Exploding indie stars Radio Free Alice announce their third EP ‘Empty Words’ for release this month, and entice us with new single ‘Toyota Camry’ and massive tour ahead – Backseat Mafia

We have been closely following the rapid ascent of Radio Free Alice ever since premiering their video for ‘I (Gotta Fall In Love)’ back in 2023. This was followed by their signing  to the massive and highly prestigious WME Agency for worldwide representation after their signing locally to the illustrious Double Drummer label. It may be an unrequited love affair but this is band that has been garnering world wide attention with their delicious brand of new wave rock that matches a degree of swagger and pose with an ability to craft pulse quickening rock.

The band has released the single ‘Toyota Camry’ in anticipation of a third EP entitled ‘Empty Words’ due out on 20 August 2025 (the title track which we reviewed earlier this year). The eponymous vehicle itself is something I always associate with elderly parents and Uber drivers: a sort of cheap, safe neutral-coloured epitome of mundanity as you could ever get. You can rest assured that the single is quite the opposite. The vocal are urgent with a backing chorus and a soaring chorus above thundering guitars, driving forward at full speed. It’s an assured single that captures this band’s exponential growth.

It comes with a video directed and edited by Finn Robilliard with the band driving around in the eponymous car and performing with their usual uber cool laconic style:

‘Toyota Camry’ was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Bloc Party, Frightened Rabbit) in Connecticut earlier this year and is available via all the usual sites.

The release coincides with Radio Free Alice’s debut UK headline tour which kicked off last week, on which they’ve sold out six headline shows in London and further sellouts around the UK and in Ireland. They have also just this week been announced as a late lineup addition to the iconic Reading and Leeds Festival taking place late August.

North American tour dates have also been announced, including two sold out headline shows in NYC (the first selling out in 24 hours) and a slot at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, GA this September alongside Lucy Dacus, IDLES, Pixies and more. Full details are below..

Sat 19 Jul – Splendour Festival – Nottingham, UK
Sun 20 Jul – Rough Trade West (in-store) – London, UK
Mon 21 Jul – The George Tavern – London, UK SOLD OUT
Tue 22 Jul – The Castle Hotel – Manchester, UK SOLD OUT
Wed 23 Jul – YES – Manchester, UK* SOLD OUT
Thu 24 Jul – Trinity Centre – Bristol, UK*
Fri 25 Jul – Latitude Festival – Suffolk, UK
Sat 26 Jul – Bedford Esquires – Bedford, UK*
Mon 28 Jul – Oporto – Leeds, UK SOLD OUT
Tue 29 Jul – The George Tavern – London, UK SOLD OUT
Thur 31 Jul – The Garage (Attic Bar) – Glasgow, UK SOLD OUT
Sat 2 Aug – Wilderness Festival – Oxfordshire, UK
Sun 3 Aug – All Together Now Festival – Waterford, IR
Tue 5 Aug – The Sound House – Dublin, IR SOLD OUT
Wed 6 Aug – Shacklewell Arms – London, UK SOLD OUT
Thu 7 Aug – Haldern Pop Festival – Rees, DE
Fri 8 Aug – Sebright Arms – London, UK SOLD OUT
Sun 10 Aug – Yellow Arch – Sheffield, UK
Mon 11 Aug – Sunflower Lounge – Birmingham, UK SOLD OUT
Tue 12 Aug – Kaz Stockroom – Liverpool, UK SOLD OUT
Thur 14 Aug – Shacklewell Arms – London, UK SOLD OUT
Mon 18 Aug – Prince Albert – Brighton, UK SOLD OUT
Wed 20 Aug – Brixton Windmill – London, UK SOLD OUT
Wed 27 Aug – EKKO – Utrecht, NL
Sat 30 Aug – Manchester Psych Festival (YES Pink Room) – Manchester, UK
Fri 5 Sep – Supersonic Records – Paris, FR
Sun 7 Sept – The Monarch – Toronto, ON
Mon 8 Sept – Casa del Popolo – Montréal, QC
Wed 10 Sept – The Red Room at Cafe 939 – Boston, MA
Fri 12 Sept – Union Pool – New York, NY SOLD OUT
Sat 13 Sept – Night Club 101 [late night show] – New York, NY SELLING FAST
Tue 16 Sept – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
Wed 17 Sept – Songbyrd Music House – Washington, DC
Fri 19 Sept – Purgatory At The Masquerade (Shaky Knees Late Night Show) – Atlanta, GA
Sat 20 Sept – Shaky Knees Music Festival – Atlanta, GA
Sun 21 Sept – The Basement – Nashville, TN
Tue 23 Sept – Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL SELLING FAST
Wed 24 Sept – 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN
Wed 8 Oct – El Cid – Los Angeles, CA
Fri 10 Oct – Eli’s Mile High Club – San Francisco, CA

*supporting Bodega

Formed in Gadigal Land/Sydney in 2020 before making the move to Naarm/Melbourne, Radio Free Alice are Noah Learmonth (he/him; vocals, guitar), Jules Paradiso (he/him; guitar), Michael Phillips (he/him; bass, saxophone), and Lochie Dowd (he/him; drums).

Feature Photograph: Harry Baker

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