alt-J

Wednesday 24th Oct 2018

location_city De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester

alt-J

British alt-pop/electro outfit, formerly 'FILMS' and formed in 2008.

Band members include Gwil Sainsbury - guitar and bass, Joe Newman - guitar and vocals, Gus Unger-Hamilton - keyboards and Thom Green - drums.

Their debut-album "An Awesome Wave" was issued in 2012, preceded by singles such as "Breezeblocks" and "Tessellate" and followed by: "This Is All Yours" (2014), "Relaxer" (2017), "REDUXER" (2018 - a reworking of "Relaxer", featuring Goldlink, Danny Brown and more) plus 2022's: "The Dream".

They won the 2012 Mercury Music Prize and a nomination for the 2017 album, "Relaxer".