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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 – ❦ (Garden of England)
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This interlude features sounds of birds, nature, and cheerful sounding recorders.
The fleuron character (❦) in the title is the same that they used for the three interludes: “❦ (
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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. 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Left Hand Free
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The second single off of This Is All Yours is described by the band members as the “least Alt-J song ever”. It was rumoured to have been made in large part to appease the label
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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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Migos (Ft. Travis Scott) – Kelly Price
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Migos and Travis Scott give us a peek into their materialistic women-and-drug-filled lifestyle.
Kelly Price is an R&B singer; you may recognize her feature on “Ultralight Beam
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Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
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“Take Me Out” is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12
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Christian Death – Romeo's Distress
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“Romeo’s Distress is a song about the KKK and their hypocrisy. Members of the KKK and other racist organizations will often speak of the bible and the and the ‘compassion’ of their
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The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
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“1979” is an homage to youth and all the pain, angst, and happiness that goes along with it. With a fusion of alternative rock, new wave, and electronics, the Pumpkins stumbled
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The Genius Community’s 50 Best Songs of 2023
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Lana Del Rey, Baby Keem and boygenius all made the cut, but who came out on top?
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Taylor Swift – You're On Your Own, Kid
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“You’re On Your Own, Kid” recounts a young person who longs for love but eventually understands that they are on their own as the song progresses toward its conclusion. The verses
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Richard I. Prevo – The Making of Paul (Chap. 4: Paul in Narrative)
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... kingdom of God. This report determined him to sail to Judaea. Driven by stress ... Genius is the world's biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge.
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Untitled
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Untitled
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... lyrics 2017-01-11T16:13:52-05:00 weekly 0.5 https://genius.com/Mad-world ... J-killz-we-knowprod-by-mizzybeatz-lyrics 2017-01-11T16:13:53-05:00 weekly 0.5 ...
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