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ALTER BOY
debut album
I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
out todayLISTEN TO ALBUM HERE
+ Share single & Auslan video
‘YOU’RE A KILLER, I’M ALIVE’WATCH VIDEO HERE
Auslan interpreted
National Album Tour
this OctoberTICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
“Alter Boy continue to show their wide scope of song writing sound and depth on this new single” – Nick Findlay, triple j
“It’s all about that balance between light and dark, euphoria and heartbreak. It’s Alter Boy in a nutshell” – Dave Ruby Howe, triple j
“this is powerful, dynamic and very impressive; really cuts through” – Ash McGregor, triple j
“Alter Boy offer a stunning and immersive performance” – Dan Condon, Double J
Over the last few years Perth indie electro band Alter Boy have defied the odds. Risking flash fame as a queer/trans/hard-of-hearing novelty act early in their career, they’ve now found their way into the hearts of the entire world and today they share their much-anticipated debut album I Don’t Live Here Anymore.
Listen to album HERE
Alter Boy dares to challenge the norm, urging their audience to embrace the unconventional. Their unique approach has resonated deeply, cementing the band’s reputation as a rising force and reshaping the concept of accessibility in music. At the core of Alter Boy is singer, lyricist, auteur Molly Priest, who defines her mission as an artist as, “…tapping into the collective unconsciousness.”
Today they share their latest release ‘You’re a Killer, I’m Alive’, an unsent letter to a parent from a child raised in disorder and delusion. It accuses the parent of colonising the mind and distorting reality in an attempted murder of the authentic self.
Reflecting on the song Alter Boy’s lead vocalist Molly Priest says “These parents don’t curate a person directly, they shape the behaviour of a child by approaching and withdrawing, encouraging and degrading. They poison a child with fear, guilt and shame and they confuse the child by presenting a false self in public. From an early age you learn to read them and monitor their emotions and body language and you learn to do your best impression of a object to keep yourself safe. You have to feel everything they refuse to feel or don’t know how to feel, and there’s no way to meet or discover yourself in that place. You come out of it as a walking talking survival response and an echo of the people around you. Your true needs and inclinations are buried very deep and it’s an archaeological mission to find yourself at the end of it. And part of the recovery is to sever the attachment to the definition of yourself as bad or wrong, and the parent as good and true. And it’s painful because there’s so much love and a deep sympathy for these people who were never capable of loving or caring about you”
The accompanying video showcases an Auslan performance from band member Luke Eastman.
Explaining the meaning behind his performance, Luke says “You’re A Killer, I’m Alive contrasts the dynamics and emotions of a relationship between a young parent and child. The immature parent, not only unprepared but unwilling to do the work required, while craving and demanding the accolades, appreciation, love and company associated with parenthood. Contrasting against the perspective of the child, portraying them going through periods of obedience, confusion, reflection, understanding and acceptance. I’ve aimed to compare many conflicting concepts throughout the clip. Empathy vs sympathy, accountability vs blame, and acceptance and understanding vs forgiveness. The parental figure is daunting, with large, indelicate movements contrasting again to the smaller, more precise signs representing both the imbalance in power, favouring the parent, against the imbalance of understanding, favouring the child.”
Alter Boy’s debut album I Don’t Live Here Anymore is a eulogy to the relentless death of the self. The album is constructed of four movements which reflect Irvin D. Yalom’s four existential fears – freedom, death, isolation, meaninglessness. It is suggested that these four ultimate concerns are the inescapable subconscious drivers of the human experience.
When asked about the inspiration for the album, lyricist Molly Priest says “Understanding narcissism changed my understanding of life. The process of writing the album helped me to deprogram the parts of myself that had learned to outsource reality and seek out a God-figure to worship. I was suddenly living in a completely different world and this lead me to a fascination with consciousness. The album is an attempt at purging old stories with this impossible desire to see it all with clean eyes.”
On the surface they create a highly accessible brand of electro pop, the sort you can dance to, snuggle up in bed with and introduce to your significant others. Alter Boy’s take on 21st Century contemporary noise is as woozy and charming as it is innovative, as dense and muscular as it is accessible, and as take-you-away from the humdrum and anxiety of modern life as it is challenging and thought provoking.
“Different frequencies of sound induce different states in people,” Molly says. “There’s a lot of frequencies we can’t hear, but that doesn’t mean the silence doesn’t affect your reality. I like that we’re seen as accessible, that people think we play pop music, because we do. We also play music that aims to help people step outside their subjective reality and see the world differently.”
To celebrate the release of their debut album, the Perth outfit are embarking on a nationwide tour, performing music from the album to audiences for the very first time.
LISTEN TO I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE HERE
I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Track ListingECLIPSE
PORTRAIT OF GOD
PREPARE THE MOON
IF I DON’T SEE YOU FEAT. BOOX KID
YOU’RE A KILLER, I’M ALIVE
DON’T HURT ME (I USED TO BE A BABY)
MERCY
WE’VE BEEN WAITING
LIGHTS ON IN WONDERLAND
FINALTER BOY
I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
National Album TourTICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Friday 4 October – Stay Gold, Melbourne
Saturday 5 October – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney
Sunday 6 October – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
Friday 11 October – Freo.Social, Fremantle
Saturday 12 October – The River, Margaret River 
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