Alt-J "An Awesome Wave" first edition vinyl LP. Never played. Little to no wear on the record sleeve.

Album Features



Genre:Rock & Pop

Duration:LP



Record Grading:Mint (M)



Sleeve Grading:Near Mint (NM or M-)

Release Date:09/18/2012Special Attributes:180 gram

1st Edition

Limited Edition

Etched

 Gatefold


Record Label:Atlantic (Label)Release Year:2012

Pressing Info: 

Number Pressed:

Record Duration: 1st Pressing
1000

LPLabel:Atlantic Records


Record Speed:
33 RPMStyle:Folk Rock, Indie Rock, ExperimentalRecord Size:12"

DetailsDistributor:WEA (Distributor)SPAR Code:DDD
Album Notes
Named after the Mac command also used as a mathematical equation to show change, formed while studying fine art at university, and prone to throwing in the odd geometric reference within their lyrics, there are signs that Cambridge-based quartet Alt-J might be a little bit too clever for their own good. Produced by Charlie Andrew (the Laurel Collective), their debut album, An Awesome Wave, is occasionally guilty of pretentiousness, particularly the irritating a cappella vocal warmup of the interlude "(The Ripe & Ruin)." But for the most part, its 13 tracks do for nu-folk what Everything Everything's equally ambitious debut did for indie rock, breathing new life into the genre with an intriguing but accessible series of art rock twists and turns. Indeed, other than frontman Joe Newman's impassioned -- if occasionally bordering on parody -- vocal style, there's little here in common with the tweeness of Mumford & Sons. "Tessellate" combines the glitchy electronica of Thom Yorke's solo career with the wistful wintry harmonies of Fleet Foxes; "Fitzpleasure" fizzes along with its dubstep-lite beats and acidic basslines before it's interrupted, first by a burst of jangly post-rock and second by the kind of shimmering guitar twangs you'd expect from a Tarantino soundtrack; while "Taro" somehow melds together the unlikely bedfellows of Americana and bhangra to produce a fittingly oddball but enthralling finale. It's to Andrew's credit that these eclectic arrays of sound are woven together in a manner so effortlessly that the results never feel forced or contrived. There are a few more straightforward moments such as "Matilda," a gentle acoustic folk ode to Natalie Portman's troubled character in L‚on, and the sparse, haunting "Ms." But Alt-J's wave is far more awesome when it's at its most schizophrenic. ~ Jon O'Brien Gatefold sleeve with lyrics on the inside and printed inner sleeve. 
Side A has the credit-less picture paper label, side B has the white backgrounded paper label with credits on it. 

On labels: 
℗&© 2012 Infectious Music Ltd. 
Mastered at 360 Mastering, London. 

On inner sleeve: 
Cover photo courtesy of the ESA 

On rear sleeve: 
Atlantic Recording Corporation, A Warner Music Group Company. ℗&© 2012 Infectious Music Ltd., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for North America.
Tracking
A1IntroA2TessellateA3BreezeblocksA4Something GoodA5Dissolve MeB1MatildaB2MsB3FitzpleasureB4BloodfloodB5Taro

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