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alt-J – Every Other Freckle
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This is the third single off of alt-J (∆)’s 2014 album This Is All Yours.
The song’s lustful theme and metaphors are reminiscent of “I Wanna Be Yours” by John Cooper Clarke.
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alt-J – ❦ (Ripe & Ruin)
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This song is also known as “Interlude 1” or “Interlude I”.
The fleuron character or “printer’s flower” (❦) used in the title of this song is used in book printing to divide
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alt-J – Taro
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There are so many things rolled into Taro – mournful Dispensary Girl-esque post-rock strings and bells plus vocal tone, Indian pop straddling the bridge and a history lesson.
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alt-J – 3WW
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3WW is the first single, and opening track, off of Alt-J’s third full length LP, Relaxer. The title ‘3WW’ stands for “3 worn words”. This song’s teaser uses imagery and scenery
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alt-J – Something Good
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A perfect taster of why Alt-J won the fiery acclaim of the Mercury Prize, Something Good is a mix of ghostly harmonies, shuffling drums and folk guitars that should be pretentious.
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alt-J – In Cold Blood
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In Cold Blood is the second single off of Alt-J’s third full length LP, “Relaxer”. It premiered on March 29th, 2017 live on Mistajam’s show on BBC Radio One. The band introduced
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alt-J – Matilda
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Named after Natalie Portman’s character in Leon: The Professional, the name of the song follows the English spelling rather than the French spelling of “Mathilda” used in the film
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alt-J – Fitzpleasure
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“Fitzpleasure,” the album’s most frenetic and even schizophrenic composition, jumps between Gregorian chant to Afropop-tinged dubstep to ethereal electronica yet never feels
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alt-J – Tessellate
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In which the ultimate Shorty Said soundalikes roll on with Tessellate, the most Devendra Banhart of all Alt-J songs. Doesn’t matter though, because its piano lollop is as
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alt-J – Adeline
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alt-J introduced this song on Twitter as
a Tasmanian devil falls in love with a woman as he watches her swim.
The song describes his feelings toward her as well as his
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alt-J – Get Better
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The sixth track and second single off of alt-J’s 2022 album “The Dream,” Get Better was first teased on a new Instagram account “getbetter_altj” with pixelated-game style posts.
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alt-J – Dissolve Me
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“Dissolve Me” betrays a jazz influence in the way it meanders in a manner that most indie bands cannot manage.
The name “dissolve me” may be a reference to drug use, but also a
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alt-J – Delta
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[Verse] / Force fields in the delta / I'm not a praying man, but I'll kneel to that / Force fields in the delta / I'm not a praying man, but I'll kneel to that / Force fields in
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alt-J – Nara
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The third track on This Is All Yours, Nara is the second song in the three-part named after the Japanese city. The song is about a gay man wanting to marry. It was written around
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alt-J – Hunger of the Pine
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“Hunger of the Pine” is the first single from their 2014 album, This Is All Yours.
Keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton had this to say on the songwriting process after the departure of
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alt-J – 353
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A song alt-J performed at the BBC Maida Vale studio in west London as part of a longer session in 2011.
Some of the lyrics come from 1998 hit ‘Kiss Me’ by Sixpence None the
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alt-J – Bloodflood Pt. II
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Pt. II is a follow-up to the song “Bloodflood” featured on their first studio album, An Awesome Wave.
Though the original “Bloodflood” is about the adrenaline-filled “feeling you
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alt-J – Bloodflood
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Bloodflood, about being flooded with fear, is the source for the name of the album (An Awesome Wave). This lyric is an embodiment of the record, evoking the concept of being
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alt-J (Ft. Conor Oberst, Lianne La Havas, Marika Hackman & Sivu) – Warm Foothills
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The studio version of this song is sung by Joe Newman (alt-J) spliced with words sung by Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Lianne La Havas, Sivu, and Marika Hackman.
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alt-J – Choice Kingdom
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“Choice Kingdom” is an ode to their home country of England, with a typical ∆ spin on it of course.
This is evidenced by the title of the interlude before this track, “❦ (Garden
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alt-J – Portrait
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‘Portrait’ was recorded under the FILMS moniker, and is the earliest (pre-) alt-J recording out there. The track has a far greater rock influence, but it just isn’t in the same
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alt-J – Last Year
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A tranquil song in two parts that tells the story of the narrator’s “Last Year”, which was both the year before this one and and also the last year of his life. The first part is a
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alt-J – Leon
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“Leon” goes a little further back into new wave and post-punk, which makes it stand out more than any other song Alt-J have previously abandoned.
