Thread for Alt-J

This is a nice find. First time the nytimes has turned me on to a band.

Full disclosure: I also love the Darkness

God, imagine waking up one morning and discovering you had this dude's voice.

I thought Alt-J was a rapper until today.

Aside from some of the guy's quirkier vocal stylings I've decided they're quite good.

i.... kind of like left hand free?

A mate of mine with good taste reps hard for this band but they've always sounded like a shitty anaemic Radiohead to me

"This is how Alt-J makes music"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlBskd3IaNw

They sold out Madison Square Garden. Does anybody else find that odd?

"Left Hand Free" has been on alt-rock stations, the ones that still exist, every hour for the last 8 months or so fwiw. but obviously not all bands that do that sell out MSG.

Haven't really liked any Alt-J output since their first album, including the first two tracks released from their new album.

This third track "Adeline" is much better, if not the most conventional thing they've recorded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XwU8H6e8Ts

i avoided this band because they sounded like they were shit and then I heard "3WW" from Relaxer and really liked it.

but then I heard another song and it was shit so who knows

3WW is so good. It's a shame about literally everything else they've ever done.