Peel back the surface and look past the picturesque valley backdrop. Forget about the gorgeous, sun-kissed young folk wearing next to nothing (or, on occasion, nothing). Go ahead and ignore the…   Read Story »

Last weekend, Brit-rock up-and-comers ALT-J made their Coachella debut. And last night, they came through Conan to do musical-guest duty, playing an especially muttery rendition of the twangy and…   Read Story »

Recent Mercury Prize winners ALT-J recently stopped off in Vancouver. And what happens when you're a musicians on tour in Vancouver? You get interviewed by journalism's greatest information spelunker…   Read Story »

ALT-J played two shows in New York City this weekend, one last night at the mammoth Hell's Kitchen club Terminal 5 and a much more intimate show downtown at Webster Hall on Friday night. We sent…   Read Story »

I will admit that I hadn’t heard of alt-J until the band won the 2012 Mercury Prize for their album An Awesome Wave. With the win, the four-piece band, who named themselves after the Macintosh…   Read Story »

Well, Fun Fun Fun Fest ended all of four days ago, so Austin, TX really has to get moving on the next big music festival, and would ya look at that, they're on it. Next year's SXSW Music Festival…   Read Story »

Yes, Alt-J was left off our list of the 40 Best New Artists Of 2012, much to the apparent dismay of many commenters, but cry no longer for the British band: They just won the Mercury Prize. The…   Read Story »

Last week, we posted the video for "Fitzpleasure," a track from the mysterious and ascendent British group Alt-J. And they've already dropped another video. This one, for "Something Good," tells the…   Read Story »

Here's the intense, visceral clip for Brit indie-pop outfit ALT-J's "Fitzpleasure," a video that features some visual trickery as well as one hell of a back tattoo. Stereogum40 commenters, in the…   Read Story »