alt-J - Deadcrush (Official Video)

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  • Опубліковано 12 лип 2017
  • The Official Video for alt-J 'Deadcrush'
    Download and stream RELAXER, out now: alt-j.lnk.to/RelaxerID
    Directed by Young Replicant
    Choreography by Darcy Wallace
    Performed by
    Leah Marojević
    Alana Everett
    Natalia Iwaniec
    The new single 'U&ME' out now: alt-j.lnk.to/uandmeID
    The new album The Dream is out 11 February, pre-order / pre-save now: alt-j.lnk.to/thedreamID
    Follow alt-J:
    Website: altjband.com/
    Facebook: / altj.band
    Instagram: / unrealaltj
    Twitter: / alt_j
    Spotify: alt-j.lnk.to/profilesID/spotify
    Apple Music: alt-j.lnk.to/profilesID/apple...

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  • @Alan7moore
    @Alan7moore 7 років тому +2628

    Lee Miller, Anne Boleyn and Sylvia Plath - the deadcrushes of each of the band members - conjured up by a supercomputer in a post-apocalyptic world. Absolutely beautiful

    • @narutoandanimefa
      @narutoandanimefa 7 років тому +61

      Alan7moore thanks for sharing! It adds more depth to an already deeply disturbing video.

    • @isab2912
      @isab2912 7 років тому +13

      Alan7moore i bet sylvia plath is thom's choice

    • @Brainiac453
      @Brainiac453 7 років тому +163

      "Vocalist Joe Newman chose photographer Lee Miller, drummer Thom Green picked poet and writer Sylvia Plath, and keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton went with Anne Boleyn, a former Queen of England who was ordered beheaded by her husband, King Henry VIII." Splendid.

    • @GabrielKnightz
      @GabrielKnightz 7 років тому +12

      Didn't know it was Sylvia Plath thank you.

    • @tallhannah98
      @tallhannah98 7 років тому +13

      Daniel Minighiti That was her nickname, Anne Boleyn was her proper name

  • @megamikeify
    @megamikeify 4 роки тому +4780

    can we have an Alt-J and Glass Animals collab? Could you imagine what that music video would be like!!!!

    • @Jo-qy4cj
      @Jo-qy4cj 4 роки тому +163

      Thank you introducing me to glass animals! You sir/ma'am have some good taste in music!

    • @megamikeify
      @megamikeify 4 роки тому +132

      @@Jo-qy4cj anytime my friend, the world would be a better place with more glass animals lol

    • @danielneves1952
      @danielneves1952 4 роки тому +53

      Michael... Thank you for mentioning Glass Animals!

    • @Gonzo69batz
      @Gonzo69batz 4 роки тому +19

      Yesssssss.

    • @mrpatricksims
      @mrpatricksims 4 роки тому +18

      Please

  • @eatingsfun
    @eatingsfun 4 роки тому +4965

    When I forget the name of this song and try sing it to people they think im smoking crack

    • @GamewthGaim
      @GamewthGaim 4 роки тому +221

      Honestly. I'd think you were smoking crack if you tried singing this to me. Especially in public.

    • @NikoliBarashnikov
      @NikoliBarashnikov 4 роки тому +26

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gabrielgomesVEVO
      @gabrielgomesVEVO 4 роки тому +33

      1 min laughing ez

    • @terepk
      @terepk 4 роки тому +89

      Keepa, keepa, keepa, keep me damn down

    • @frankcramo4414
      @frankcramo4414 4 роки тому +55

      Aussie Comedy when I’m smoking crack and try to sing this song people call the police.

  • @vendrasesar368
    @vendrasesar368 4 роки тому +1065

    I just realise that "you're my DC" means you're my deadcrush

    • @codewarrior485
      @codewarrior485 4 роки тому +52

      took me literally hearing the song appr. 20 times before realizing what 2 "places" like DC (washington), and LA (los angeles) have to do with Anna Bolina and Lee Miller... and then the coin fell.. and I felt incredibly dumb XD

    • @hannahmelcher334
      @hannahmelcher334 4 роки тому +6

      Oh thanks now I know 😘

    • @frankiedominguez1872
      @frankiedominguez1872 4 роки тому +5

      So then is this song a follow up to Breezeblocks...his deadcrush?