Just like “Matilda”, the lyrics
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alt-J – Pusher
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“Pusher” is a stripped-down acoustic number about love, loss and loneliness. Its central idea is that people are either pushers or pullers, and a successful relationship needs both
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alt-J – Philadelphia
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“Philadelphia is a story about the demise of a person. They’re so discombobulated, they don’t know that they’re dying; but, they’re sort of having flashbacks to their life before
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alt-J – Lovely Day
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This song is a hidden track on ∆ (Alt-J)’s second album This Is All Yours.
It is a cover of “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers.
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alt-J – Happier When You’re Gone
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[Verse 1] / "Joe, Joe, Joe / Only fuck-ups need clean starts" / I scream as you come my way / (I'm happier when you're gone) / [Verse 2] / Joe, Joe, Joe / The chime of loves
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alt-J – Bane
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“Bane” is an intense, moody trip which features a classical choir lamenting about selling one’s soul and quoting Jesus during his crucifixion. Naturally, its subject matter is… a
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alt-J – The Actor
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What would it be like to have been John Belushi’s coke dealer? “The Actor” imagines an answer to that question, imagining him as an inexperienced actor trying to realise his Dream
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alt-J – Arrival in Nara
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The quiet, acoustic guitar-driven second track on This Is All Yours, “Arrival in Nara” is about a girl who is drowning, who eventually starts singing to die doing what she loved.
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alt-J – Powders
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“Powders” ends The Dream on a positive note. Absent are the murders and tragedies that permeate the album. Instead, it’s a meet-cute between a boy and girl. While the song is said
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alt-J (Ft. Mountain Man) – Buffalo
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Written for the soundtrack of Silver Linings Playbook and featuring Mountain Man (best known for backing Feist), “Buffalo” is a beautiful track that many agree showcases all of the
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alt-J (Ft. PJ Sin Suela) – Pleader (Trooko Version)
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It was a pleasure to work on this remix. After doing my research and finding out that the inspiration of the song is based on a book called “How Green Was My Valley” everything
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alt-J – Leaving Nara
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The final track on This Is All Yours, excluding the hidden track after it, this song is a short continuation of Nara, talking about the same themes and referring back to the
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alt-J – Breezeblocks
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This is song from ∆’s (pronounced: Alt-J) debut album, An Awesome Wave.
“Breezeblocks” tells the story of a desperate man’s attempts to win over his love’s affections again as she
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alt-J – Losing My Mind
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[Verse 1] / Oh, legacy is a picture of me / On holiday in the late seventies / Drying after swimming, my father calls to me (Look over your shoulder) / Sunny disposition at the end
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alt-J – Breezeblocks (Tinlicker Remix)
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(Please don't go, please don't go) / She may contain the urge to run away / But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks / Cetirizene, your fever’s gripped me again
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alt-J – The Gospel of John Hurt
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Warning: annotations contain spoilers for the film Alien, and content that some readers may find disturbing (graphic violence, gore)
Like “Matilda”, “The Gospel of John Hurt” was
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alt-J – Hit Me Like That Snare
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alt-J first previewed Hit Me Like That Snare for Q Magazine, which called it “an atypically filthy psychedelic grind”. Joe Newman explained that it’s “about a person who goes to a
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alt-J – House of the Rising Sun
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The May 2017 issue of Q Magazine described this song as a cover and mentioned that it features contributions from twenty classical guitarists. Before the song became available alt-
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alt-J (Ft. HEX & Paigey Cakey) – Adeline (ADP Version)
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[Intro: Joe Newman] / Ooh, my Adeline / Ooh, down in Tasmania / [Verse 1: HEX] / Oh, yeah / Mask on your face, masquerade, ball / Show what’s beneath, see the smoke, when you leave
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alt-J – Walk a Mile
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Seemingly a story of reconciliation between two lovers, “Walk a Mile” is full of insinuations that it is actually a tale of violent revenge. This ties it in to The Dream’s
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alt-J – U&ME
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“U&ME” tells a euphoric love story that devolves into a drug trip but nevertheless remains a cherished memory. The song arrived with the announcement of the band’s fourth LP, The
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