Alt-J - This Is All Yours

Who:  Alt-J

What:  Sophomore studio album from the English alternative pop-rock sensation, released on Infectious Records.

When:  September 2014

Where:  Leeds, UK

Why:   Follow-up record to 2012's surprise-hit debut LP An Awesome Wave.

[The Radness Average (or star rating) is derived from assigning each song a number of stars based on a 1-5 scale, then adding the total number of stars, and then dividing that number of total stars by the number of songs on the record. A Radness Average of 4.0 or higher indicates a good or great record. A Radness Average of 2.0 or less indicates pure crap. Everything else is in the middle somewhere.]

Alt-J - This Is All Yours - Infectious Records

1.  Intro -- *****
2.  Arrival in Nara -- **
3.  Nara -- ***
4.  Every Other Freckle -- ****
5.  Left Hand Free -- *****
6.  Garden of England -- **
7.  Choice Kingdom -- **
8.  Hunger of the Pine -- ****
9.  Warm Foothills -- **
10.  The Gospel of John Hurt -- ***
11.  Pusher -- **
12.  Bloodflood Part II -- ***
13.  Leaving Nara -- ****


Radness Average:  3.154


Alt-J - This Is All Yours


Verdict:  The "Sophomore Slump" strikes but it's not a fatal blow. Half of a great album. "Left Hand Free" totally rules.

For fans of:  AWOLnation, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, MGMT




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