Thursday, June 6, 2013

CD - Alt J: an Awesome Wave

Last week saw the home-coming performance of ex-Hills Road students and Mercury Prize winners, Alt-J, at a packed Cambridge Corn Exchange.

Their debut album, An Awesome Wave, was named BBC Radio 6’s Album of the Year and features more musical styles than most record collections, with indie-rock leading their sound along with psychedelia, folk-inflections, dub, alternative pop and rock.

The academically-minded foursome also delivers lyrically, with literary and film references dropped in alongside their personal, often confessional words.


Make sure to catch them next time they’re playing locally-you don’t want to miss out on their cover version of a Kylie vs. Dr Dre mash-up.

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