Dec 15, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have shared a cover of Metronomy’s 2011 song “Everything Goes My Way,” recorded at the BBC Radio 6 Music studio. They have also recently announced a string of U.S. tour dates to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, An Awesome Wave. More

Feb 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Last night, alt-J made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where they performed “U&ME” from their newly-released album The Dream. In honor of the 10th anniversary of their debut album, An Awesome Wave, they also performed their 2012 hit “Breezeblocks” as an online extra. More

Feb 11, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2022. More

Feb 07, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have shared a new track, “The Actor.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, The Dream, due out on February 11 via Canvasback/Infectious Music. More

Jan 07, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Hayden Merrick)

Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2022. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week in almost a month, as the holiday season slowed the release of new songs in mid December. But the first week of 2022 presented enough new tracks to warrant a return to Songs of the Week. More

Jan 05, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have shared a video for their new song “Hard Drive Gold.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, The Dream, due out on February 11 via Canvasback/Infectious Music. Watch the video, co-directed by frontman Joe Newman alongside Darcy Wallace. More

Dec 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

Nov 05, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2021. More

Nov 03, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have shared a video for their new song “Get Better.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, The Dream, due out on February 11, 2022 via Canvasback/Infectious Music. The video was created by Hamburg-based pixel artist Stefanie Grunwald. More

Oct 22, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have shared a video for a remix of “U&ME” from American dance music producer Baauer. The original “U&ME” will be featured on the band’s forthcoming album, The Dream, which is due out February 11, 2022 via Canvasback/Infectious Music. More

Sep 24, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2021. Whereas last week’s list was a supersized Top 14, this week was a bit calmer, with 10 songs we particularly liked. More

Sep 22, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Alt-J have announced the release of their fourth studio album, The Dream, which will be out on February 11, 2022 via Canvasback/Infectious Music. The band has subsequently shared a video for a song from the album titled “U&ME” and have announced an upcoming tour with Portugal. The Man, which is set to begin later this year. More

Apr 15, 2021 By Mark Moody

Yesterday, U.K.-based environmental charity ClientEarth launched the Playlists For Earth campaign. The initiative seeks to bring awareness and activism around the need for support in the global battle over the climate crisis. More than 60 artists, record labels, publications and other creatives have submitted playlists in support of the cause, including Under the Radar. Artists ranging from Brian Eno, Anna Calvi, to Squid, Coldplay, and Hot Chip are participating. More

Sep 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

On September 28 Alt-J are releasing Reduxer, a new release they are calling a reinterpretation album, which is essentially a radically different remixed version of their last album, Relaxer, which came out in June 2017. Now they have shared another track from the album, “Last Year (feat. GoldLink) (Terrace Martin Version),” via a trippy animated video. More

Sep 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

On September 28 alt-J are releasing Reduxer, which is essentially a radically different remixed version of their last album, Relaxer, which came out in June 2017. The previously shared “Deadcrush (feat. Danny Brown) (Alchemist x Trooko Version)” now has a video, which also stars Danny Brown. More

Jul 20, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Songs of the Week returned last week after a five-week hiatus and now we’re back into the full swing of things. This week’s list features some returning artists who have appeared on other Songs of the Week lists lately, including a repeat #1, as well as some artists making their debut on the list. It all ends with one of the silliest songs to ever make the Songs of the Week list, which will hopefully lift your spirits. More

Jul 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J have announced Reduxer, a new release they are calling a reinterpretation album, which is essentially a radically different remixed version of their last album, Relaxer, which came out in June 2017. They have also shared a track from it, “Deadcrush (feat. Danny Brown) (Alchemist x Trooko Version).” More

Jun 15, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J have shared a new version of “In Cold Blood” that features Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis Jr.) and Pusha T. Twin Shadow reworked the song and Pusha T raps on the new version. Listen to it below. Last night all of them stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the new version. More

