{"product_id":"radio-free-alice-empty-worlds","title":"Radio Free Alice - Empty Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn collaboration with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouble Drummer\u003c\/strong\u003e, we are excited to announce Naarm\/Melbourne-based new wave\/post-punk band\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadio Free Alice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethe band behind multiple sell-out vinyl EPs here at Impressed - are back with their third EP\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpty Words \u003c\/em\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elimited edition splatter vinyl.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eAli Chant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003eDry Cleaning, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy\u003c\/strong\u003e) - who also produced EP track\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- and recorded across London and Bristol this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn focus track \u003cem\u003eChinese Restaurant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadio Free Alice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrontman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoah Learmonth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eshares, “The idea for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese Restaurant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecame while touring the UK, surrounded by this overwhelming sense of living in the past. 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