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alt-J – Pleader
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alt-J previewed this song for Q Magazine’s May 2017 issue, which described it as being inspired by the novel How Green Was My Valley. The song was partly recorded in Ely Cathedral
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – ❦ (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 – 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 – Hard Drive Gold
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“Hard Drive Gold” is a teenager’s juvenile fantasy of becoming an overnight millionaire by trading cryptocurrency. alt-J describe the song as “tongue-in-cheek”.
The track dropped
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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
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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 – 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 (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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (Ft. Pusha T) – In Cold Blood (Twin Shadow Version)
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alt-J collaborated with Pusha T and Twin Shadow on a remix of their song In Cold Blood. The remix was announced via a special Snapchat filter and then released shortly after a live
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alt-J – Intro (This Is All Yours)
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The first song on This Is All Yours, “Intro” immediately starts the album with a bang. The track begins with vocal samples, after which the guitars come in and Joe Newman sings
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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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