.

Preceded by the "Hands" single in late 2011,{{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}} their debut album, A Is for Alpine, was released in Australia in 2012[http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-is-for-alpine-mw0002419168 AllMusic: A Is For Alpine] Retrieved 11 November 2013. and in the US in 2013.[http://votiv.is/#/music/news/alpine-makes-u-s-debut/ VOTIV: Alpine Makes U.S. Debut] Retrieved 22 March 2013. The album was featured on Triple J prior to its release,[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s3554204.htm A Is For Alpine: triple j music reviews] Retrieved 22 March 2013. and debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA chart.[http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/129 ARIA Australia Top 50 Albums | Australia's Official Top 50 Albums - ARIA Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213004355/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/129 |date=13 December 2013 }} Retrieved 22 March 2013[http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/08/20/sapphires-reach-chart-summit/ Sapphires Reach ARIA Chart Summit As Alpine Debut At 11 ♫ Latest news at theMusic.com.au] Retrieved 11 November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alpine|title=australian-charts.com - Discography Alpine|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=27 June 2015}}

The album's second single, "Gasoline", was released in July 2012. It reached No. 31 in the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100,[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/12/countdown/40-21.htm 40-21 | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j] Retrieved 22 March 2013. and was described by Pitchfork as an "unforgettably light and charismatic gem".[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14857-alpine-gasoline/ Alpine: "Gasoline" | Tracks | Pitchfork"] Retrieved 22 March 2013.

Alpine were nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Release and Best Video (for "Hands") at the 2012 ARIA Music Awards.[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2012 Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013] Retrieved on 14 November 2013. 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!.[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. At the APRA Music Awards of 2013, the band members were nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year.{{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 }}

Rolling Stone magazine called Alpine a "Band to Watch" in July 2013,[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/band-to-watch-alpine-20130730 Band to Watch: Alpine - Video | Rolling Stone] Retrieved 11 November 2013 and they were touted similarly by The Guardian,[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/01/new-band-alpine New band of the day – No 1,161: Alpine | Music | theguardian.co.uk] Retrieved on 11 November 2013 Time{{cite magazine |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/21/sound-for-the-summer-melbournes-indie-band-alpine/ |title=Band to Watch: Alpine |magazine=Time |access-date=11 November 2013}} and Vice magazines,[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/alpines-guide-to-touring Alpine's Guide to Touring | NOISEY] Retrieved on 11 November 2013 as well as influential radio programs KCRW[http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2013/01/alpine-artist-you-should-know/ Alpine: Artist You Should Know | KCRW Music Blog] Retrieved on 11 November 2013. and NPR's All Songs Considered.[https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/06/04/188651404/new-music-superchunk-john-vanderslice-lily-madeleine-more New Music: Superchunk, John Vanderslice, Lily & Madeleine, More : All Songs Considered : NPR] Retrieved November 2013.

The band's second album, Yuck, was released in 2015,{{cite news |first=Adrian |last=Spinelli |date=June 16, 2015 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/alpine-yuck-review.html |title=Alpine: Yuck Review |work=Paste}} 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.{{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}}{{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}}

• 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)

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.

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The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".{{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 }}

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.

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| "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder)

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| "Seeing Red"

| Engineer of the Year

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The EG Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

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| Best Album

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| "Villages"

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| themselves

| Best Band

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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.

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| "Hands" (directed by Luci Schroder)

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| 2015

| Yuck

| Australian Album of the Year

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