Jan 29, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, last June via Canvasback Music. Now they have announced their largest North American headlining show to date, on June 15 at Forest Hills Stadium. What’s more, the venue’s sound will be “augmented by the use of immersive hyperrealism technology.” More

Jan 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Bonnaroo have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7-10 and this year, their 17th year, the headliners are Eminem, The Killers, and Muse. More

Jan 03, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More

Nov 15, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, back in June via Canvasback Music. Now they have shared a video for “Pleader.” Isaiah Seret directed the clip, which stars Sophia Cookson (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) and Morgan Watkins (Kingsman: The Secret Service). More

Nov 02, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, back in June via Canvasback Music. Now they have shared remixes of the album’s “Hit Me Like That Snare” and “Adeline” by Shade (aka Eric Balderose), the vocalist/guitarist of American metallic hardcore band Code Orange. More

Sep 14, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

British singer Sampha Sisay (or just Sampha) was previously best known for his vocal and production contributions to the likes of SBTRKT (where many listeners likely first discovered him), Kanye West, Drake, and Solange. But back in February he finally released Process, his debut solo album, via Young Turks. More

Aug 23, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, back in June via Canvasback Music. Recently they have been sharing some remixes. Today they shared a remix of “Deadcrush” by Berlin/London based duo Lea Porcelain, who add shoegaze textures to the song. More

Jul 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, last month via Canvasback Music. Now they have shared a remix of “In Cold Blood” by American dance music producer Baauer. The original sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave, whereas Baauer’s remix ups the bass and adds in beats and stutters. Listen below. More

Jul 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by alt-J, The xx, Glass Animals, Sampha, The Big Moon, Kate Tempest, and… Ed Sheeran. The last one seems like bit of a mainstream choice for The Mercury Prize. The full list is below. More

Jul 13, 2017 By Mark Redfern

In the past we’ve avoided posting midyear best albums lists. It seemed somehow impatient and premature to evaluate the year’s albums halfway through. And how do you decide which period the list covers, which arbitrary release date do you work out is the cut off point, as every midyear list seems to cover a different period? But 2017 is a year that demands a partial evaluation. More

Jul 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, last month via Canvasback Music. Now they have shared a video for “Deadcrush.” Young Replicant directed the video, which was choreographed by Darcy Wallace. It features three dancers in some sort of post-apocalyptic urban world. More

Jun 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, last Friday via Canvasback Music. Last night the band stopped by Conan to perform In Cold Blood. Watch the performance below. More

Jun 02, 2017 By Charles Steinberg

It always seemed oddly unnecessary that an art school band from Leeds caught so much flack for not having personae as interesting as their music. Alt-J has been chased around the block by a media driven contention that the fervent popularity of their artful soul folktronica needed a punchier appeal factor from its members. More

Jun 02, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J released their third album, Relaxer, today via Canvasback Music and they have posted all eight songs to YouTube for your listening pleasure. You can stream the whole thing via the playlist below. More

May 26, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

To help you sort through the multitude of new songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the five best. Below that we have also highlighted other notable new tracks shared this week. This week was light on exciting new songs, likely due to the impending long Memorial Day holiday weekend, but there were still pleasures to be found. More

May 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Now they have shared another song from it, “Adeline.” Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming U.S. tour dates. More

May 09, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, as well as a video for “3WW,” and “In Cold Blood,” which sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave. More

Apr 19, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, as well as a video for “3WW,” and “In Cold Blood,” which sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave. More

Apr 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, and “In Cold Blood,” which sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave. More

Apr 11, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW” and “In Cold Blood.” Now the band has launched a new web game. More

Apr 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version is about to ship out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly). More

Mar 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice. More

Mar 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Alt-J have announced a new album, Relaxer, and shared its first single, “3WW.” Relaxer is the British trio’s third album and is due out June 9 via Canvasback Music. It’s the follow-up to 2014’s This Is All Yours (and 2012’s An Awesome Wave, which won the Mercury Prize). More

