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alt-J — Every Other Freckle
Album: This Is All Yours
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Released: 2014
Length: 3:36
Plays (last 30 days): 3
I want to share your mouthful
I want to do all the things your lungs do so well
I'm gonna bed into you like a cat beds into a bean bag
Turn you inside out to lick you like a crisp packet

You're the first and last of your kind
Pull me like an animal out of a hole
I want to be every lever you pull
And all showers that shower you
I'm gonna paw, paw at you
Like a cat paws at my woollen jumper
Be your Minpin
And Borrower of handsome trivia

Devour me
Lou, Lou, let the cover girls sing!

All handclaps, you will clap
Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room
I want to be every button you press
And all the baths that surround you
Yes I'm gonna roll around you
Like a cat rolls around saw dusted patios
I'm gonna kiss you
Like the sun browns you

Devour me
Devour me
If you really think that you can stomach me

I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
I want every other freckle
freckle
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Thank-you 
 aspicer wrote:

Awesome tune and having just seen them in concert earlier this month, I can say they are the real deal; meaning amazingly talented, Unpretentious, and actually fun-loving guys creating uniquely powerful and refreshing music.



I've seen them on (iirc) Jools Holland long ago and they seemed that way back then. 
Awesome tune and having just seen them in concert earlier this month, I can say they are the real deal; meaning amazingly talented, Unpretentious, and actually fun-loving guys creating uniquely powerful and refreshing music.
 Michael_Dean wrote:
  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 


In re: "The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course)."




Kitty approves. 


attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

 Michael_Dean wrote:
  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 



Is this a linear scale, logarithmic, or something else? Please excuse me if I'm being too pretentious in asking.
Alt-F4
 joejennings wrote:

Goo Tune! I never heard it before.  Thanx RP!



Check out their Tiny Desk Concert on NPR!
Goo Tune! I never heard it before.  Thanx RP!
Is there any line better, than: Turn me inside out like a crisp packet?
 eileenomurphy wrote:

Good tune! Another band that I never heard of before. ...Thanx RP!



Hope you checked them out already?
There are some songs RP plays regularly and nearly every one of them is an highly original delight!
Good tune! Another band that I never heard of before. ...Thanx RP!
 GarageDragon wrote:


You Bastard !!!!! How do even hate Kate Bush,,,,, ? Oh my god, I am now deeply wounded you do not like her !  Someone I've never met does not like something I like. I just cant go on...........  Actually I could give a rats ass enjoy your day.  
 jmkate wrote:

Weirdly entertaining.




Well put. I was kind of smiling and saying "What did he say?" as I went to look at the lyrics. As you so aptly put it...
I'm guessing the lyrics should say 'coloured girls' rather than 'cover girls' if the Lou reference is what I think it is. Maybe 'African-American' or wherever they had got to in the pc/woke preferred descriptive terminology of the day didn't fit!
This is sooooooooo great!  BIG  FAT 9 from the Rockit!     man.
pc version:
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(alt-30)

alt-235 is δ the small version but not triangle
This is what Brennan Carley wrote about the song in Spin:

The track is equal parts folk (with a lyrical diss at hand-clapping paired with the sound of actual hand claps), Oompa Loompa anthem, and typical Alt-J sonic fuzziness complete with the band’s trademark soulful vocals.
 jelgator wrote:
Actually the Ramones were way ahead of you.  30 years or so.
 
Yes, among others.  Reading some of the comments here, though, one would think this is a very recent thing.
 dwhayslett wrote:

I fondly remember the introduction of the words HEY and HO into popular music.  I was there in 2014.
 

Actually the Ramones were way ahead of you.  30 years or so.
 

Sometimes when a person dislikes something that many others really like, it leads to feelings of anger and frustration.  This is a normal response and is understandable.  I feel this way about Kate Bush and the fact that so many Radio Paradisians seemingly love her as much as they do only makes me hate her high-pitched dog whistle fingernails-on-a-chalkboard braying all the more.  I get the Alt-J hate, but I personally love them.  If it's pretentious, then I'm good with that.