    • @ebenezermbizvo9845
      @ebenezermbizvo9845 4 роки тому +3

      i started knowing from your comment

    • @agarotaestatueta2811
      @agarotaestatueta2811 4 роки тому +4

      Right now, me too.

  • @tryin9
    @tryin9 7 років тому +463

    I'm so grateful to be alive at the same time as alt-J

    • @alessandraconte6182
      @alessandraconte6182 6 років тому

      isabellaxxm ooo too

    • @TheTransitmtl
      @TheTransitmtl 6 років тому +1

      isabellaxxm so much. Saw them live and still shiver thinking about it

    • @alexanderhall362
      @alexanderhall362 6 років тому

      isabellaxxm YES

    • @natygups2
      @natygups2 3 місяці тому

      Me too! They're my absolute favorite band in this world ❤

  • @tareqalsalem4768
    @tareqalsalem4768 7 років тому +1532

    -Thirty seconds in... "I think i need to be high for this" ....
    -Music starts...
    -"I'm high"

    • @cl9925
      @cl9925 7 років тому +17

      DUDE WEED LMAO

    • @isabelmesquita6723
      @isabelmesquita6723 7 років тому +1

      Tareq AlSalem yep exactly

    • @nimsycortez8051
      @nimsycortez8051 6 років тому +11

      Tareq AlSalem I'm watching this high ASF and this is so deep yet I don't understand it but I love the dancing

    • @juliasantini4585
      @juliasantini4585 6 років тому +1

      If you are an idiot of course

    • @juliasantini4585
      @juliasantini4585 6 років тому

      If you are an idiot of course

  • @Mammongus
    @Mammongus Рік тому +257

    This song and video is incredible. Lee Miller's runway walk in her army uniform, as she was a fashion model before a military photographer. Anne Boleyn, the mother of the church of England before the stained glass and her prayer dance. Sylvia Plaith gripping her head as she struggled with her mental health and committed suicide at 30, her works recognized post-death (mostly) because of her very crappy husband, who even burned many of her poems. Amazing work to everyone involved!

    • @kerilibearian9010
      @kerilibearian9010 11 місяців тому +9

      This is the origin story? I love the dancing! Interpret style dance is amazing. I danced years ago and am obsessed with it still! This song hits me on my feels every time!!

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 10 місяців тому +1

      Hi I Recommend A Song called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix

    • @kerilibearian9010
      @kerilibearian9010 10 місяців тому

      @@redskies4530 wtf did I just watch.

    • @piguy3280
      @piguy3280 10 місяців тому

      i feel it has more to do with anima/animus in conflict than an actress's personal struggles. While talented she probably didn't design the set or pick the costumes. RIP though she was incredibly talented.

    • @rominabelenamendola
      @rominabelenamendola 9 місяців тому

      Amazing, beautiful

  • @mlapamusic
    @mlapamusic 3 роки тому +2478

    Pure piece of art. Deadcrush is the sickest name for a song

    • @jotasopetejp4401
      @jotasopetejp4401 3 роки тому +5

      Pure piece of art no doubt...👍that make s me feel with many type of diferent personalitys😂

    • @saintessa
      @saintessa 3 роки тому +3

      Have you seen Danny Brown's version?

    • @Onaks21
      @Onaks21 3 роки тому +3

      no

    • @jackoliver7506
      @jackoliver7506 3 роки тому +2

      What does it even mean though

    • @saintessa
      @saintessa 3 роки тому

      @@jackoliver7506 idfk

  • @billychambers6400
    @billychambers6400 7 років тому +1783

    I'm so glad this song got a music video! Deadcrush is probably my favourite of Relaxer. And this music video is mind blowing!

    • @oscarhoulis6041
      @oscarhoulis6041 7 років тому +41

      Starting at 1:47 you can see Joe laying down on the floor.

    • @Azidust
      @Azidust 7 років тому +12

      Billy Chambers i totally agree probably the best song of the album

    • @dirtydinner2432
      @dirtydinner2432 7 років тому +11

      Azzedine Djabri Adeline is the best by far

    • @abishnas2009
      @abishnas2009 7 років тому +18

      I mean, the video is really good but is not that mind blowing.

