they’re named after an obscure Mac shortcut and their sound is just as
shortcut and their sound is just as
shortcut and their sound is just as ambiguous welcome to watchmojo.com today
ambiguous welcome to watchmojo.com today
ambiguous welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with guitarist and
we’re speaking with guitarist and
we’re speaking with guitarist and bassist quill from alt-j to learn more
bassist quill from alt-j to learn more
bassist quill from alt-j to learn more about their album and awesome wave and
about their album and awesome wave and
about their album and awesome wave and whether their band name means they’re
whether their band name means they’re
whether their band name means they’re part of the Illuminati
un tell me a bit about an awesome wave
un tell me a bit about an awesome wave and kind of what you guys were going
and kind of what you guys were going
and kind of what you guys were going forward I think we I think we were
forward I think we I think we were
forward I think we I think we were thinking yeah we’ve got to make an
thinking yeah we’ve got to make an
thinking yeah we’ve got to make an album we just signed a record deal you
album we just signed a record deal you
album we just signed a record deal you know you spend a lot we spent like five
know you spend a lot we spent like five
know you spend a lot we spent like five months unemployed after we asked you to
months unemployed after we asked you to
months unemployed after we asked you to finish a degree is kind of not not
finish a degree is kind of not not
finish a degree is kind of not not having much we want state benefits we
having much we want state benefits we
having much we want state benefits we didn’t have you know how much money
didn’t have you know how much money
didn’t have you know how much money we’re kind of trying to organize touring
we’re kind of trying to organize touring
we’re kind of trying to organize touring around signing on for our state benefits
around signing on for our state benefits
around signing on for our state benefits and we didn’t we knew who wanted a
and we didn’t we knew who wanted a
and we didn’t we knew who wanted a record deal need something fine a record
record deal need something fine a record
record deal need something fine a record deal and then it’s like oh yeah you have
deal and then it’s like oh yeah you have
deal and then it’s like oh yeah you have got to make an album
and I kind of thought the album that I
and I kind of thought the album that I think this is the question over over how
think this is the question over over how
think this is the question over over how relevant it is anymore when I look at
relevant it is anymore when I look at
relevant it is anymore when I look at how you know maybe my younger siblings
how you know maybe my younger siblings
how you know maybe my younger siblings really digest music I’m not sure an
really digest music I’m not sure an
really digest music I’m not sure an album seems to be that relevant what
album seems to be that relevant what
album seems to be that relevant what they’re interested in and maybe that’s
they’re interested in and maybe that’s
they’re interested in and maybe that’s sad but I think we wanted to make an
sad but I think we wanted to make an
sad but I think we wanted to make an album that was definitely an album not a
album that was definitely an album not a
album that was definitely an album not a collection of songs and she’s how I feel
collection of songs and she’s how I feel
collection of songs and she’s how I feel most albums have gone nowadays it’s more
most albums have gone nowadays it’s more
most albums have gone nowadays it’s more about pushing singles you know this will
about pushing singles you know this will
about pushing singles you know this will download charts
I think our attention was to make an
I think our attention was to make an album that’s handled like an album that
album that’s handled like an album that
album that’s handled like an album that was really it there was no kind of big
was really it there was no kind of big
was really it there was no kind of big plan and I think the only aim was to
plan and I think the only aim was to
plan and I think the only aim was to make an album that we wanted to hear and
make an album that we wanted to hear and
make an album that we wanted to hear and we wouldn’t get bored of ourselves
obviously as I’m sure you know you guys
obviously as I’m sure you know you guys won the Mercury Prize do you take that
won the Mercury Prize do you take that
won the Mercury Prize do you take that as pressure or do you just take it as an
as pressure or do you just take it as an
as pressure or do you just take it as an accolade and move on we get asked this
accolade and move on we get asked this
accolade and move on we get asked this question quite a lot a moment and I
question quite a lot a moment and I
question quite a lot a moment and I would say that if anything for me
would say that if anything for me
would say that if anything for me personally it kind of takes the pressure
personally it kind of takes the pressure
personally it kind of takes the pressure off and it gives us a little bit of
off and it gives us a little bit of
off and it gives us a little bit of security because if you’ve won the
security because if you’ve won the
security because if you’ve won the Mercury Prize then you kind of know that
Mercury Prize then you kind of know that
Mercury Prize then you kind of know that even if it took us and outrageous amount
even if it took us and outrageous amount
even if it took us and outrageous amount of time to make your next steps Ted took
of time to make your next steps Ted took
of time to make your next steps Ted took five years to make our next album we
five years to make our next album we
five years to make our next album we kind of know that at least it would
kind of know that at least it would
kind of know that at least it would probably get reviewed it would least be
probably get reviewed it would least be
probably get reviewed it would least be given its kind of charms to like you
given its kind of charms to like you
given its kind of charms to like you know be acknowledged and torn apart or
know be acknowledged and torn apart or
know be acknowledged and torn apart or praised or whatever would happen to it
praised or whatever would happen to it
praised or whatever would happen to it whereas not having that it would be we
whereas not having that it would be we
whereas not having that it would be we might be on a bit more pressure for my
might be on a bit more pressure for my
might be on a bit more pressure for my label to bang our second album to you
label to bang our second album to you
label to bang our second album to you know continue the momentum of what we
know continue the momentum of what we
know continue the momentum of what we had on the first album
obviously the band name is quite unique
obviously the band name is quite unique and aside from the difficulty googling
and aside from the difficulty googling
and aside from the difficulty googling it there’s some talk of Illuminati
it there’s some talk of Illuminati
it there’s some talk of Illuminati connection do you think that’s insane
connection do you think that’s insane
connection do you think that’s insane well I couldn’t say could I if I was I
well I couldn’t say could I if I was I
well I couldn’t say could I if I was I wouldn’t say maybe I am you know no I
wouldn’t say maybe I am you know no I
wouldn’t say maybe I am you know no I mean though it’s not do that I mean we
mean though it’s not do that I mean we
mean though it’s not do that I mean we we just liked it in a completely kind of
we just liked it in a completely kind of
we just liked it in a completely kind of shallow way we knew it we knew that it
shallow way we knew it we knew that it
shallow way we knew it we knew that it it kind of it just stirred something and
it kind of it just stirred something and
it kind of it just stirred something and a lot of people a lot of people would
a lot of people a lot of people would
a lot of people a lot of people would see it and they would have different
see it and they would have different
see it and they would have different ideas about what it was about so people
ideas about what it was about so people
ideas about what it was about so people thought it was kind of mysterious and
thought it was kind of mysterious and
thought it was kind of mysterious and had this deep meaning for us it’s quite
had this deep meaning for us it’s quite
had this deep meaning for us it’s quite a shallow meaning we just knew it would
a shallow meaning we just knew it would
a shallow meaning we just knew it would look good and it would it would just
look good and it would it would just
look good and it would it would just function well as as a band name even
function well as as a band name even
function well as as a band name even though it kind of in a way cripples you
though it kind of in a way cripples you
though it kind of in a way cripples you as a band name because it’s kind of so
as a band name because it’s kind of so
as a band name because it’s kind of so weird
weird
weird I like your first answer you just carry
I like your first answer you just carry
I like your first answer you just carry the first
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