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alt-J — Bloodflood
Album: An Awesome Wave
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Released: 2012
Length: 4:04
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C-O-double M-O-N
A wave, an awesome wave, that rushes skin and widens in blooded veins.
Breath in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale
Slaps the sea-O-double M-O-N.
Tide out, tide in, a flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams.
Breath in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale
Slaps the sea-O-double M-O-N.
Flood of blood to the heart.
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So sweet awesome song!
Posted 2 months ago by Saranghae    [ Reply ]
Intro reminds me of The Cure, can't pin down the track though...- A Forest?
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
The intro reminds me Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
Posted 2 years ago by gus.mateu616    [ Reply ]
 deniseperry wrote:

Introduced to Alt-j by Radio Paradise. ๐Ÿ™ you SO much for that. Meantime, they are still doing amazing stuff. Please investigate. Brilliant!




Great tune! Same here.  I agree!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Introduced to Alt-j by Radio Paradise. ๐Ÿ™ you SO much for that. Meantime, they are still doing amazing stuff. Please investigate. Brilliant!
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Great!
Posted 4 years ago by Aaronosteo    [ Reply ]
Interesting-always a plus :)
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Awful.
Posted 4 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
 kazualk9 wrote:
Heroin much?
 
 
What makes you say that?
Posted 4 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
Heroin much?
 
Posted 5 years ago by kazualk9    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:

Horrific.



 
I feel sorry for you.
Posted 6 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 twoplain2sea wrote:
                                 

                                                                Heartshaped Waves
                                                   Down pat slipstream lands in prison.
                                                       The take now owns shapes to
                                                                   Nowasome
                                                      Straight tru Anatomyia,  whence
                                                   Love eventually turns into a pundemic.
                                                      ............................    .......   .....

 
@twoplain2sea - are you one of the songwriters for Alt-J? 

I've been reading the intriguing & crazy shit you be posting for years now; it makes me simultaneously scratch and shake my head.  LONG LIVE RP!!

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:
Does he "meow" about halfway through this song?
 
That was the engineer's cat.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Tonight the playlist is AWESOME ! #Goosebumps
Posted 6 years ago by boothefox    [ Reply ]

Horrific.


Posted 6 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
First I've heard of Alt-J.
LIKE 
Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 paradiseregained wrote:
For the love of Dog and the gods of music....STOP PLAYING ALT-J !!!!!!!!!!  Seriously...stop.

 
Hoosfoos, even you must have realized by now that that's not going to happen.
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
I love it!  {#Bananajam}{#Dance}
Posted 7 years ago by Hive275    [ Reply ]
For the love of Dog and the gods of music....STOP PLAYING ALT-J !!!!!!!!!!  Seriously...stop.
Posted 7 years ago by paradiseregained    [ Reply ]
These guys are fresh and inventive, dig their style
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
 Reminds me a bit of Seasons by Chris Cornell from the Singles soundtrack.
Posted 8 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Just saw 
https://concert.arte.tv/de/alt-j-chapelle-des-beaux-arts
not sure you can stream it from everywhere in the world but it is well worth the effort...
such a nice venue and concert.
Posted 8 years ago by Vakse    [ Reply ]
                                 

                                                                Heartshaped Waves
                                                   Down pat slipstream lands in prison.
                                                       The take now owns shapes to
                                                                   Nowasome
                                                      Straight tru Anatomyia,  whence
                                                   Love eventually turns into a pundemic.
                                                      ............................    .......   .....
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Their 15 minutes are up.....time to take this pretentious fluff off the playlist.
Posted 8 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
This song gives me the vapors...the good kind.   Mmmmmm...
Posted 9 years ago by Hortense    [ Reply ]
hmmm.   give me Tesselate  any day over this sleep inducing indulgence
Posted 9 years ago by Highspirits    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:
Does he "meow" about halfway through this song?

 
he even spells it!
Posted 10 years ago by gabrusso    [ Reply ]
The more I hear of this group the more I like them. They've worked their way up from a 7 to a 9 with most of their tracks in my ratings
.
Posted 10 years ago by Piscador    [ Reply ]
 birdiestobehad wrote:
A good album for cruising with the top down................................{#Motor}

 

and for staring into a fish-tank with a black light.
Posted 10 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
A good album for cruising with the top down................................{#Motor}
Posted 10 years ago by birdiestobehad    [ Reply ]
Does he "meow" about halfway through this song?
Posted 10 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
If I press Alt-J on my keyboard nothing happens. Do you think it's faulty?
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
 aaronm wrote:
I hated this song at first, but now it's totally grown on me.

 
I felt that way about the group, as a whole.
Posted 10 years ago by Maggle_Bish    [ Reply ]
I hated this song at first, but now it's totally grown on me.
Posted 10 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Ha Alt-F4 is perfect!
Posted 10 years ago by PLC    [ Reply ]
 PLC wrote:
I always think it is The Battle of Evermore during the into...  then I get disappointed.

