NEW ALBUM ABEYANCE OUT FRIDAY, JUNE 16Embrace the sumptuous darkness with Adelaide’s alt. and their glossy new single “FRIENDINTHEDARK,” officially out today.
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The song is taken from alt.’s upcoming debut album ABEYANCE, due out on June 16 via Resist Records in Australia and SharpTone Records for the rest of the world. “FRIENDINTHEDARK” opens with swooning sonic ink, swaying melodics and modern production while also sporadically erupting with towering soundscapes.
Showcasing the Adelaide group in a dark-pop-meets-rock hue, “FRIENDINTHEDARK” is also accompanied by a deliciously ominous new music video.
“‘FRIENDINTHEDARK’ came about when someone I know was auditioning for a role in a teen slasher film during COVID when everything was being filmed in Australia,” shares alt. vocalist Daniel Cullen-Richards. “The idea excited me and brought to mind the movies I grew up watching as a kid like Scream, Freddy Vs Jason, and I Know What You Did Last Summer, etc. That inspired me straight away and I put myself in the slasher film and wrote the lyrics in five minutes about a character who is at threat by any of their friends to be the victim in our song.”
“FRIENDINTHEDARK” is out now here.
ABEYANCE finds alt. emerging from a turbulent few years armed with rejuvenated focus and ferocity, set to stupefy the senses, and catapult one of the city of churches’ brightest stars further into the spotlight.
Working on ABEYANCE alongside Marcus Bridge (Northlane), Landon Tewers (The Plot In You), Zach Britt (Dream On, Dreamer), and Trenton Woodley (Hands Like Houses), producer Callan Orr also returned after his work on alt.’s 2020 debut EP dysfunctional — and the end result is nothing short of astonishing.
Pre-order ABEYANCE here.
Spending years honing their signature brand of punk, pop, electronic, and alternative rock since first erupting onto the scene in 2019, alt. have previously performed with the likes of Karnivool, Cog, sleepmakeswaves, Belle Haven, Bad/Love and, most recently, as the national support for American rockers Saosin during their Australian tour.
Alt. will hit stages supporting Don Broco for their national headline tour across Australia the next few days, and will also appear at Unify Off The Record 2023 at Hindley St Music Hall in Adelaide on May 26, alongside Teenage Joans, Thornhill, Ocean Grove, and more, before joining Windwaker and the UK’s Caskets around Australia this July.
ABEYANCE TRACK LISTING:
“PARASITE”
“WRAITH”
“THE GREAT DEPRESSION”
“A.D.D.”
“BACK TO EARTH”
“APEP” (FEAT. JACK BERGIN)
“FRIENDINTHEDARK”
“THE ONLY GOOD THING”
“ABEYANCE”
“BETTER OFF LEAVING”
