alt-J

Released: December 15, 2017

Songwriter: Gus Unger-Hamilton Joe Newman Charlie Andrew

Producer: Charlie Andrew

[Verse 1]
Oh Sally, my dear
It's you I'd be kissing
She smiled and replied, "You don't know what you're missing."

[Verse 2]
If all the young men
Were hares on the mountain
How many young girls would take guns and go hunting?

[Verse 3]
If all the young men
Were fish in the water
How many young girls would undress and dive after?

[Verse 4]
If the young men could sing
Like blackbirds and thrushes
How many young girls would go beating the bushes?

[Verse 5]
But the young men are given
To frisking and fooling
So, I'll leave them alone and attend to my schooling

alt-J is an English indie rock band that consists of vocalist and guitarist Joe Newman, keyboardist and bassist Gus Unger-Hamilton and drummer Thom Green. Gwil Sainsbury was the band’s bassist before leaving the band in early 2014.

Formed at Leeds University and signed to a label in Cambridge, UK, the band originally made songs on Garageband before releasing them under the pseudonym ∆.

∆’s name takes a little explaining. Pronounced alt-J, the delta sign is inserted when you press alt and J on a Mac keyboard.

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