Born from the same conscious storytelling that artists such as Bjork, Beth Orton and Ani Difranco have inspired, Brisbane artist Alice Night is asking a lot of questions with her debut album, 'Culture How Could You'.
Coaxed into being in-between Brisbane and Brooklyn, and recorded in such diverse locales as northern NSW hinterland, the forests of Tasmania and garages of Brisbane, Alice asks: ‘are there better ways of living and being? Can we dream again of flying?'.
“In 2014 I went to New York basically to watch music and be inspired,” Alice says, “to be exposed to the New York live arts scene and write music that echoed those inspirations. I wrote half the album there, scrawling away in cafes with my guitar in hand, relying on the kindness of strangers.
“Once home in Australia I worked with electronic artists, composers, experimental sound-makers, dancers and theatre makers to bring the recordings and a live show to life.”
The songs that feature on ‘Culture How Could You?’ began after Alice formed a collaborative duo with ARIA-nominated and APRA-award-winning composer Robert Davidson (Topology).
A student at The National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Alice is also a budding playwright and novelist. She will tour the new album along the east coast this July, with Robert Davidson joining her. ‘Culture How Could You?’ is available now.
Alice Night Tour Dates
Sun 10 Jul - MONA B3 Void Gallery (Hobart)Thu 14 Jul - The Butterfly Club (Melbourne)
Fri 15 Jul - KulchaJam (Byron Bay)
Sat 16 Jul - The Zoo (Brisbane)
Thu 21 Jul - Oxford Circus (Sydney)
