Alt-J

Alt-J
Alt-J Fall Tour 2018 live in Charlotte
Alt-J performing at the 2018 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival
Background information
Also known as∆
OriginLeeds, England
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Gwil Sainsbury
Websitealtjband.com

Alt-J (stylised as alt-J, real name Δ)[5][6][7] are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds. Their lineup includes Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals), and formerly Gwil Sainsbury (guitar/bass).

Their debut album An Awesome Wave was released in May 2012 in Europe, and in September 2012 in the United States, and won the 2012 British Mercury Prize.[8] Sainsbury left the band in early 2014. Their second album, This Is All Yours, was released on 22 September 2014 and went straight to number one in the United Kingdom.[9] In February 2022 the band released their fourth studio album The Dream.[10]

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher (2012). "Alt-J". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Indie pop group Alt-J take Britain's Mercury Prize". Entertainment Weekly. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (20 June 2012). "Alt-J – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ Empire, Kitty (28 September 2014). "Alt-J review – what's all the fussiness about?". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ^ Chinen, Nate (8 August 2012). "They 'Tessellate,' and Dabble in Both the Sinister and the Naughty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 June 2020. The band's name is actually the mathematical symbol delta, which resembles a triangle.
  6. ^ "********, ∆, †‡†: the most unpronounceable band names". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "alt-J: "More recognition wouldn't prompt us to start doing cocaine in night club toilets"". Newstatesman.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ Wolfson, Sam (30 August 2012). "Alt-J: a cut above". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. ^ Listing for Alt-J at the Official Charts Company (UK), (retrieved 29 May 2015).
  10. ^ "alt-J - RIAA platinum & gold awards". riaa.com. RIAA. Retrieved 12 August 2017.