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SPIN Presents Lipps Service With alt-J
In this week’s edition of Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps Zoomed with Joe Newman and Gus Unger-Hamilton of veteran British indie rock band alt-J. During their conversation, they traced the band’s origins from their 2007 formation, their mutual love of Larry David and how they’ve kept things fresh over the years. Their new album, The Dream, was released on February 11. Alt-J also will be hitting the road for a North American tour on February 25. Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and many, many more. On last week’s edition of SPIN P...
alt-J Share ‘Hard Drive Gold’ Video
Today, alt-J released a video for “Hard Drive Gold,” the third song off their upcoming fifth studio record, The Dream. [embedded content][embedded content] The Mercury Prize-winning trio is set to release The Dream on February 11 through Canvasback/Atlantic, and it is available for pre-order now. The new track’s accompanying video is the band’s singer/guitarist/songwriter Joe Newman’s directorial debut, and his partner, Darcy Wallace, co-directed. “’Hard Drive Gold’ is a slightly tongue-in-cheek song written at what we thought was the height of the cryptocurrency gold rush,” alt-J’s Newman said in a statement. “It’s the story of the ultimate childhood fantasy, the schoolboy who becomes a millionaire overnight, and the different interactions he has with people in his life from teachers...
Watch alt-J Skateboard In First Video All Together For ‘U&ME’
For the first time in five years, alt-J are back. The group shared a skateboard and pantyhose-filled video for their newest single “U&ME.” While kick-flipping and cruising, alt-J gets a little supernatural at the skatepark. And no, no one is actually wearing the panty hose on their legs, and instead they put it on their heads and look like goblins. The video is as cool as the song, and the song is a continuation of the band’s cool, electronic sound. The tribal feel of the drums mixed with floating cars and cassettes, and even a bloody mouth, makes the first video to feature the whole band, and one weird trip to the skatepark. “It’s about being at a festival with your best friends, having a good time, togetherness, and the feeling in life that nothing could be any better than it is righ...