 
I feel the same... just with another song I can't recall x_x
Posted 10 years ago by Nissa    [ Reply ]
kinda cool, not a fan of the slow start though
Posted 10 years ago by bronto    [ Reply ]
I am hearing a lot of Eastern influences in this...so far this band is having zero impact on me...control alt delete...
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Boring as well
Posted 10 years ago by Paradise_999    [ Reply ]
 PLC wrote:
I always think it is The Battle of Evermore during the into...  then I get disappointed.

 
Really? I never heard that...will listen closer next time.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Love this so much. Discovered album through RP. Thank you!
 
Posted 10 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 
Control-Alt-Delete? 
  
MojoJojo wrote:
alt-F4  less drastic

Nice one.  Caught me out as I didn't know that keystroke.  Brought a lovely little chuckle to my dreary Monday morning.  Thanks.



Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
This continues to impress me each time I hear it.  Already gave it ten, however.
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
The "M-O-N" bit wears out its welcome after a while.
Posted 10 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Adam Sandler sings.
Posted 10 years ago by reviep    [ Reply ]
As they might say in France, "N-O-N."
Posted 10 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
I always think it is The Battle of Evermore during the into...  then I get disappointed.
Posted 11 years ago by PLC    [ Reply ]
I absolutely love the video these guys released for Taro, I can't get it out of my head.
Posted 11 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
given the title I find very little meat on this bone...{#Shhh}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
N.. E-X-T
Posted 11 years ago by Bacadiar    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Grammy bound...!

 
unfortunately, you are probably correct.
Posted 11 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
Grammy bound...!
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Splendid
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
That's from 'Tesselate' I thought it was about gaming (graphic cards use triangular tessera). The lyrics are a bit weird, is there an extreme  fishing game?

 zuzannaro wrote:
for me if it comes to Alt-J; there is a song, it goes "triangles are my favourite shape..." cool discovery!

 



Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 zuzannaro wrote:
for me if it comes to Alt-J; there is a song, it goes "triangles are my favourite shape..." cool discovery!

 
You're talking about "Tesselate". Triangles are my favourite shape, and Alt-J is one of my favourite bands!
Posted 11 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Is it too early to start demanding a new album from them yet?
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 zuzannaro wrote:
for me if it comes to Alt-J; there is a song, it goes "triangles are my favourite shape..." cool discovery!

  "Like"


Posted 11 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
really, really liking this guy.  Such strange noises, yet so interesting!
Posted 11 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
This song is by far my favourite on the album. They musically paint audio pictures.... Beautiful!
Posted 11 years ago by dolumo    [ Reply ]
for me if it comes to Alt-J; there is a song, it goes "triangles are my favourite shape..." cool discovery!
Posted 11 years ago by zuzannaro    [ Reply ]
That wasn't the album version, but a remix.  Wish they played it like this live.
Posted 11 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Really digging this.
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
Pure magic
Connot wait to see these guys on the best kept secret next saturday :) 
(lucky me) or you too?
 
Posted 11 years ago by Frenk    [ Reply ]
Thunderous!
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Growing on me quickly !   (Now that I've got my head out of the sand).

 
grant wrote:
this is the third or fourth thing I've heard from these folks . . . growing on me . . . slowly

 



 
The whole album is a real grower, with the caveat of demanding a high tolerance of "weird" vocal style.
Posted 11 years ago by stahlwerk    [ Reply ]
Growing on me quickly !   (Now that I've got my head out of the sand).

 
grant wrote:
this is the third or fourth thing I've heard from these folks . . . growing on me . . . slowly

 


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 einsteinstoe wrote:
These guys are really a fun, well executed live show.
I am loving this album.

Here is a great live show from KEXP in Seattle.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVRrlmpcWk

  Thank You! We are waiting for the next masterpiece from this supergroup!


Posted 11 years ago by gresua    [ Reply ]
 einsteinstoe wrote:
These guys are really a fun, well executed live show.
I am loving this album.

Here is a great live show from KEXP in Seattle.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVRrlmpcWk

 
Here's a great morning set they did on KCRW: https://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb120802alt-j
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
These guys are really a fun, well executed live show.
I am loving this album.

Here is a great live show from KEXP in Seattle.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVRrlmpcWk
Posted 11 years ago by einsteinstoe    [ Reply ]
this is the third or fourth thing I've heard from these folks . . . growing on me . . . slowly
Posted 11 years ago by grant    [ Reply ]
รขยˆย†
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Really enjoying this band. Just different enough to keep me interested. Good stuff. 8 all the way.
 
