Apr242024

alt-J

Alt-J (sometimes stylised ∆) was formed when Gwil Sainsbury (guitar, bass), Joe Newman (guitar, vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards), and Thom Sonny Green (drums) met at the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK in 2007. The band currently resides in Cambridge. Unger-Hamilton studied English Literature; the other three Fine Art. In their second year of studies, Newman showed Sainsbury a handful of his own songs inspired by his guitar-playing dad and hallucinogens Read more on Last.fm

Track: Every Other Freckle

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Breezeblocks
15061668
2Tessellate
6182395
3Something Good
5901462
4Left Hand Free
5451382
5Fitzpleasure
5001432
6Taro
4797426
7Matilda
4684872
8Intro
4166148
9Dissolve Me
3878362
10Every Other Freckle
3290728

Other Album Releases:

The Dream (CARBS Remix Edition)
The Dream (Deluxe)
The Dream
Reduxer
RELAXER
This Is All Yours
This Is All Yours (Album Commentary)
An Awesome Wave
Surefire (Gus alt-J Remix)
The Actor (Ben de Vries Remix)

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