Michael_Dean wrote:
paradiseregained wrote:  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 

 

 Mugro wrote:
Yet another song with the same “hey!” Chants. SMH
 
Also drums.  What's up with all these songs with drums?
Just looked across the room and there's my cat, bedded down in the beanbag like she has no bones.  I'm guessing he means the way she paddled her little paws as she settled down.  Either way, it's a nicer mental image than licking out a crisp packet (packet of chips if you're in the US)
Yet another song with the same “hey!” Chants. SMH
I've no idea why but I do like Alt-J
 Michael_Dean wrote:
paradiseregained wrote:  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 

 
I love these comments.  Obviously a lot of thought and introspection here.  But, damn, how does one have so many free minutes in a day?  That freedom is wielded in a most pretentious way. 


Love this...
Please play more Marvin Gaye, never get tired of his soul.
A song that's still terrible after all these years with no sign of dating well.
You better hope the person you're playing this for is truly into you, 'cause if not #Metoo will be all over you like that bean bag wrapped around a cat.  

Juuuust sayin'....

Highlow
American Net'Zen
Did he really say, "I'm going to lick you like a crisps packet"??
Techno Tull! Yes! Keep it coming!
Image result for freckle
Oh I do like a lot of what I hear from these folks...
Honestly, the rhythm and baseline had me thinking I was about to hear a remix of "Old Town Road". A solid 7 just because of the relief that it wasn't that!
 MrStatenIsle wrote:

Yeah, all the kids are doing it these days. Gets them all riled up. I bet there's a suite of patches for all that crap for midi keyboards.
 
I fondly remember the introduction of the words HEY and HO into popular music.  I was there in 2014.
https://youtu.be/9lCIh2aCH_o
I was just looking at my freckles
 thewiseking wrote:
Alt J goes HEY. Lumineers go HO. HEY, HO LET IT GO. Enough already. Jeez. 
 
Yeah, all the kids are doing it these days. Gets them all riled up. I bet there's a suite of patches for all that crap for midi keyboards.
Alt J goes HEY. Lumineers go HO. HEY, HO LET IT GO. Enough already. Jeez. 
 dwhayslett wrote:
 
It's also possible that it's your acid intake level that's wrong.

 
That is always a strong possibility.
 aaronm wrote:
There seems to be a lot of this going on at RP these days, but: the lyrics on the page are hilariously incorrect. A small sample:


 

Fixed. Thanks.

I've been on the Alt-J fence for a bit now, and decided to play this track outside of RP last night while drinking and then played the entire album; it's freaking AWESOME.  I'm upping my 8→9 on this track and give the entire record an 8 rating. 

Long Live RP and THANK YOU BillG for turning me on to Alt-J!

Finally went to a 10 on this one....having used the line w/ my freckled wife makes this one a bit more important than it might have otherwise.  hehehehe...Long Live RP!!

Had never heard of them before hearing this song here a month ago. It got stuck in my head. Got the CD. Saw they were playing here in St. Louis and got tickets. Damn fine show, over the top lighting. Once again, a tip of the hat to Bill for turning me on to new music.
I don't mind alt-j, however sometimes the lead singer sounds like Adam Sandler too much for my taste.{#Beat}

 
 I like Alt-J.
Can't stand this song.
FWIW.
There seems to be a lot of this going on at RP these days, but: the lyrics on the page are hilariously incorrect. A small sample:

 RP lyrics:
You're the first and last of your kind
Hold me like an animal utaffable
I wanna be every lever you've pulled
And all showers that shower you
Not a pop or a tune
Like a cat falls and I wanna dump her
Me, I'm in bin
Ignore her worth, and some trivia
 
 Lyrics as found on Genius Lyrics:
You're the first and last of your kind
(Pull me like an animal out of a hole!)
I want to be every lever you pull
And all showers that shower you
I'm gonna paw, paw at you
Like a cat paws at my woollen jumper
Be your Minpin
And Borrower of handsome trivia
 
 Movementsquared wrote:
Unfortunately the next time I hear this song it will probably be for a car commercial or some other sort of advertising thing . . . 
 

 
If that happens, you'll know that some ad agency did not read the lyrics.
Unfortunately the next time I hear this song it will probably be for a car commercial or some other sort of advertising thing . . . 
 
I went to see Alt-J in Margate a couple of moths ago. TBH, not my choice, so went with an open mind.

It was one of the best gigs. Atmospheric and laid back, but also heavy and hard hitting - great light show - I was moshing with the best of them by the end.