    • @jamescollins924
      @jamescollins924 7 років тому +1

      *Listen to 'Peacock Affect - Autumn'*

  • @walter857
    @walter857 2 роки тому +578

    I'm an old man and just discovered this fantastic art. Its more than music and lyrics. Its pure art.

    • @novakiin3322
      @novakiin3322 2 роки тому +14

      Have you heard Taro yet?? Phenomenal.

    • @dishields7808
      @dishields7808 2 роки тому

      Lol. I keep forgetting I'm old

    • @justinculp5038
      @justinculp5038 2 роки тому +22

      Walter... I'm very old and hard of hearing. I play this song loud on some old Wharfedale speakers. My neighbor called the cops on me and one showed up at my door. The officer and I ended up being friends believe it or not. He comes over from time to time. We drink tea, play cards, and listen to new alternative music. He's actually kinda cute ;O

    • @justinculp5038
      @justinculp5038 2 роки тому +3

      @YOLO MORGANNWG If this comment is directed at me...why do you ask?

    • @yungmentalproblems
      @yungmentalproblems 2 роки тому +1

      @@justinculp5038 no one cares dude

  • @dough9507
    @dough9507 2 роки тому +378

    Damn... over 4 years and I'm still listening to this masterpiece like at least once a week, always experiencing something new. Like it was my first time.

    • @Apexmind11
      @Apexmind11 2 роки тому +3

      It's a badass song. I still love it

    • @JaydaAndTheCat
      @JaydaAndTheCat Рік тому +5

      Still a daily occurrence for me.... not ashamed in the slightest

    • @KLienne
      @KLienne Рік тому +1

      five years now

    • @starlord9532
      @starlord9532 8 місяців тому +1

      I'm listening it still after 6 yrs it gives me energy!

    • @WhoKnows892
      @WhoKnows892 3 місяці тому

      If you turn this up, no way people ain't at least head bobbin in their heads.

  • @kyleyesiahsupree
    @kyleyesiahsupree Місяць тому +7

    Chinese Man, Afghan rhythm, French Poets… oh how the beauty of music transcends universal, uniting one and all.

  • @666ARISH
    @666ARISH 7 років тому +80

    "As we were finishing writing our second album, This Is All Yours, we came up with a quick jam which we luckily captured on one of our phones. This turned into 'Deadcrush', which is a word we made up to describe someone who is no longer alive that you fancy. Thus the first verse is about Lee Miller, Joe's deadcrush, the second about Anne Boleyn, Gus's."- alt-J

    • @trinalps
      @trinalps 6 років тому

      Arish Ali source?

    • @666ARISH
      @666ARISH 6 років тому

      moom11_1 www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=42928

  • @olegbolotnov481
    @olegbolotnov481 7 років тому +299

    now alt-J have their own Personal Jesus

  • @chatonsacrement7454
    @chatonsacrement7454 3 роки тому +216

    That "extraーORDINARILY PRETTY TEETH" part lives in my head rent-free
    What a masterpiece of a song

    • @Natalia-cn8ox
      @Natalia-cn8ox 10 місяців тому

      I love pdf in law we trust ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉

  • @robertmucioka2063
    @robertmucioka2063 Рік тому +84

    The choreography is simply mesmerising... especially the chorus part
    Makes me want to watch it over and over

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 9 місяців тому +2

      absolutely same here, I've loved that song for years but only watched the video now! do you have an idea what kind of dance they perform? is it contemporary? dang, I love it

    • @smsmsmsmsmsm
      @smsmsmsmsmsm 7 місяців тому +1

      I love it so much, I remember learning it a few years ago 😭 probably looked like an insane person, but the song is one of my favourites if all time and the video is amazing to me

  • @Aeolus_ca
    @Aeolus_ca 7 років тому +1338

    Extraordinarily pretty teeth
    Beauty lingers out of reach
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Man Ray went cray cray over you
    Capturing but never captured
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Swim low
    In a backyard in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold up
    Pay up, sign up LA
    Anna Bolina
    Maid of honour
    Not your sister, fearful temper
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Unknown artist
    Took your likeness
    Henry Tudor left you lifeless
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Keepa, keepa, keepa, keep me damn down
    Let it low
    Let me know where you go
    Papa, papa, papa
    Get me down
    Deep deep down
    Pablo let me know
    If you don't have the ace of hearts
    My dear, you're a lost man
    Falcon for you Anna from the left arm of the falconer
    Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna L'Arlésienne
    Swim low
    In the backyard in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold over
    Pay up, sign up LA

    • @bytchyyy
      @bytchyyy 7 років тому +36

      Thanks for the translation!!

