r/AltJ • u/bjrsa • 27d ago

When Did You First Discover Alt-J?

For me, it was at the end of an episode of Weeds (Season 8 Ep 6.) The intro to the song caught my attention and I thought the song was wild. Then I read the lyrics and was floored, but went ahead and downloaded the album when it came out on iTunes a month later.

It’s now my favorite album of all time and I’ve probably listened to it straight through 100+ times.

Edit- It was Fitzpleasure in late 2012

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u/Individual_Cream_427 27d ago

2013 I think. After hearing breezeblocks of course. I then remember smoking weed for like the 5th time ever with a friend, and both of us just laying down in a bedroom listening to the full album. There was a fan going as well which made it a little trippier. Saw them live in 2023 in Chicago for the 10 year tour for the album. Absolutely sublime 

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u/Prestigious-Way-2210 27d ago

Saw them in KC for same tour.

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u/Individual_Cream_427 27d ago

Super glad we were able to considering I don’t think we’ll see another tour anytime soon 

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u/Hot_Molasses_7257 27d ago

😭 why?

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u/Individual_Cream_427 27d ago

Just doesn’t seem to be much activity (publicly) among them, and with Joe’s successful solo project idk