The winter gardens is also great venue.
 Michael_Dean wrote:
paradiseregained wrote:  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 

 
Michael_Dean, you are genius, in a pretentious, evil genius  sort of way...you don't have that listed here. }:-)
These guys are so weird. And a lot of people think I'm weird.
I either love their songs or I really dislike them. This one I love, as well as the album art...very cool.
Everyone on here is right about one thing, utaffable is not a real word, but utaffable isn't the real lyrics of the song. It sounds like 'Hold me like an animal utaffable" the real lyrics are "Pull me like an animal out of a hole" 
Weirdly entertaining.
 Highlowsel wrote:

HA!  Yeah but derivative it ain't, eh?  I give it a plus for creativity.  Now....about that freckle... 

Highlow
American Net'Zen

 
It is good to finally see the comments for a song which do not include: "sounds like Pink Floyd", "stolen from The Beatles", or the laughably ironic "rip-off of Led Zeppelin".  I've liked some tunes I've heard from these guys; this one: not so much.

 themusicroob wrote:
Utaffable is not a word
 
Then how did you use it in that sentence?

They've either taken too much acid or not enough and I've never been able to work out which.
  
It's also possible that it's your acid intake level that's wrong.
Not their best; but still high above average. Love the lyrical thought  and the precision of composition and execution. 
 themusicroob wrote:
Utaffable is not a word, and despite great production, Alt-J are lacking something. They've either taken too much acid or not enough and I've never been able to work out which.

 
I just love how so many are able to "let their hair down" on RP and admit their ignorance. You go girl!
paradiseregained wrote:  You have JUST GOT to be kidding me ! They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful. I just don't understand ?

MrsTom wrote (In reference to Peter Gabriel - Rhythm of the Heat): 
Pretentiousness of the highest level. Sounds a bit crap too

Michael_Dean wrote:  Oh glad, I found you, an Expert of Pretentiousness

Would it not be handy to have a quick reference chart, seeing that we have so many citations of pretentiousness here in the comments section.  Please arrange the following in order of pretentiousness.  If you will do this work, I promise to post the chart every time I see an offense registered.  We can call it the MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient, MTPG for short.  Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course, THAT'S a whole other chapter, let's just handle these one at a time and in order.  (Was that too Pretentious?).  ah... wait... we were talking about something...... THE LIST ! ! ! I  I'll have it made like a mountain range, with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head, And my heaven will be a big heaven, And I will walk through the front door.  Big time. (I love me!) (Now, I think that WAS pretentious).

 
Pretentiousness of the Highest Level
Indubitably Pretentious
Certainly Pretentiousness
Moderately Pretentiousness
Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness
Barely Pretentious
Criminally Pretentious
Chewbacca Defense Pretentious
Almost Pretentiousness
MTPG Pretentious


Michael_Dean wrote:
 

The MrsTom Pretentiousness Gradient - M.T.P.G. (Not to be confused with Empty Peter Gabriel, of course).

 

10.)  MTPG Pretentious - Pretentiousness that precedes all other Pretentiousness, the Pretentiousness from which all Pretentiousness is borne. Big Bang MTPG some have named it - BBMTPG.

09.)  Pretentiousness of the Highest Level - The inflationary epoch occurred at approximately  10−36 seconds after the Big Bang.  Following the inflationary period, The Pretentiousness continues to expand, but at a less rapid rate.  This is why some "Good" music actually can exist.

08.)  Criminally Pretentious - deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel or violent Pretentiousness.

07.)  Certainly Pretentiousness - deliberate, but not violent Pretentiousness.

06.)  Indubitably Pretentious - Pretentiousness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, you will do the Time for this one.

05.)  Twinkie Defense Pretentiousness - Pretentiousness attributed to insanity AND is defensible in a Court of Law.  These offenses are often "Settled Out of Court".

04.)  Moderately Pretentiousness - A level of Pretentiousness that is still defensible, but does not oblige insanity.

03.)  Barely Pretentious - This is Pretentiousness that just made it over the line.

02.)  Almost Pretentiousness - This is Pretentiousness so feeble that it doesn't really count.

01.)  Anomalous Pretentiousness  - Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.  Physicists are baffled, naming it  a non-zero vacuum energy Pretentiousness.  In the special case of vacuum energy, general relativity stipulates that the gravitational field is proportional to ρ+3p (where ρ is the mass-energy density, and p is the Pretentiousness).

00.)  Chewbacca Defense Pretentious - Red Herring Pretentiousness, not actually pretentiousness at all, 'tis a strategy, should not be listed here. 

