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alt-J Release Emotive Video For ‘Pleader’ + AU & NZ Tour Starts In Two Weeks With Special Guests Warpaint [AU Only]

Ahead of their Australia & New Zealand tour kicking off in two weeks’ time, alt-J have today released an epic short film to accompany ‘Pleader’.
 
Directed by award-winning director Isaiah Seret, whose work has been featured at the Los Angeles Film Festival and Art Basel Miami, the short film stars Sophie Cookson (Gypsy, Kingsman) and Morgan Watkins (A Little Chaos, Suffragette) and was filmed in the Rhonda Valley in South Wales. The latest in an extensive list of uniquely creative, award winning videos by alt-J, the video for ‘Pleader’ chronicles life from birth to death, with real birth footage lifted from an experimental film by Stan Brakhage from 1959 and apocalyptic moments fit for a disaster movie interspersed with shots of the glorious Welsh countryside, fitting as the track itself is inspired by Richard Llewlyn’s book How Green Was My Valley?.
 
“When we set out to make a video for ‘Pleader’,” alt-J tell NPR. “Joe sent the following one line brief to director Isaiah Seret: “a Welsh mining love story; a tidal wave of earth.” What Isaiah came back with was an epic short film, inspired both by the song’s source material and Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice. A family must pit their desire to have a child against the knowledge that this would destroy their community. The hypnotic, hymnal quality of the song binds the video throughout, hinting at redemption while destruction takes place.”
 
Since releasing RELAXER in June, alt-J have spent the year touring internationally, including a headline show at London’s O2 Arena for the venue’s 10th birthday celebrations, and headlining The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
 
Now it is Australia’s turn to be spellbound by the trio that is alt-J, playing masterful shows, in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane. 

Here’s just a small taste of what the critics have said:

‘It’s an absolutely masterful 90 minutes. One that casts the band as radio-friendly chart toppers, experimental boundary-pushers and lust-fuelled weirdos at the same time. “ 
DIY

“alt-J’s meticulously crafted musical vision, in short, works. The band supplied a far-reaching synesthetic experience — though their song structures, lyricism and instrumentation may seem maddeningly bizarre on paper, they felt viscerally essential on stage.” 
The Cavalier Daily

“The band’s eccentricity and musical genius [are] a welcome part of the Australian music tour scene.”  
Music Feeds

alt-J
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
DECEMBER 2017
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WARPAINT
Presented by
Frontier Touring, triple j & The Music (AU), and Hauraki Radio (NZ)

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
frontiertouring.com/altj

Saturday 2 December
Fidelity Festival | Perth WA *
18+
fidelityfestival.com.au

Tuesday 5 December
AEC Theatre | Adelaide, SA
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Thursday 7 December
Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Saturday 9 December
ICC Sydney Theatre | Sydney, NSW
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sunday 10 December
Riverstage | Brisbane, QLD
All Ages
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Tuesday 12 December
Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT
All Ages

Wednesday 13 December
Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT
All Ages

Thursday 14 December
TSB Bank Arena | Wellington, NZ
All Ages
ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538
 
*Not a Frontier Touring show

RELAXER tracklist:

1. 3WW
2. In Cold Blood
3. House Of The Rising Sun
4. Hit Me Like That Snare
5. Deadcrush
6. Adeline
7. Last Year
8. Pleade

RELAXER – alt-J
Out now through Liberator Music/Infectious Music/BMG
Available for streaming or purchase here

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WARPAINT [AU ONLY]

alt-J’s new album RELAXER is out now, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike:

‘To listen to the album as a whole (as it is intended to be), is to go on a colourful, emotional journey. It’s exciting, suspenseful, and full of surprises.’  – Best Before

‘Pastoral and electronic, daft and devastating. RELAXER is another welcome sigh of loosening bonds. – Rolling Stone Australia

‘immerse yourself in 40 minutes of a meticulously curated, effortlessly poised soundscape’ – Stack Magazine

‘..but ultimately the album is a return to form that pushes new boundaries while still maintaining the sounds that captivated audiences on their debut.’ – The New Zealand Herald

‘..RELAXER’S ambition is matched by its execution, it is an absolute joy of a record’ – Under The Radar

 Watch alt-J perform ‘3WW’ live on Jimmy Kimmel HERE
Act quick to secure your tickets for alt-J’s return to Australia and debut New Zealand shows this December.

alt-J – with special guests WARPAINT (AU only)
Presented by Frontier Touring, triple j & The Music (Australia), and Hauraki Radio (NZ)

