An Awesome Wave
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80
On their full-length debut, the UK's Alt-J bursts out of the gate with a group of songs that are equal parts creative, eccentric, and playful. Art pop for those with sunny dispositions.
80
It's uncommon for bands to achieve cohesiveness amidst such high levels of quirk; on their debut, Alt-J have done much better than that.
11y
80
By making geometry sound raunchy, this Leeds-born band are bridging the gap between Wild Beasts' sauciness and smart Dance-pop.
11y
80
It risks feeling frustrated and frustrating, but Alt-J’s bizarre pop is ultimately rooted solidly in pathos, in a sort of blighted redemption.
11y
80
Whatever alt-j were aiming for with their debut album, they have managed to prove their value as talented musicians, literary enthusiasts and imagery aficionados.
11y
50
An Awesome Wave washes over its beached listeners, pleasantly cooling them for a second, then making its retreat back into an ocean of sameness.
11y
48
It's both overstuffed and messy, and so overworked that what life there may once have been now exists as a kind of primordial paste.
11y
Alt-J was formed as an Indie Rock band in 2007 by Joe Newman, Thomas Stuart (Thom Sonny) Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton, and Gwilym Sainsbury in Leeds. The band's name comes from the combinations of keys pressed to get the symbol Δ on a Mac computer. The soon-to-be band all went to university together at Leeds where the members would start recording and writing music in the university hall rooms. After graduating, the members would go on to record and write music for several months before ... read more
this album was my shit back in the day
i played a concerning amount of life is strange and i'll never forget the usage of something good in that game, such a memorable and nostalgic track that i still listen to today
its a fun album that, for its time, had a nice range of unique sounds that was enough to keep me engaged
to my standards today, it's not the greatest, but i still respect it for what it is
um álbum bem característico e com algumas músicas incríveis
mas algumas meio esquecíveis também
melhores: Taro - Breezeblocks - Fitzpleasure - Something Good - Bloodflood - Matilda
piores (sem interlúdios): Hand-Made - Intro
!! Disclaimer I am not good at reviews I apologize.
This album a strange one. The interludes are God awful but after interlude 1 you have a great 2 track run, tesselate-breezeblocks. the chorus on tessellate is super catchy definingly making for one of the more memorable moments on the album and then breezeblocks starts which is quite possibly the highest point this album gets, it build-ups greatly to The "I love you so I love you so please break my heart" that whole part really ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Intro 2:37 | 86 |
| 2 | Interlude 1 1:12 | 78 |
| 3 | Tessellate 3:02 | 89 |
| 4 | Breezeblocks 3:47 | 90 |
| 5 | Interlude 2 1:17 | 77 |
| 6 | Something Good 3:38 | 86 |
| 7 | Dissolve Me 3:59 | 86 |
| 8 | Matilda 3:48 | 83 |
| 9 | Ms 3:58 | 83 |
| 10 | Fitzpleasure 3:39 | 89 |
| 11 | Interlude 3 0:53 | 74 |
| 12 | Bloodflood 4:09 | 87 |
| 13 | Taro 5:14 | 91 |
| 14 | Hand-Made 2:37 Hidden Track | 80 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
Year End Lists
| #2 | / | Clash |
| #3 | / | Gigwise |
| #5 | / | NME |
| #7 | / | DIY |
| #7 | / | Rough Trade |
| #7 | / | The Guardian |
| #8 | / | Earmilk |
| #9 | / | BBC |
| #9 | / | Time Out London |
| #12 | / | The Fly |
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9mo
I remember finding about this album from watch dogs legion when breezeblocks came in. love that song
Added on: June 9, 2012