![]() Hunger of the Pine and Warm Foothills are stunningly pretty, although This Is All Yours is a more a collection of sublime hooks and textures rather than conventional songwriting. Left Hand Free sounds like a postmodern take on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s southern boogie, while Every Other Freckle’s saucy lyrics – “I’m gonna turn you inside out and lick you like a crisp packet” – may sink their reputation as Steve Reich-listening, chess-playing nerds. ![]() Chiming bells and oriental flutes nestle alongside songs constructed from banks of vocal samples, songs about a Japanese city (Nara) where deer roam, a Miley Cyrus sample and Clangers-type electro giggles. ![]() Minus departed bassist Gwil Sainsbury, their second album exhibits the playful adventure Radiohead didn’t exhibit until their fourth, Kid A. T wo years after carrying off the Mercury Music prize for An Awesome Wave, alt-J aren’t exactly pandering to the needs of an unexpected mainstream audience. ![]()
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