alt-J by Rosie Matheson
“Having the opportunity to work with our talented friend and director Saskia Dixie was a treat,” alt-J say.
Fresh off a North American arena tour promoting their new album The Dream – and with a UK and Ireland tour coming up next month – alt-J have premiered the visuals for its single The Actor.
The Dream received a glowing 8.5/10 review from Live4ever – ‘equal parts intriguing, beautiful and terrifying’:
“The Actor finds Newman in full cosplay as, obviously, an actor (‘cocaine…why do I keep returning to you?’) with Hendrix guitar and bulbous bass supporting it. As per the album title, it’s dream-like.”
“After all the flippancy, alt-J show us their depth on Happier When You’re Gone (‘it’s not easy, homeless when you’re home’), all reflective learning and subtle self-consolation.”
“A beautiful little thing with a repeated title which becomes sadder upon every delivery, the strings support the song without drowning it in melancholy. However, the press release for the album also states it’s an abusive relationship, so perhaps it’s best to judge for yourself.”
