8. alt-J
baroque pop/funk/folk British alternative indie pop. Thats a pretty vague term at the best of times, but when used in conjunction with
alt-J it gets even vaguer, because
alt-J arent you average British alternative indie pop band. When one of your bands main songwriters pinpoints his guitar playing dad and hallucinogens as his major influences, you know youre not in for your average listen. This year saw them release their debut album,
An Awesome Wave, which true to form is far from your average listen. Somehow managing to blend indie, folk, baroque pop, funk, dream pop, alternative,
Joe Newmans distinct vocals and a fixation on triangles its a brilliant bit of British alternative indie pop. Whatever that is anyway. http://youtu.be/MPH89HIBLiw
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