This isn’t your mom and dad’s album, and it’s not mine either. Building a unique identity is difficult after all, and all of the comparisons to greats like Arcade Fire, Bastille and Arctic Monkeys would start to get on my nerves too. They are willing to explore, to try new things and take some risks when it comes to their sound. This is actually a good thing.īecause it means that alt-J aren’t settling into a pattern of record making. What a flaming pile of garbage that song feels like every time I listen to it.Īnd as much as I hate that song.
It doesn’t make much sense to me, with a spectacularly weird and awful track in Hit Me Like That Snare. I could spend a lot of time dissecting this album and pointing out all the places to you where it sounds amazing (read: In Cold Blood, Dead Crush, and Last Year), like the band that created Breeze Blocks and Left Hand Free, but someway and somehow we’ve been treated to a snoozefest for the most part and so many people are singing it’s praising without any reservation. This is interesting music, for sure, but it’s not as courageous as those first two albums that alt-J put out. The thing is, alt-J have been compared to Radiohead a lot, and that is such a tired comparison to make, especially given that while their albums don’t come out with as much regularity anymore, Radiohead are still relevant. The voice of a generation – oft confused by physical albums and the thought of saving for a rainy day, but still a voice. Formed a decade ago, back in 2007, alt-J have now released three studio-length albums, An Awesome Wave, This Is All Yours, and today’s special, Relaxer.Īlt-J are the kind of music for Millenials like what pop punk and 90’s r&b were for Generation Y.
We all need to own our weirdness, and alt-J could go in a million different directions at any given time, and they’ve proven that on their previous two albums, but what do I think of their third release? Let’s find out!Īlt-J are an English indie rock group featuring the talents of vocalist and guitar player Joe Newman, Cameron Knight on lead guitar and bass, Gus Unger-Hamilton on keyboards and backing vocals, and Thom Sonny Green on drums.
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