Jan 09, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

New York’s Panorama festival, from Goldenvoice (who put on Coachella), have announced their second annual event, to go down at Randall’s Island Park in New York from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30. More

Jul 06, 2015 By Marie Noble

Last weekend, Gdynia, Poland hosted Open’er Festival—the country’s largest four-day music event. More

Apr 15, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Last night alt-j and JUNGLE performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl. More

Apr 01, 2015 By Trevor Flynn

Last night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, alt-J played their single, “Every Other Freckle,” off of their critically-acclaimed album This Is All Yours. More

Feb 23, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Alt-J have premiered a brand new music video featuring their latest This Is All Yours single “Pusher.” More

Jan 12, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing the support of their excellent sophomore LP This Is All Yours, alt-J have announced plans for a North and South American tour. More

Dec 19, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the Best of 2014 Issue, which is about to hit newsstands and will be out all of January and February. It features St. Vincent on the cover and interviews with some of the artists behind 2014’s best albums. More

Dec 16, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night alt-j crashed Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing “Every Other Freckle” and “Left Hand Free” on the show’s outdoor stage. More

Dec 11, 2014 By Laura Studarus

The Way Out West 2015 lineup continues to grow. More

Nov 17, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night, alt-j stopped by the Beacon Theater in New York. More

Nov 07, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sure alt-J has already released one great video for This is All Yours cut, “Left Hand Free.” Why not make it two? More

Oct 01, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Next week, our current cover artists alt-J will kick off their North American tour in support of their sophomore album This Is All Yours, which is out now. Today, the band announced a show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on March 30^th, 2015. More

Sep 29, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Out promoting their newly released sophomore album This Is All Yours, Under the Radar cover stars alt-J recently stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge for a special performance session. More

Sep 16, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week newly minted Under the Radar cover stars alt-J will release their anticipated sophomore LP, This Is All Yours. More

Sep 12, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the September/October issue, which is on newsstands now. It features alt-J on the cover. Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry does a joint interview with Peter Gabriel. We talk to Lush‘s Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson about their 1996 album, Lovelife. More

Sep 09, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Recently featured on Letterman, alt-J continued to promote their upcoming sophomore album This Is All Yours with an appearance on Conan last night. More

Sep 05, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

In anticipation of their upcoming sophomore album This Is All Yours, UK trio alt-J stopped by The Late Show With David Letterman last night performing the track “Left Hand Free.” More

Aug 15, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J, Jessie Ware, Arcade Fire, Stars, Zola Jesus, Blonde Redhead, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, Röyksopp and Robyn, Pharmakon, Saint Pepsi, Willis Earl Beal, Ryn Weaver, The Vaselines, My Brightest Diamond, Tweedy, The Juan MacLean, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Aug 14, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Here’s a new track from alt-J’s forthcoming album, This is All Yours. More

Aug 07, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Alt-J have just debuted the second video from their upcoming LP This Is All Yours. “Left Hand Free” was directed by Ryan Staake and filmed just outside Austin, Texas, and features all the staples of a laid back summer vacation in the desert. More

Aug 01, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J (remixed by clipping.), Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz (covering Sibylle Baier), Wampire, Chance the Rapper (covering the theme song to ‘90s cartoon Arthur), Marrisa Nadler (covering Leonard Cohen), Foxes in Fiction, Terry Malts, Literature, Kamp!, Kate Boy, Purling Hiss, and more. More

Jul 16, 2014 By Laura Studarus

“Hunger of the Pine,” the latest single from alt-J’s forthcoming album This is All Yours, has gotten a video. More

Jul 11, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J, Jenny Lewis, Bat For Lashes, Jessie Ware, Jeff Tweedy, Cut Copy, Anna Calvi and David Byrne (covering Connan Mockasin), Twin Peaks, Cassie Ramone (ex-Vivian Girls), Laetitia Sadier (ex-Stereolab), We Were Promised Jetpacks, Speedy Ortiz, Generationals, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More

