Name: ALT-J - An Awesome Wave LP
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Label: Atlantic

While it’s true that no band fails to leave a footprint in any specific genre, what Alt-J has done is come down squarely on the musical equivalent of the Four Corners quadripoint of the American southwest, touching on Folk Music, Classical, Hip-hop, Trip-hop, Indie-Rock, and Synth without fully committing to any one identifiable pathway. The UK quartet defies buzzwords and music-writing clichés, thereby transcending the indie-rock genre into which they will surely, and unfairly, be lumped.

The result of their multi-sensibility craftsmanship is a record of pristine imperfection and unnerving musicality. Wave becomes 2012’s testament to the record as a whole work of art rather than a collection of 13 tracks with varying degrees of utility. The shifts are subtle and calculated but never artificial, never calling attention to the sequitur. And it’s not until the end of the album on the final two tracks (“Bloodflood” and “Taro”) that Wave allows us to stare, to finally linger,perhapsto realize that the tide we’ve been riding has finally, resolutely, reached shore.

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ALT-J - An Awesome Wave LP