    • @Aeolus_ca
      @Aeolus_ca 7 років тому +37

      lol right it is kinda hard to understand

    • @randomalt1273
      @randomalt1273 7 років тому +11

      IM DYING HERE same

    • @heather1949
      @heather1949 7 років тому +34

      how on earth did you figure out the lyrics. Youre a miracle

    • @zeevylan9590
      @zeevylan9590 6 років тому +16

      nick k Why in the lyrics there are only 2 people mentioned? What about Sylvia?

  • @newmans04
    @newmans04 7 років тому +358

    So I didn't care much for this song at first listen on the album- but with the new video, and now knowing the back-story... man, I _love_ it! Alt-J lyrics are so often bizarre and disturbing, but they have such an amazing sound (collective) and carry such an uncomfortably wonderful subject matter repertoire- gaaaah...so amazing!

    • @saturn5793
      @saturn5793 7 років тому +6

      AmberLearns whats the backstory? :)

    • @enihschan1165
      @enihschan1165 7 років тому +1

      can you tell us the back-story?

    • @giel4526
      @giel4526 7 років тому +25

      Maybe this article helps :) wetransfer.com/thisworks/2017/07/12/alt-j-young-replicant-deadcrush/?eml=2017July12/4044680/6155235&etsubid=142519490

    • @enihschan1165
      @enihschan1165 7 років тому

      Thanks a lot

    • @EveryThingThatShines
      @EveryThingThatShines 7 років тому +1

      I honestly think they come up with a video and song together it's like an alluring story when combined tells so beautifully!

  • @SLZR-cj1tb
    @SLZR-cj1tb 5 років тому +1648

    These 5 gum commercials are getting intense

    • @Alxoo6v2
      @Alxoo6v2 4 роки тому +25

      one of the best comments I've ever seen

    • @GG-zh1vn
      @GG-zh1vn 4 роки тому +18

      U sir win best comment

    • @Teeeth
      @Teeeth 4 роки тому +23

      *"Help I cant shit no more"*
      How it feels to chew 5 gum

    • @defaultuser7777
      @defaultuser7777 4 роки тому +2

      Hahahaha

    • @annellabell6878
      @annellabell6878 3 роки тому +1

      Lol

  • @MakingtheCase
    @MakingtheCase 4 роки тому +47

    After watching this for the thousandth time, I think I finally understand what the music video is. It's taking these clear disks, which contain the entire essence of each individual and something is documenting them spinning in a kind of projected dance of life until the moment they fall. An entire lifetime for each one of them encompassed in what would only amount to a single spin of the disc in the timeline of the universe. Some stay spinning (or stay alive) longer and some fall faster. Some choose to devote themselves to their faith, their honor, their passion, etc but they all get only one chance to perform.
    Or at least that's what I now make of this.

    • @christinekieffer5782
      @christinekieffer5782 2 роки тому

      wonderful analysis. I was tracking on this outcome...but why are they all walled up? that is the next dimension....are women put away more for being free thinkers???????????? (consider en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn)

    • @MakingtheCase
      @MakingtheCase 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@christinekieffer5782
      Anne Boleyn was an interesting person, but how do you think she ties in?
      I think you could be right about it being a higher dimension. But here's the thing. There doesn't really seem to be anything much beyond that building. It's pretty barren. The excitement is focused on the disc, or life itself. Life is the point. Life is the reason and the purpose for its existance. The dance, the struggle, the musing, the creating, and then destroying.

    • @AmoebaInk
      @AmoebaInk 14 днів тому +1

      The disks may be a reference to Logan's Run, where information is stored on disk/rings which are spun to play the information.

  • @jackiedangerously7221
    @jackiedangerously7221 6 років тому +92

    I love the way the dancers spaz in the end like the VR machine is malfunctioning... Those dancers slay.

