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To the power of 3WW – back in touch with Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton
This week saw the release of the brand new Alt-J LP, Relaxer, coming on the tail of this inventive trio’s Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award-winning 2012 debut An Awesome Wave and 2014’s No.1, Grammy and Brit Award-nominated This Is … Continue reading
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alt-J – This Is All Yours – a writewyattuk album review
From the spiralling choral introduction that sees us on our way, we’re clearly back in alt-J country on This is All Yours. But that’s not to say this is An Awesome Wave pt. II. The celebrated quartet – who won … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-J, An Awesome Wave, Every Other Freckle, Gomez, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Hunger Games, Hunger of the Pines, Joe Newman, Mercury Prize, Nara, Radiohead, This Is All Yours, Thom Green, XTC
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Hunger for the big time – the alt-J interview
There’s a real buzz about alt-J at present, with a band that met barely seven years ago set to release their second album, after major success with their debut. But keyboard player/vocalist Gus Unger-Hamilton seems fairly level-headed about the experience. Despite … Continue reading
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