Tickets on sale Tuesday 6 June, 12noon local time
For more tour info, click here

Tue 5 Dec | AEC Theatre ,Adelaide, SA (All Ages)
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Thu 7 Dec | Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC (All Ages)
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Sat 9 Dec | ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, NSW (All Ages)
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sun 10 Dec | Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD (All Ages)
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Tue 12 Dec |  Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ (All Ages)
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

Thu 14 Dec | TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, NZ (All Ages)
ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538

RELAXER tracklist:

1. 3WW
2. In Cold Blood
3. House Of The Rising Sun
4. Hit Me Like That Snare
5. Deadcrush
6. Adeline
7. Last Year
8. Pleader

RELAXER – alt-J

Out now through Liberator Music/Infectious Music/BMG

Available for streaming or purchase here

VIDEO: ‘In Cold Blood’ by alt-J

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Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce one of the return of alt-J, one of the most successful British bands of the millennium, to Australia and New Zealand this December. The trio will be joined at all Australian shows by Los Angeles quartet Warpaint.
Quietly, resolutely, impressively, singularly, alt-J have become one of the biggest British bands of whatever it is we’re calling the 21st century’s second decade. Art-electro, math-folk, hymnal-rock, call it what you will, the music made by alt-J is the muscular sound of cutting edge innovation pumped by a melodically bleeding heart. Ten years after forming at Leeds University, alt-J are a post-guitar group for the new-pop generation. And as audiences all over the world know, when they get going, they rock hard.
‘alt-J aren’t just masters of their trade – they’re innovators.’ – Digital Spy
‘The band’s eccentricity and musical genius [are] a welcome part of the Australian music tour scene.’ – Music Feeds.
alt-J’s highly anticipated third album RELAXER will be released next Friday 2 June (via Liberator Music/Infectious Music/BMG) on CD, heavyweight vinyl and digitally.
Ahead of its release, ‘3WW’ as well as ‘In Cold Blood’ have both been made available to fans, and today, alt-J have released ‘Adeline’ as a further taste of what’s to come on RELAXER.
The release of RELAXER follows alt-J’s Grammy and Brit Award-nominated This Is All Yours, which debuted at #2 in Australia and #1 in the UK. Their debut An Awesome Wave won the 2012 Mercury Prize and an Ivor Novello Award. Between them, the two albums have sold in excess of two million copies worldwide and their songs have been streamed well over 1 billion times.

Three years of worldwide touring have forged alt-J’s reputation as a fierce live act. alt-J have headlined festivals across the globe, including Australia’s very own Falls Music and Arts Festival, and on their last international tour, alt-J sold out the London’s iconic O2 Arena and New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden.
Los Angeles quartet Warpaint will make their return to Australia to support alt-J. Warpaint’s studio albums emphasise moody atmospheres, with gauzy keyboards, hypnotic harmonies, and sinister grooves. In concert, they pair this moodiness with bumped-up tempos and sinewy beats. Their live performances dazzle, and their shows are met with much delight from fans and critics alike.
alt-J will return to Australia and New Zealand this December following shows throughout Europe and the United States.

alt-J
With special guests WARPAINT (AU only)

Frontier Members pre-sale runs from Thu 1 Jun
Click here for details

General public on sale from Tue 6 Jun
12noon local time
(Aus + NZ shows)

For full tour information, click here

Tue 5 Dec
AEC Theatre (All Ages)
Adelaide, SA
ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849

Thu 7 Dec
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
(All Ages)
Melbourne, VIC
ticketmaster.com.au
Ph: 136 100

Sat 9 Dec
ICC Sydney Theatre
(All Ages)
Sydney, NSW
ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849

Sun 10 Dec
Riverstage (All Ages)
Brisbane, QLD
ticketmaster.com.au
Ph: 136 100

Tue 12 Dec
Auckland Town Hall
(All Ages)
Auckland, NZ
ticketmaster.co.nz
Ph: 0800 111 999

Thu 14 Dec
TSB Bank Arena (All Ages)
Wellington, NZ
ticketek.co.nz
Ph: 0800 842 538

Presented by
Frontier Touring, triple j
& The Music (Australia),
and Hauraki Radio (NZ)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE DETAILS

Frontier Members pre-sale runs via frontiertouring.com/altj
Thursday 1 June (AUS shows: 12noon AEST | NZ shows: 2pm NZST)
to Friday 2 June (AUS shows: 12noon AEST | NZ shows: 2pm NZST) 
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)
General public on sale: Tuesday 6 June 12noon local time (AU + NZ shows)

RELAXER tracklist:

1. 3WW
2. In Cold Blood
3. House Of The Rising Sun
4. Hit Me Like That Snare
5. Deadcrush
6. Adeline
7. Last Year
8. Pleader

RELAXER – alt-J
Out Friday 2 June 2017 through
Liberator Music/Infectious Music/BMG
Available for pre-order here