Alt J Australian Tour Dates For October

We’re so excited to announce that Alt J will be touching down for two shows in October in Australia this October!

Listed amongst the ‘up and coming’ and ‘bands to watch’ by countless critics across the globe, The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to announce that alt-J (?) will be making their debut visit to Australia next month.

Their unique band name ? is pronounced ‘alt-J’, named after the keystrokes required to make the symbol on a Mac computer.

The symbol represents change in mathematical equations and suitably the name was sprouted at a turning point in the band members’ lives.

Broadly classed as art rock but taking in the influences of everything from trip-hop, folk music, electronic and post-rock, alt-J (?) have created a genre of music that is uniquely their own.

alt-J (?)’s appropriately titled debut album An Awesome Wave (out now through Liberator Music) takes listeners on a journey that ebbs and flows through thirteen hypnotic tracks.

‘On the surface, this is smart alt-pop, but alt-J (?) have messed with the formula just enough to make this a brilliantly disquieting debut.
In refusing to submit to the rigours of a genre, they might just have made themselves masters of their own.’ – NME

‘There is little to find disappointing about An Awesome Wave. Each new song builds on the last, spiralling off on a new path, testing, experimenting, returning again to familiar ground.’ – Drowned In Sound

Next month, alt-J (?) will bring their intricate harmonies and inspired electronica to Australian shores for the first time.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see why this four-piece have caught the attention of countless critics and music lovers across the globe.

Tour Dates:
Thu 18th October – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 18+
Moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849
Saturday 20th October – Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne 18+
Dingdong.Oxtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 762 545

What: alt-J (?)
When: October 2012
More info: www.altjband.com, www.facebook.com/altJ.band
Tickets: Frontier Members pre-sale via www.frontiertouring.com/altj 12noon AEST Mon 10th September to 12noon AEST Tue 11 Sep
General public on sale from 9am local time, Friday 15th September

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