Written by: Mikala Lugen
alt-J Remains Untamed In Fourth Album, ‘The Dream’ [Listen/Stream]
alt-J has released their fourth album, The Dream, on all streaming services.
After releasing four album singles, “U&ME,” “Get Better,” “Hard Drive Gold,” and “The Actor,” alt-J has released its swift 12-song collection, The Dream. The album highlights the trio’s unrestrained, expanded sound worked through the past five years since their last original full-length 2017 release, RELAXER.
The album opens with the hissing sound of a can in “Bane,” as deep choral harmonies and echoing percussion lead the listener on a 49-minute open-hearted and reflective listening experience. We finally see the trio – comprised of Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, and Thom Sonny Green – personally inject themselves and their psyches into the lyrics of their music. The result showcases an album as real, emotional, and compositionally brilliant as we’ve seen the band yet.
“We’ve been sitting on this album for a long time, dying for you all to hear it. And release day is finally here. It’s a huge privilege for us to still be doing this job, four albums and ten years later. The Dream took us a long time but we think it’s been worth it and we hope you agree. We can’t wait to hear what you think and we hope you love it as much as we do. Thank you and much love from us three,” the band said in a press statement.
Listen to The Dream below and on all streaming platforms here.
alt-J is slated to head out on their co-headlining North American tour with Portugal. The Man later this month and will make a stop at Salt Lake City, UT’s UCCU Center on April 5th. Click here for tickets to the event. Scroll down to see a full list of upcoming tour dates. For more information, visit the band’s website.
February 25, 2022 – Pittsburgh PA – Petersen Events Center
February 26, 2022 – Washington DC – The Anthem
March 1, 2022 – Nashville TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 2, 2022 – Atlanta GA – State Farm Arena
March 4, 2022 – Tampa FL – Yuengling Center
March 5, 2022 – Hollywood FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
March 6, 2022 – Orlando FL – Orlando Amphitheater
March 9, 2022 – Dallas TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
March 12, 2022 – Austin TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
March 13, 2022 – Houston TX – White Oak Music Hall
March 15, 2022 – St Louis MO – Chaifetz Arena
March 16, 2022 – Detroit MI – Masonic Temple Detroit
March 19, 2022 – Chicago IL – Credit Union 1 Arena
March 20, 2022 – Minneapolis MN – The Armory
March 23, 2022 – Denver CO – 1STBANK Center
March 25, 2022 – San Diego CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego
March 26, 2022 – Santa Barbara CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
March 27, 2022 – Los Angeles CA – STAPLES Center
March 29, 2022 – Seattle WA – WAMU Theatre
March 30, 2022 – Vancouver BC – Pacific Coliseum
April 1, 2022 – San Francisco CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
April 3, 2022 – Las Vegas NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
April 5, 2022 – Salt Lake City UT – UCCU Center
April 7, 2022 – Kansas City MO – Cable Dahmer Arena
April 8, 2022 – Cincinnati OH – PromoWest Pavillion at Ovation
April 9, 2022 – Columbus OH – Schottenstein Center
April 11, 2022 – New York NY – Madison Square Garden
April 13, 2022 – Philadelphia PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
April 14, 2022 – Boston MA – Agganis Arena
April 15, 2022 – Montreal QC – Place Bell
Apri 17, 2022 – Toronto ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
with special guest Sir Chloe 2/25-3/20
with special guest Cherry Glazerr 3/23-4/17