“The press release was published and I’ve been getting international attention. The bubble that I am in at the moment is expanding quite rapidly, but it’s great to be along for the ride at the same time.”
Although her career’s still fledgling, Alice’s music is already quite awe-inspiring. Her latest single Luminosity isa slice of uplifting and energetic electronic folk pop that’ll warm you heart in no time; while Kick Drum, the song that helped Alice take out the Music Bank competition, is indie pop at it’s best – it even features a sneaky bit of vocoder. Like many other classic tunes, Kick Drum was inspired by a dream.
“I woke up and I had this instant idea for a melody,” she says. “The song is really about this feeling of happiness, and just this effervescent feeling, and I hope to reach out to other people with my music when they hear it. It’s got a good upbeat tempo and it was a really natural song to write.”
Around the same time as the Melbourne Music Bank competition, Alice’s father encouraged her to enter an American songwriting competition, which he actually won himself a few years ago. Fast forward to now and Alice has three songs sitting in the top five in the Pop category. It’s an impressive feat for an artist of any level, and suggests Alice is in for a stellar 2016.
“It’s pretty nice to have my songs recognised by such a competition. I’m unaware of what the prizes are just yet. However, to get three songs in the top five with a couple of weeks to go, [it] feels that things are moving in the right direction.”
As part of the Melbourne Music Bank, Alice found herself onstage at the Arts Centre’s State Theatre. It’s the biggest audience Alice has played for to date, trumping the crowd at the Victorian Schools Spectacular at Hisense Arena. “It was quite daunting to be completely honest with you. The Arts Centre has such a great history to it and to be up there on the stage singing my own original music was a surreal experience I will never forget. I would highly recommend entering the competition to anyone wanting to take the next step with their career.”
In the wake of the competition win, Alice created a video clip for Kick Drum, whichcan be viewed on YouTube right now. There’s plenty more on the cards this year, with Alice confirming that an EP isn’t too far off. Before any official release, however, she’ll launch her new single at Shebeen in mid-February – something she’s really looking forward to.
“A lot of big name triple j bands have played there over the years, so to be able to get up there on that stage and play with a full band will be great. There is a fair few things on the calendar this year, so come down and boogie with us.”
BY TEX MILLER