Utaffable is not a word, and despite great production, Alt-J are lacking something. They've either taken too much acid or not enough and I've never been able to work out which.
Love these guys.
"I want to turn you inside out and lick you like a crisp packet". What flavour I wonder? Hopefully not cheese 'n' onion.
 Hoosfoos wrote:
This song and band STILL suck!

 
Hey, did you see the new Captain America movie?
This song and band STILL suck!
You have JUST GOT to be kidding me !  They just keep getting worse and worse - more and more pretentious - more and more freaking awful.
I just don't understand ? 
I just want to say, I haven't been away. I'm still right here, where I always was, and Alt-J still suck.
 Kaisersosay wrote:

the song is a caliopy of moving sonic crud

 
HA!  Yeah but derivative it ain't, eh?  I give it a plus for creativity.  Now....about that freckle... 

Highlow
American Net'Zen
 Hoosfoos wrote:

Yup.

 
the song is a caliopy of moving sonic crud
 Hoosfoos wrote:
Good to know Adam Sandler has launched a music career since all his movies have been suffering the last few years.

 
Welcome back, One Trick Pony.
Good to know Adam Sandler has launched a music career since all his movies have been suffering the last few years.
I just heard the Lou Reed reference for the first time this time through.  Nice.
 thewiseking wrote:
hipster gods. enjoy it now kiddies, it may soon be forgotten. 

 
It "may"?  Such a bold prediction.
 thewiseking wrote:
hipster gods. enjoy it now kiddies, it may soon be forgotten. 

 
Not so sure about that. I don't think I'm a kiddie anymore, and I still feel this is the freshes I've heard in while.
But I do agree about the hipster gods. :)
Starting to think these guys are trying too hard to be original.
hipster gods. enjoy it now kiddies, it may soon be forgotten. 
TONIGHT. SANTA BARBARA. WOOHOO!
 paradiseregained wrote:
Alt-J.....still sucking.  Becoming the absolute definition of pretentious crap.

 
Yup.
Alt-J.....still sucking.  Becoming the absolute definition of pretentious crap.
For a minute I thought this was Gentle Giant, which is fine with me.
 Hoosfoos wrote:

Calling me names makes me not want to play with you.

 
Good to see that you're not burdened with self-awareness.
This is sooo sexy!!!
 dwhayslett wrote:

That took all of 5 minutes to figure out.  Math isn't that hard.  And you're still a troll.

 
Calling me names makes me not want to play with you.
 Hoosfoos wrote:

You have too much time on your hands, or you're autisitic, or both.

 
That took all of 5 minutes to figure out.  Math isn't that hard.  And you're still a troll.
 dwhayslett wrote:

Since RP ratings are on a per-song basis, not a per-artist basis, the numbers aren't misleading at all.

But let's play it your way for a moment.  As of right now, your 207 1 ratings are 46% of your total, so that's 450 total ratings.  Run those through a couple of filters and there are 93 unique artists.  Let's leave the rest alone, biasing things in your favor.  93/336 is 28%.

28% of the artists played on RP are "Sucko-barfo", per your ratings.

So while you've been busy in the last few weeks (when I first looked, 202 1s were 54% of your ratings, so you had 374 total; you've since added about 71 ratings higher than 1 - good for you, I suppose), you're still in the wrong place.

 
You have too much time on your hands, or you're autisitic, or both.
This one just does me in. I want to be the crisp packet. {#Shifty}
 Hoosfoos wrote:

Many of those 54% are the same artist so the figures are somewhat misleading.

 
Since RP ratings are on a per-song basis, not a per-artist basis, the numbers aren't misleading at all.

But let's play it your way for a moment.  As of right now, your 207 1 ratings are 46% of your total, so that's 450 total ratings.  Run those through a couple of filters and there are 93 unique artists.  Let's leave the rest alone, biasing things in your favor.  93/336 is 28%.

28% of the artists played on RP are "Sucko-barfo", per your ratings.

So while you've been busy in the last few weeks (when I first looked, 202 1s were 54% of your ratings, so you had 374 total; you've since added about 71 ratings higher than 1 - good for you, I suppose), you're still in the wrong place.
Can I please play this song again in trade for Steely Dan?
Gonna see these guys in May in Singapore, can't wait :)
 dwhayslett wrote:

Your math is suspect.  54% of your ratings are a 1; at 202 ratings, this is no statistical anomaly.  Add in your stalker-ish obsession with Alt-J and tendency to spam the same enormous picture around (though to your credit you've cleaned some of those up), and you're simply a calle01-esque troll.  The picture you'd like to paint of your opinion of RP simply isn't congruent with observable reality.

