HEART, BE STILL. ALT-J IS GOING ON TOUR

A GUIDE FOR THE GROUPIE IN YOU. ALL PRAISE ALT-J ∆

CAN ALT-J DO ANY WRONG? THEY JUST RELEASED THE VIDEO TO THEIR LEADING SINGLE 3WW OFF RELAXER, THEIR FORTHCOMING ALBUM, AND IT IS FIRE.

SHOT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO, THIS STUNNING PIECE TELLS A HAUNTING YET POETIC STORY OF LOVE AND LOSS. THE SINGLE ITSELF, WHICH WAS RELEASED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, FEATURES THE BEAUTIFUL VOCALS OF ELLIE ROWSELL, THE LEAD SINGER OF THE LONDON BAND WOLF ALICE.

THE SONG HAD INITIALLY BEEN RELEASED AS A TEASER, FEATURING THE FIRST 40 SECONDS OF THE SONG COMBINED WITH CLIPS FROM THE 1998 JAPANESE PLAYSTATION GAME, LSD: DREAM EMULATOR. HOW APPROPRIATE. THE SONG WAS LEAKED A FEW DAYS LATER AND THEN PROMPTLY TAKEN DOWN, AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEING LEAKED BY ITUNES JAPAN. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT…

KNOWN TO BE MORE OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL TYPE, ALT-J HAS BEEN USING CODES TO COMMUNICATE WITH FANS LATELY, MUCH IN LINE WITH RELAXER’S THEME AND LATEST SONG, IN COLD BLOOD.

FUCK THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

WE DON’T NEED THAT SHIT.

*FACEBOOK POST DECODED FOR US SIMPLE FOLK*

IN A RECENT NEWSLETTER, THE BOYS FROM LEEDS EXPLAINED, “[‘3WW’] TRACES THE ADVENTURES OF A WAYWARD LAD ON ENGLAND’S NORTHEAST COAST, CULMINATING IN THE WHISPERING OF THREE WORN WORDS. LET’S NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH—WE THINK IT COULD BE THE BEST THING WE’VE DONE TO DATE.” [THOSE IN AGREEMENT SAY “I”. *ALL UNANIMOUSLY SAY “I”*]

IT GETS BETTER. THEY HAVE NOT ONLY CONFIRMED TO BE PLAYING AT 10 FESTIVALS INCLUDING ROCK WERCHTER, PANORAMA MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND LOLLAPALOOZA CHICAGO AND PARIS, BUT HAVE ALSO RELEASED THEIR US AND CANADA TOUR DATES. ROAD TRIP ANY ONE?

HERE’S THE RELAXER TRACKLIST.
01. 3WW
02. IN COLD BLOOD
03. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
04. HIT ME LIKE THAT SNARE
05. DEADCRUSH
06. ADELINE
07. LAST YEAR
08. PLEADER