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After a whirlwind 18 months touring across Australia taking the time recharge and write new music, **alt.** return for two special headline shows in Adelaide and Melbourne celebtrating the release of the last latest single **_Conversations That Hurt_** joined by New Zealands very own **Written By Wolves** and Australias upcoming nu-metalcore upstarts **Heartline.** 

Adelaide five-piece **alt.** armed with their first new music since 2023, unveiling the soaring new track **_Conversations That Hurt_** out now via **Resist Records** in Australia and **SharpTone Records** for the rest of the world.  
  
A lush and driving anthem, **_Conversations That Hurt_** flourishes with **alt.**'s trademark melodic dexterity, augmenting the foundations of their 2020 debut EP _**dysfunctional**_ while also diverting the heavier terrain of their 2023 debut full length **_ABEYANCE_** into a poignant and polished dimension.  
  
Written by **alt.** alongside **Trophy Eyes** vocalist **John Floreani**, with production, mixing and mastering courtesy of longtime collaborator **Callan Orr** at Avalanche Studios, **_Conversations That Hurt_** is also accompanied today by a brand new music video featuring a raw yet rigorous performance befitting of the track's bittersweet lyricism.  
  
_"Conversations That Hurt is about the freshness of a breakup,"_ shares vocalist **Daniel Cullen-Richards**. "_It's hard to move on and all you can think about is wanting them back when you know it's not meant to be."_

Emerging in late 2019, **alt.**'s impassioned fusion of punk, pop, electronic, and alternative rock saw the Adelaide group instantly resonate with a vast audience, premiering their debut single _**insubordinate**_ on the Dreambound YouTube channel and going on to generate over 2 million streams via their debut 2020 EP _**dysfunctional**_. An independent venture, written alongside **Trenton Woodley** (Hands Like Houses), **Jimmy Alexander** and **Luke McKenzie** (Awaken I Am), **Zachary Britt** (Young Lions, Dream on Dreamer) and **Chris Lalic** (Windwaker), **_dysfunctional_** would ultimately set the stage for tours with the likes of **Don Broco**, **Saosin**, **Karnivool**, **Cog**, **Caskets** and **Windwaker**, with the band consistently turning heads with their innovative yet cohesive sounds.  
  
Signing with **Resist Records** and **StarpTone Records**, **alt.** showcased a darker ferocity in 2023 that channeled the turbulent years surrounding their inception, stepping into heavier waters via the release of their debut album **_ABEYANCE_** last year. Hurling breakdowns, caustic vocals and imposing riffs into a tight and tempestuous package, **_ABEYANCE_** featured a guest vocal from **Void Of Vision**'s **Jack Bergin** on the single **_APEP_**, with **alt.** teaming up with **Marcus Bridge** (Northlane), **Landon Tewers** (The Plot In You), and returning collaborators **Woodley** and **Britt**. **_ABEYANECE_** didn't merely re-write the **alt.** rule book; instead, it declared a powerful inability to pigeonhole **alt.** into any one genre while also flexing the group's masterful take on a broad and immersive palette of sounds.

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Alt. Conversations That Hurt Release Shows | Melbourne

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