Alt j an awesome wave zip1/30/2023 The guitar riff loops for a solid two minutes backed by low percussion, the two sounds forming a woozy lullaby of sorts before opening up into a near archaic chant with equally pastoral lyrics telling of wayward lads, country fields and burning wood. Take the tune they opened with– “3WW” - it begins with softly plucked guitar riff evoking a middle-eastern vibe – sounding like an Arabian Oud. Magical and offbeat is an accurate way to sum up the range of mish-mash styles alt-J employs on their newest album, Relaxer. When the lights turned to the green spectrum, the entire scenario looked positively otherworldly–the trio appearing to have been transported to The Emerald City in Wizard of Oz, each separated in his own small cube set-up with his instrument. Bouncing about on the stage, her energy was admirable and her hit “River” had many a fan nodding along.Īlt-J’s stage set-up stole the show, an ethereal and shimmering amalgamation of backdrop lights and suspended vertical bars, separating the three musicians from one another into segmented boxes, perforated by the flickering vertical bars. Newcomer Bishop Briggs opened and treated the audience to a decidedly electro set, with her forceful and hearty vocals carrying the somewhat less inspired instrumentation. It was a full house Thursday night at The Shrine Auditorium for the second of alt-J’s two-show engagement.
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