Jun 27, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Grimes, Jessie Ware, Radiohead’s Phil Selway, Zola Jesus, alt-J, School of Seven Bells, Willis Earl Beal, and much more. More

Jun 18, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Alt-J recently announced This Is All Yours, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave. Today, via NPR, they’ve released the first track from the upcoming LP. More

Jun 18, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

The Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco announced their lineup for 2014. Notable acts include Outkast, Massive Attack, alt-J, TV On The Radio, Janelle Monae, The New Pornographers, Washed Out, St. Lucia, Banks, Jungle, White Denim, Zedd, Polica, The Growlers, Classixx, Chet Faker, Ryan Hemsworth, TOBACCO, Bleached, Painted Palms, and more. More

Jun 09, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Alt-J have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, This Is All Yours. More

Dec 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night alt-J continued the extensive support of their Mercury Prize-winning album An Awesome Wave with a guest appearance on Dave Letterman’s Late Show. More

Nov 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Following the success of their Mercury Prize-winning debut album An Awesome Wave, alt-J have announced the release of a new remix EP titled Summer. More

Sep 13, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

While it will be extremely difficult to pick a clear winner from this year’s recently announced Mercury Prize nominees, last year’s winners alt-J, continued to bask in the success of their debut record An Awesome Wave with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Sep 06, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Currently traveling across North America supporting their Mercury Prize-winning debut An Awesome Wave, alt-J have premiered a reworking of their track “Breezeblocks” by producer and Wu-Tang member RZA. More

Aug 21, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

“Taro,” featured on alt-J‘s Mercury Prize-winning debut An Awesome Wave, takes its inspiration from war photographers Robert Capa and his companion and partner Gerda Taro, the latter of which tragically died as the two covered the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. More

Jul 01, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Mercury Prize winners alt-J have announced that they will release an upcoming concert film titled An American Wave. More

Jun 03, 2013 By Colby West

The 2013 Sasquatch music festival took place in Quincey, WA last weekend and we sent photographer Allyce Andrew out to capture the action. Check out her photos of alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons, Grimes, The xx, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend (and more) here. More

May 17, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Over the past several years mobile phones have made it easier and easier for concert-goers to record their favorite moments of a given show. More

Apr 21, 2013 By Laura Studarus

April 19 marked the second weekend of Coachella’s 2013 run. We sent photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. More

Apr 19, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Capping off their first appearance at Coachella, alt-J visited the L.A. studio of Conan yesterday where the Brit-quartet they made their U.S. television debut. More

Mar 28, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Fryars recently took alt-J’s An Awesome Wave cut “Dissolve Me” in an even more abstracted direction. More

Dec 04, 2012 By Laura Studarus

In heavy demand after their Mercury Prize win for debut album An Awesome Wave, alt-J have just announced a series of spring tour dates. More

Nov 13, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Just in time for Mercury Prize victory lap, British pop outfit alt-J have premeired a new track titled “Bufflao.” More

Nov 08, 2012 By Laura Studarus

The Invisible recently gave Mercury Prize winning quartet alt-J the remix treatment. More

Nov 05, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last week alt-J won the UK’s pretigious Mercury Prize for their debut album An Awesome Wave. More

Nov 01, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Congratulations to alt-J, who just awarded The Mercury Music Prize for their debut, An Awesome Wave. More

Oct 09, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Alt-J are hitting the road in support of their Mercury Prize-nominated debut, An Awesome Wave. More

Sep 19, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Less than a week from releasing a music video for their track “Fitzpleasure,” UK quartet alt-J have premiered yet another for “Something Good,” featured on their Mercury Prize-nominated debut an Awesome Wave. More

Sep 13, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Newly minted Mercury Prize nominees alt-J just released a new video for An Awesome Wave cut, “Fitzpleasure.” More