Posted 11 years ago by Papasmeg    [ Reply ]
Wow.  Bring it on !!!!
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Great show at Ace of Spades in Sacramento last night!
Posted 11 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
This is by far my favourite album so far this year.  going to iTunes now to complete the download of the album.
Posted 11 years ago by BLADERUNNER    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I'm hearing echoes of Radiohead and Sigur Ros. 
 
I was thinking Radiohead meets Fleet Foxes....
Posted 11 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 stevesaw wrote:
Well that's bizarre - I JUST finished downloading this album from Amazon and when this came on I thought it was some auto-play thing. Just from the samples I can tell this is a good album all around - will enjoy seeing if I'm right.....
 
It is good.
Posted 11 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Sonic
 
I should hope so, otherwise these brand new speakers I bought would not be much use for this song.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
NPR has some live footage from SXSW: https://www.npr.org/event/music/173426700/alt-j-live-in-concert-sxsw-2013
Posted 11 years ago by cbrandtbuffalo    [ Reply ]
Great, energetic atmosphere. Really like this!
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Well that's bizarre - I JUST finished downloading this album from Amazon and when this came on I thought it was some auto-play thing. Just from the samples I can tell this is a good album all around - will enjoy seeing if I'm right.....
Posted 11 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 thatslongformud wrote:

Update from previous post.  These guys need to work on their live show!  Headlining a US tour with a 35 minutes set of exact replicas of the tracks from the album.  I was hoping for more
 
I saw the Boston show, liked it. But yes, throw in some extended jams, try new stuff.
Good though, I would see them again. 
Posted 11 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
What is is about this guy's voice? it's F-ing amazing! it pulls me in every time i hear a song by them... which, by the way, I'm now hearing EVERYWHERE (meaning the 5 or 6 college/alt radio stations i listen to).
Posted 11 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 thatslongformud wrote:

Update from previous post.  These guys need to work on their live show!  Headlining a US tour with a 35 minutes set of exact replicas of the tracks from the album.  I was hoping for more
 
Sorry to hear it!  They're coming to the ATL in September - hopefully 6 months down the road they'll have more material and a longer show.
Posted 11 years ago by Dana_Montroy    [ Reply ]
 thatslongformud wrote:
Stoked to be seeing these guys tonight in little old Carborro, NC!
 
Update from previous post.  These guys need to work on their live show!  Headlining a US tour with a 35 minutes set of exact replicas of the tracks from the album.  I was hoping for more
Posted 11 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
Stoked to be seeing these guys tonight in little old Carborro, NC!
Posted 11 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
alt-F4  less drastic

Control-Alt-Delete?
 


Posted 11 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
just discovered them a few weeks ago on our local college radio station... Really like "something good" from this album.
Posted 11 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
only 6.9 average rating? really? this is the freshest stuff i have heard in some time...
Posted 11 years ago by musicology    [ Reply ]
I like it.  I won't hold the fact that they are Apple fanboys against them.
Posted 11 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
https://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/10/166879676/bob-boilens-top-10-albums-of-2012

1. Alt-J, 'An Awesome Wave'
Song: Tessellate
Everything about this trippy record has won me over. The way the songs morph from verse to chorus to bridge with precision and determination keeps me coming back for more — the jolting starts and stops, from full band to solo instrument and back to full band, from singular voice to harmonies. This is all something we expect from progressive rock and rarely get with catchy pop. And after all the mystery in the music and repeated listens we get rewarded with lyrics filled with revealing stories and characters that are bizarre, phrases that are mysterious and fresh, funny and sometimes brutal, but always thoroughly original. The music doesn't simply support the lyrics; Joe Newman bends and twists his inflection so that words are so much a part of the music. It makes for great poetry and makes repeated listens feel like a new discovery.
Posted 11 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I'm hearing echoes of Radiohead and Sigur Ros. 
 
...intro reminds me also of blue man group......smiley......
Posted 11 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing echoes of Radiohead and Sigur Ros. 
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
The whole album is great!  I think it's my vote for the best of 2012.
Posted 11 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
This is mellow and original, leading us to eclectic paradise, excellent!! Keep it up DJ(s).
Posted 11 years ago by kdarwish    [ Reply ]
Frankly, my dear.........
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
I'm loving this whole album  - more Alt-J please!
Posted 11 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
Sonic
Posted 11 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Anyone remember a band called Geggy Tah from the 90s? Sounds like the same lead singer.
Posted 11 years ago by Jared    [ Reply ]
Control-Alt-Delete?
Posted 11 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Pearl Jam - Black, Pink Floyd - Marooned, Porcupine Tree - Sleep Together, wow what a selection. On a first chords the Alt-J didn't matched, but as the song unfolded it eventually came together quite nicely. Good selection Bill.
Posted 11 years ago by ingrizek    [ Reply ]
Interesting.....
Posted 11 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]