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Post by Kurt on Jun 25, 2014 18:13:37 GMT -5
Looks like "Hunger Of The Pine" is just a buzz pre-release single; "Left Hand Free" goes for Alt adds July 15, according to AllAccess.
From Rolling Stone:
(wait Lianne La Havas is on the album?!)
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Post by Web on Jun 25, 2014 18:18:36 GMT -5
Good, Hunger of the Pine would have failed pretty miserably on Alternative. Hopefully this one is just a little more upbeat. (and better)
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Post by Devin on Jun 25, 2014 18:21:06 GMT -5
No! You ruined my streak of creating every single alt-J thread on this subforum! :,(
At least change the title to '[triangle] - "Left Hand Free"'..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 18:43:13 GMT -5
ok good
but a southern rocker that doesn't sound like them at all but is supposedly catchy, dunno
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Post by Devin on Jun 25, 2014 19:08:34 GMT -5
ok good but a southern rocker that doesn't sound like them at all but is supposedly catchy, dunno I'm guessing it'll be similar to "Fitzpleasure" minus the electronic theatrics. |
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Post by Green Baron on Jun 25, 2014 22:33:58 GMT -5
His left hand's free because he's using his right one to jack off.
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Post by Devin on Jun 26, 2014 0:24:01 GMT -5
His left hand's free because he's using his right one to jack off. Another reason to believe this song will be similar to "Fitzpleasure." |
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Post by Chuckles, The Silly Piggy on Jun 27, 2014 9:04:09 GMT -5
YES! I knew HOTP was just a promo single. Alt-J might still have a chance to do big things in Alt.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 0:33:04 GMT -5
sort of interesting, taken from www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/05/alt-j-mercury-prize-this-is-all-yours"Not everyone was so thrilled about Hunger Of The Pine. Another hazard of success is that the suits start sticking their oars in, and Alt-J’s American label didn’t view the song as a “big single”, apparently ignoring the fact that An Awesome Wave did pretty well without one. Hackles (mildly) raised, Alt-J resolved to write “the least Alt-J song ever”, taking a “joke riff” Joe had been playing in rehearsals and fleshing it out with the most perfunctory chords and rhythm imaginable. Whereas the band typically spend weeks agonising over every note, Left Hand Free was written “in about 20 minutes”. Needless to say, the US label loved it." it seems like a joke song written strictly for success in the US, I'm still excited but I'd rather hear the rest of the album |
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jul 5, 2014 7:50:08 GMT -5
So this is going to be their "Song 2"?
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Post by Web on Jul 6, 2014 15:18:35 GMT -5
huh, weird. that article sort of makes me want to hear it more but kinda lowers my expectations a lot.
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Jul 7, 2014 7:06:04 GMT -5
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Post by hc on Jul 7, 2014 9:24:40 GMT -5
Heard it this morning before reading the context above. Now it makes sense, as this was not what I was expecting at all. Not terrible, but still disappointing, albeit in a different way from "Hunger of the Pine."
I'd be willing to bit the story about the US label happens more than we think. Sounds very similar to the "Pork and Beans" story as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 10:01:06 GMT -5
this is bad, but I still like it heh
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Post by Pipa on Jul 7, 2014 11:45:15 GMT -5
Something's off about this. They don't sound like they enjoyed making it at all.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 11:58:45 GMT -5
Something's off about this. They don't sound like they enjoyed making it at all. read the article snippet I posted above |
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Post by Pipa on Jul 7, 2014 12:06:11 GMT -5
Something's off about this. They don't sound like they enjoyed making it at all. read the article snippet I posted above I'm sure they could come up with something that's radio friendly and not nearly as awkward as this. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 12:09:30 GMT -5
read the article snippet I posted above I'm sure they could come up with something that's radio friendly and not nearly as awkward as this. probs pissed at their label so they didn't bother |
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Post by Web on Jul 7, 2014 17:41:03 GMT -5
huh, it seems obvious they weren't into it. like the "oooh" in the chorus kind of sounds half-assed. So not so sure what to think of this album now. Don't really like either of the songs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 19:06:27 GMT -5
huh, it seems obvious they weren't into it. like the "oooh" in the chorus kind of sounds half-assed. So not so sure what to think of this album now. Don't really like either of the songs. read the article snippet I posted above [2] |
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Post by Web on Jul 7, 2014 19:08:47 GMT -5
huh, it seems obvious they weren't into it. like the "oooh" in the chorus kind of sounds half-assed. So not so sure what to think of this album now. Don't really like either of the songs. read the article snippet I posted above [2] read it, actually replied a few posts below your post. the first listen validated the article though, was just hoping it didn't really. |
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Post by Cody on Jul 10, 2014 13:39:39 GMT -5
Sounds like a possible grower. Not bad. Far better than "Breezeblocks" FWIW.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 14:09:17 GMT -5
breezeblocks is a masterpiece
this is just an awkward mess. But I still like it
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Post by Superundercover on Jul 10, 2014 14:21:36 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
0 46 ALT-J Left Hand Free 169 0 169 0.745
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jul 11, 2014 22:15:31 GMT -5
I feel like by basically admitting that they just took a dump and this is what resulted, they're kinda sabotaging what their label hoped this could accomplish. That said, there are moments in this song that I think are kinda cool.
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Post by Chuckles, The Silly Piggy on Jul 12, 2014 6:43:15 GMT -5
The overall feel here is people hate it... but damn.. it's kinda catchy..
#1 Alternative prediction.
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Post by Web on Jul 12, 2014 9:42:15 GMT -5
I lied I like this now.
Edit: also this is kind of funny
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Post by Superundercover on Jul 12, 2014 13:05:36 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
0 34 ALT-J Left Hand Free 296 0 296 1.143
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Post by Superundercover on Jul 13, 2014 11:56:01 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
0 30 ALT-J Left Hand Free 360 0 360 1.354
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Post by Green Baron on Jul 13, 2014 12:29:13 GMT -5
I didn't even know this song existed 7 days ago and it's already top 30?
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