How Alt-J manages to make this song work is beyond any
knowledge. But somehow, they manage to make it work. Any song that has a Miley
Cyrus sample is questionable. But smashing that together with horn sections and
drum machines, and making it actually fit together is a stroke of genius.
Their first taste of Alt-J as a trio hasn't gotten rid of Alt-J's element of surprise as Hunger of the Pine doesn’t stray from
that. This ‘off-the-cuff’ recording keeps the legend of Alt-J alive with a
strangely uplifting song with booming brass and their usual curiosity.
Nothing should blend here, but it does, and creates a truly genius song.
‘Hunger of the Pine’
comes from alt-J’s new album “This Is All Yours” due for release on September
22nd, which is available for download now on iTunes.
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