An Awesome Wave

An Awesome Wave
Studio album by
alt-J
Released25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
Recorded2009–2011
StudioIguana Studio
(London, England)
Genre
Length48:42
LabelInfectious
ProducerCharlie Andrew, Mark Bishop
Alt-J chronology
Films EP
(2009) 		An Awesome Wave
(2012) 		This Is All Yours
(2014)
Singles from An Awesome Wave
  1. "Bloodflood/Tessellate"
    Released: 13 October 2011
  2. "Matilda"
    Released: 24 February 2012
  3. "Breezeblocks"
    Released: 18 May 2012
  4. "Tessellate"
    Released: 13 July 2012
  5. "Something Good"
    Released: 28 September 2012
  6. "Fitzpleasure"
    Released: 18 May 2012
  7. "Dissolve Me"
    Released: 22 March 2013

An Awesome Wave is the debut album by English indie rock band alt-J, released on 25 May 2012 through Infectious. The album includes the singles "Matilda"/"Fitzpleasure", "Breezeblocks" and "Tessellate". It peaked at number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart, and also charted in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland. An Awesome Wave won the 2012 British Barclaycard Mercury Prize, and in 2013 was named Album of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards. The title is a reference to a quote from the 2000 American-Canadian film American Psycho.

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