 
Many of those 54% are the same artist so the figures are somewhat misleading.
This is like an SNL version of an Alt-J song, hey-hey!
 Hoosfoos wrote:

Nope. Great station, it's just unfortunate that one in 20 songs are utter crap like this band. Pretentious, stupid inane lyrics, lead singer sounds like a bad Adam Sandler impression. They will be completely forgotten in 5 years.

 
Your math is suspect.  54% of your ratings are a 1; at 202 ratings, this is no statistical anomaly.  Add in your stalker-ish obsession with Alt-J and tendency to spam the same enormous picture around (though to your credit you've cleaned some of those up), and you're simply a calle01-esque troll.  The picture you'd like to paint of your opinion of RP simply isn't congruent with observable reality.
 dwhayslett wrote:

Gee, Hoosfoos, did you ever think that maybe this just isn't the station for you?

 
Nope. Great station, it's just unfortunate that one in 20 songs are utter crap like this band. Pretentious, stupid inane lyrics, lead singer sounds like a bad Adam Sandler impression. They will be completely forgotten in 5 years.
 Hoosfoos wrote:
Some of the worst lyrics I've ever heard.

 
Gee, Hoosfoos, did you ever think that maybe this just isn't the station for you?
Some of the worst lyrics I've ever heard.
 GarageDragon wrote:
I recently walked into the house after driving home from work and told my wife, "Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room."

She failed to see the romance in that.  :-/ 
 
More likely once it was up, she'd change her mind and want something else. Either way, sucks for you...
I do like a good number of Alt-J songs, but the lead singer definitely sounds like Adam Sandler.
Sounds like the drunken Russian Army Choir is howling "Hey, Hey" in the background.
S'ok, not AMAZING but I like percussive vocal sound. mr Otherhalf air drumming along too.
 kcar wrote:

Dude, you should have used

I'm gonna bed into you like a cat prance into a female
Turn you inside out and lick you like a crisp packet 

That'll you get some action I gairowntee. {#Devil_pimp}

 
{#Roflol} Mind you, the female cat does not have fun during sex, on account of the male cat's tool being barbed such that, when he pulls out, the barbs scape along her passage. No wonder cat sex is noisy...
 GarageDragon wrote:
I recently walked into the house after driving home from work and told my wife, "Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room."

She failed to see the romance in that.  :-/ 
 
Dude, you should have used

I'm gonna bed into you like a cat prance into a female
Turn you inside out and lick you like a crisp packet 

That'll you get some action I gairowntee. {#Devil_pimp}
The second album syndrom strikes again.
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! PSD

 
Yes brother :)
Trying really hard to like these guys but it's just not happening.
This is an outstanding album, and this song works better in the context of the album.

Definitely better ingested as a whole if you have an our or so of time during which you can devote your attention to it.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! PSD
Someone should do a fan video using the UV freckle cam vid https://vimeo.com/97666651
 LPCity wrote:
Ctrl - Alt - Delete

  doesn't work on my keyboard;)
She has not sense of humor, and/or is not a music fan.
GarageDragon wrote:
I recently walked into the house after driving home from work and told my wife, "Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room."

She failed to see the romance in that.  :-/ 
 


I recently walked into the house after driving home from work and told my wife, "Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room."

She failed to see the romance in that.  :-/ 
Ctrl - Alt - Delete
Yech....not a fan of anything I've heard from these folks - this song is just plain terrible and annoying...
This fails to grow on me. After another few listens, it will be time for the groovy PSD thingie. Hey hey, hey hey. 
Groovy tune.
This tune ain't no slouch.
 

Audiobuyer wrote:
Great new band with tons of potential.  An Awesome wave was musical ecstacy.  Can't wait for the release of the next cd....

 


I've got an extra crisp packet.  If anyone needs to lick one just let me know.

Nom Nom!
Great new band with tons of potential.  An Awesome wave was musical ecstacy.  Can't wait for the release of the next cd....
Every once in a while, I'm moved to get onto the site and comment about a bad (or good!) song.

This one is pure annoyance.

{#No}
Recent live show with new material: https://www.npr.org/event/music/343179823/first-listen-live-alt-j-this-is-all-yours
There are better Alt-J songs and this ain't one of them. Seems like a throwaway they put on the album to take up some space. Bleh.
These guys are so very cool...and probably should be seen live