    • @blanchardrobert7959
      @blanchardrobert7959 6 років тому +1

      The « Superman» vintage série trick, ment as humor, i found that amazing and funny! Sotch a great vidéo and song!!! Love it, hook't!

  • @soniarichter4298
    @soniarichter4298 7 років тому +3792

    Kinda sad that this music video wasn't alt j sitting in a basement eating rice cakes while recording this song

    • @SaraStar7373
      @SaraStar7373 7 років тому +185

      Sonia Richter eventually they'll release one with them eating rice cakes I'll wait forever

    • @olive6785
      @olive6785 7 років тому +41

      oh my god

    • @dementy9
      @dementy9 7 років тому +117

      thats some inside shit

    • @christophefischer6105
      @christophefischer6105 7 років тому +15

      why not just eating rice cakes.. this would have been enough for this video

    • @susukilljoy95
      @susukilljoy95 6 років тому +21

      It's going to happen eventually for sure

  • @surgeloveless
    @surgeloveless Рік тому +80

    One of the most powerful songs and videos ever on my list.. wow just wow.

  • @TruffleMonkey
    @TruffleMonkey 4 роки тому +632

    Incredible how alt-j invented art 2 years ago

  • @diegohoyosq
    @diegohoyosq 6 років тому +1209

    Dancers:
    Leah Marojevic
    Alana Everett
    Natalia Iwaniec
    An excellent interpretive dance. A brilliant video.

    • @horrido666
      @horrido666 5 років тому +7

      ty - gonna look for more from them

    • @meetroushan2727
      @meetroushan2727 5 років тому +3

      Dont understand a thing I'm dumb

    • @horrido666
      @horrido666 5 років тому +13

      @@meetroushan2727 The dancers! The ones who make you say WTF is going on here?

    • @Seth-ti4nh
      @Seth-ti4nh 5 років тому +5

      Diego Hoyos these crushes are alive though
      So...
      we’re on the greener patch 😆

    • @peachkt9980
      @peachkt9980 4 роки тому

      О Наташка блэт!

  • @AlexPaterimos
    @AlexPaterimos 7 років тому +31

    I will forever love every single thing that Alt-J blesses us with (even when I have no idea what it means).

  • @tearriasunshine2205
    @tearriasunshine2205 2 роки тому +229

    The Choreographer CRUSHED IT. The choreography is EXTREMELY intuitive! Ï was wiling and trance dancing to it without the video a bunch; then one day I danced to it with the video and 90% of what they were doing is EXACTLY what ï was doing. Ï was shook. I'm like dang ..were they recording me and stole my moves??

    • @bonnielyrae6971
      @bonnielyrae6971 Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @fjlknight
      @fjlknight Рік тому +7

      This happened to me with the song gold by chet, I was like damn this would be a nice skating flowy song, couple months later seen the music video, completely on point.

    • @rickross9829
      @rickross9829 Рік тому

      I think you're either heavily exaggerating or you have some kind of mental disorder like schizophrenia

    • @brunoboulanger8442
      @brunoboulanger8442 6 місяців тому

      Sue them

  • @VeryCherryCherry
    @VeryCherryCherry 4 роки тому +40

    I think this is my favourite Alt-J song. It's the rhythm, of the whole song (the beat combined with the way it's sung), I think.
    Also I really enjoy the dancers. They're fantastic, especially at the end.

  • @michalv.2586
    @michalv.2586 7 років тому +141

    i feel the song even more with this video, thank you

  • @WithinPremises
    @WithinPremises 7 років тому +88

    This is actually how I look dancing to this song tho.

  • @bethanyherrick6885
    @bethanyherrick6885 Рік тому +11

    I don't know which I'm entranced by more: this song or the choreography. Genius.

  • @autumnalden6697
    @autumnalden6697 6 років тому +1515

    Joe's deadcrush is Elizabeth "Lee" Miller (1907-1977) American model/war photographer
    Gus's deadcrush is Anna Bolina (1501-1536) Queen of England, married to and beheaded by King Henry Tudor VIII
    Thom's deadcrush is Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) American poet; but she didn't make the lyrics

    • @mclarenv4
      @mclarenv4 5 років тому +6

      Mines Abigail Williams, horribly misrepresented in history.

    • @humantheadam9127
      @humantheadam9127 5 років тому +8

      Very insightful!!!

