{"product_id":"alt-j-an-awesome-wave-colored","title":"alt-J - An Awesome Wave [Colored]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition coloured vinyl suits An Awesome Wave nicely, because alt-J's 2012 debut has always felt like an odd, beautiful object. It is the album that took a band of Leeds university friends all the way to the Mercury Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing else in indie music sounded quite like it at the time. Joe Newman's nasal, curling vocals, Gus Unger-Hamilton's choirboy harmonies and keyboards, Gwil Sainsbury's guitar and Thom Green's clipped, cymbal-shy drumming combined into something that borrowed from folk, hip-hop production and art-rock without settling on any of them. Producer Charlie Andrew helped the band keep every strange edge intact, leaving room for a cappella interludes, sudden silences and lyrics packed with film references and private jokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Breezeblocks\" became the breakout, a lullaby-turned-thriller that builds to a chanted, unsettling finale. \"Tessellate\" glides on a hip-hop-slow beat and a lyric about geometry and desire, while \"Matilda\" tips its hat to the film Léon with a gentle, guitar-led sway. \"Fitzpleasure\" goes the other way, all stuttering vocal yelps and a fuzzed-out bass drop that still jolts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a decade on, the record has lost none of its puzzle-box appeal. Spin it front to back, interludes and all, and the mosaic snaps into focus all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478821904689,"sku":"081227808235","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/alt-J-An_Awesome_Wave_Colored.jpg?v=1794395638","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/alt-j-an-awesome-wave-colored","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}