Blog: BrooklynVegan

by Bill Pearis In this era of the half-listen, the new ALT-J single 'Matilda' arrived a couple of days ago and it sounded, well, pretty enough. It wasn't a disappointment. It classically filled a moment. Which is where I've been going wrong: several plays later, after listening again (really listening), this is a magical record. It makes you want to replay it (to really listen to it). It is spell binding in its simplicity and sensitivity (enough that you want to be alone with [...]