{"id":2512384,"date":"2026-07-22T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2512384"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:40:09","slug":"radio-free-alice-tackle-isolation-and-confusion-in-culture-on-lively-new-single-kick-in-the-shins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/radio-free-alice-tackle-isolation-and-confusion-in-culture-on-lively-new-single-kick-in-the-shins\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Free Alice tackle isolation and confusion in culture on lively new single &#8216;Kick In The Shins&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/radio-free-alice\">Radio Free Alice<\/a> have explored themes of isolation and confusion in the lively new single \u2018Kick In The Shins\u2019. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The track is the latest from the new wave\/post-punk band since they dropped two singles last year, \u2018Toyota Camry\u2019 and \u2018Rule 31\u2019, before following them up with \u2018Lunch Money\u2019, their first new music of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Out now via Atlantic, the new release is borne of two songs the band were working on, and ultimately put together. It is led by upbeat, summer-inspired guitar melodies, paired with Noah Learmonth\u2019s distinctive, charismatic vocals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>In echo park they really did me in\/ They tied me up to some public bins\/ I said the cavern club is now a Morrisons\/ So here\u2019s a twisted arm\/ Here\u2019s a kick in the shins<\/em>,\u201d he sings, building towards the chorus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>And the only time that they kick him around\/ He\u2019s crying out loud cus he\u2019s never been found\/ I\u2019ve been hearing his voice from under the ground\/ Crying out loud cus you\u2019re never around<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Radio Free Alice - Kick in the Shins (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/akWsEpRbWCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Kick In The Shins\u2019 is a fusion of two songs that never felt all the way complete,\u201d Learmonth explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe loved the verse of one of them and the chorus of the other, and it worked when we combined the two. At its core, it explores the feeling of being confused by the culture around you, and the isolation that often comes with that confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the song, the band continue their work with Ewan Pearson (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/depeche-mode\">Depeche Mode<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/metronomy\">Metronomy<\/a>) and Peter Katis (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/interpol\">Interpol<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-national\">The National<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Following multiple sold-out shows across 2025, this year alone has already seen Radio Free Alice join <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/geese\">Geese<\/a> for their sold-out February tour of Australia, and make their debut at New York\u2019s Governor\u2019s Ball.<\/p>\n<p>They continue their run of festival dates this summer, including a slot at Tramlines in Sheffield on Friday (July 24) and Truck Festival in Abingdon on Saturday (July 25).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYLLrb5E3-U\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From there, they will play at Y Not in Derbyshire at the end of the month, before slots at Boardmasters, Way Out West, Reading Festival and more in August. Live shows wrap up with a stop at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fradio-free-alice-tickets%2Fartist%2F5451352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here for tickets<\/a> and more information.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Radio Free Alice made their way onto the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/nme-100\/the-nme-100-essential-emerging-artists-for-2025-3834328\">NME 100 list<\/a>, and were described as \u201crevitalising the distinct \u201980s basslines and sharp guitar riffs of The Smiths and Joy Division\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelbourne\u2019s Radio Free Alice have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/radio-free-alice-band-interview-australia-radar-3767181\">staked their claim as a rising force<\/a>,\u201d the entry added. \u201cFrom the slick and sexy \u2018Spain\u2019 to the riveting \u2018On The Ground\u2019, they\u2019ve displayed their strength in transforming nostalgic, gritty post-punk sounds into something much more sleek and concise. The band are due to spend some time in the UK, where new music is soon to come\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Free Alice have explored themes of isolation and confusion in the lively new single \u2018Kick In The Shins\u2019. 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