Sep 12, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Django Django, Jessie Ware, Richard Hawley, alt-J, Field Music are among the names announced as part of this year’s nominees for the Mercury Prize. More

Aug 31, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Soon to release their full-length debut An Awesome Wave on Sept. 18 on Canvasback Music, UK indie rock quartet alt-J (currently featured in the latest issue of Under the Radar) have shared an acoustic version of one of the album’s included songs “Tessellate.” More

Aug 23, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands next week, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and Gay musicians talking about current Queer issues. The issue is now available to buy in the digital/iPad format here. More

Jun 02, 2017 By Kyle Mullin

alt-J‘s music was hauntingly echoing off Ely Cathedrals’ aged walls, as guitarist/vocalist Joe Newman, drummer Thom Green, and keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton stood inside and played the notes to their new song “Pleader.” More

Dec 23, 2014 By Matt Fink

Read some of the reviews of alt-J‘s full-length debut, 2012’s An Awesome Wave, and you’ll get a sense of how difficult it is for even seasoned music critics to describe the band’s sound. Folk music mixed with hip-hop beats? Electronic indie dub? Experimental choral music? All of the terms were attached to the band, and none of them make any more sense now than they did then. With This Is All Yours, their sophomore release, the task becomes even more difficult.

Dec 22, 2014 By Matt Fink

It’s November 4, 2012, and alt-J is on top of the world. Less than a day earlier, their full-length debut An Awesome Wave had won The Mercury Prize—the much-coveted annual award given to the year’s best album by an artist born in the U.K. or Ireland. More

Jan 11, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Recent Mercury Prize winners Alt-J don’t skimp on the weird. Their offbeat debut An Awesome Wave skitters across genres—a jittery wash of soulful groves, a cappella harmonies, and soaring piano and guitar lines colliding with pop culture references ‘a plenty. The assemblage of these elements seems to beg the question: What is this? Lit pop? (The album title is a reference to American Psycho.) Art rock? (Three-fourths of the band studied art at university.) Radiohead 2.0? (The band counts Thom Yorke as a major influence.) Who knows? More

Jun 01, 2017 By Kyle Mullin

One wouldn’t assume that a series of zeroes and ones could be sung in a convincing, let alone catchy, refrain. It might also seem equally impossible to sing a revolutionary new rendition of a song as overexposed as “The House of the Rising Sun.” Yet alt-J do all that and more on their new LP, Relaxer. More

Nov 17, 2014 By Robert Altman

alt-J, the English indie wunderkinds who burst on the scene in 2012 winning the Mercury Prize for their first album, An Awesome Wave, hit NYC on their current tour supporting their sophomore effort last evening. More

Sep 19, 2014 By Will Moss

Alt-J‘s 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave, is one of the great modern indie success stories. The now-trademark unconventional and accessible songs took both the independent and the mainstream music worlds by storm, catapulting the band from the blogosphere to three Brit Award nominations and a Mercury Music Prize. More

Mar 23, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Despite our high hopes and daisy-fresh worldviews, Wednesday night was a mixed bag, with sets from Peace, NO CEREMONY///, Ex Cops, CHVRCHES, and alt-J. More

Mar 22, 2013 By Mark Redfern

My wife Wendy and I were warned not to bring a baby to SXSW but had little choice but to take our two-and-a-half-month-old daughter Rose to Austin with us. Here’s a recap of what I saw Tuesday and Wednesday night during the music portion of SXSW in between worrying about the new addition to our family, including sets by Divine Fits, CHVRCHES, Peace, EX Cops, alt-J, and others. More

Sep 25, 2012 By Austin Trunick

“Triangles are my favorite shape/three points where two lines meet,” guitarist Joe Newman sings in “Tessellate,” offering up one explanation into why this Cambridgeshire, U.K. band would name themselves after the Mac keyboard shortcut that produces a triangle shape. An Awesome Wave, alt-J’s debut record of offbeat love songs and weird odes to geometry, has already become a surprise hit in their native country.

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