Things Will Get Better: An alt-J Podcast
alt-J celebrate the tenth anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, An Awesome Wave, with a five-part podcast that delves into the band’s early days as university students, how they came together and found their sound, insights into the making of the album, previously unheard demo recordings, and more.
Episodes
Gus, Joe and Thom chat with their longtime producer, Charlie Andrew, about how he first discovered alt-J and what immediately impressed him about their approach to their songs. He also shares some of his own history, as a producer, and how he applied his techniques on alt-J’s very first recordings. Together, they remember some breakthrough moments during the making of An Awesome Wave, and shed light on why their collaboration has n...
Gus, Joe and Thom discuss the origins of alt-J with founding member Gwil Sainsbury, who left the band in 2014 but remains their close friend. They reminisce about the days at Ash Grove, when Gwil’s skills with GarageBand and his openness as a sounding board for Joe’s songs made him a perfect first addition to the band Joe had gone to university planning to start. Sainsbury also assisted majorly with Things Will Get Better by scouri...
Music journalist and radio host Jenny Eliscu interviews Gus, Joe and Thom about the formation of alt-J, their individual histories with music and the rigorous arts training they each pursued. They also delve into how they found their chemistry together, early on, the making of their first songs, how they figured out which tunes were right for An Awesome Wave, how their live show has evolved, and more.
alt-J listen back together, for the first time, to a series of unearthed demo sessions from the years leading up to An Awesome Wave, including early fan favorites “Portrait” and “Hiroshima,” a demo version of “Something Good,” and a previously unheard song called “Things Will Get Better." It's a tune they had completely lost track of and were thrilled to rediscover -- and it is where this podcast gets its name. All four demos are i...
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their groundbreaking, Mercury Prize-winning debut album, An Awesome Wave, alt-J explore their early history together, over the course of the upcoming five episodes. In Episode 1, they return to their old university house in Leeds, known as Ash Grove after the street it's on. There, they revisit major moments from those days, from meeting on campus in 2007 while studying in various arts and liter...
alt-J celebrate the tenth anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, An Awesome Wave, with a five-part podcast that delves into the band’s early days as university students, how they came together and found their sound, insights into the making of the album, newly unearthed demo recordings, and more. All five episodes come out together on September 29th. Says the band: "We were asked so often how we felt about the ten year an...
alt-J celebrate the tenth anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, An Awesome Wave, with a five-part podcast that delves into the band’s early days as university students, how they came together and found their sound, insights into the making of the album, newly unearthed demo recordings, and more. All five episodes come out together on September 29th. Says the band: "We were asked so often how we felt about the ten year an...
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