    • @melissafonseca6897
      @melissafonseca6897 5 років тому +31

      wtf, how come SP didin't make the lyrics...

    • @emilycrow8278
      @emilycrow8278 5 років тому +78

      @@melissafonseca6897 probably cuz "stuck your head in an oven" didn't flow with the lyrics.
      Jk I love Plath and wish depression didn't take her from us early.

    • @rizkaputri3683
      @rizkaputri3683 5 років тому +22

      Your comment makes me finally understand this music video! This video is all about them, correct?

  • @tynesiastevens6520
    @tynesiastevens6520 5 років тому +106

    I CAN'T get enough of the dancing in this. It's AMAZING.

    • @piguy3280
      @piguy3280 10 місяців тому

      4:00 lol if i heard that was the case i could die a happy man

  • @mtkk5916
    @mtkk5916 2 роки тому +26

    You guys made the FIFA 18 soundtrack so enjoyable to listen to.

  • @MNMNT_OG
    @MNMNT_OG 22 дні тому +1

    This song never fails to give me goosebumps and I genuinely think it's a masterpiece. Not only is the concept of dead crushes so interesting, but the sound perfectly fits that theme. It's so relaxed and laid-back, but something about it perfectly catches that yearning feeling, like bittersweet sadness.

  • @PiEndzier
    @PiEndzier 7 років тому +61

    Talked about finding the correct dance expression of Alt-J song a couple of weeks ago and now they release this...

    • @TeamTamahakk
      @TeamTamahakk 6 років тому

      Agreed

    • @sophiecg5193
      @sophiecg5193 6 років тому +2

      watch cat cogliandro's choreography to breezeblocks and other alt j songs! I think they capture the songs really well

  • @f0rumrr
    @f0rumrr 6 років тому +127

    This is one of the best songs I have heard in a long time, and the music video is absolutely amazing, I love the style in their dancing.

  • @elsvaughn7959
    @elsvaughn7959 2 роки тому +15

    i just fucking LOVE how they put historical (and literary) references in sooo many songs.... ill nevvvver stop loving them!

  • @snoodthe5249
    @snoodthe5249 3 роки тому +9

    how can a song leave you so filled but yet so unfulfilled at the same time?

  • @temposchwelle
    @temposchwelle 7 років тому +702


    Edit: Unbelievable a triangle can have so many supporters. I hope I see some of you supporters at the alt-j show in cologne in january ∆

  • @bestplaylists9803
    @bestplaylists9803 7 років тому +147

    Lyrics:
    Extraordinarily pretty teeth
    Beauty lingers out of reach
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Man Ray went cray cray over you
    Capturing but never captured
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Swim low
    In a backyard in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold up
    Pay up, sign up LA
    Anna Bolina
    Maid of honour
    Not your sister, fearful temper
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Unknown artist
    Took your likeness
    Henry Tudor left you lifeless
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Keepa, keepa, keepa, keep me damn down
    Let it low
    Let me know where you go
    Papa, papa, papa
    Get me down
    Deep deep down
    Pablo let me know
    If you don't have the ace of hearts
    My dear, you're a lost man
    Falcon for you Anna from the left arm of the falconer
    Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna L'Arlésienne
    Swim low
    In the backyard in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold over
    Pay up, sign up LA

    • @na36289
      @na36289 7 років тому

      Best Playlists q

  • @genuineentertainment2016
    @genuineentertainment2016 Рік тому +4

    For me it is heavenly. Thank you. Where darkness meets light.

  • @promyk9255
    @promyk9255 7 років тому +26

    This is what I call a great piece of art, left me speechless.

  • @Gean...de...Oliveira
    @Gean...de...Oliveira 5 років тому +397

    Yeah. This is the kind of song that excites me on music.
    "So far from typical". But not that much.
    Alt-J and Glass Animals are taking some of my time.

    • @madlen5733
      @madlen5733 5 років тому +9

      You're so right ..also TOP and Missio if you agree ;)

    • @stressqueen1403
      @stressqueen1403 5 років тому +8

      Madl En i’m kind of astonished how on point you are, those are my favorite bands

    • @stephymartinez5961
      @stephymartinez5961 4 роки тому +2

      Yep

    • @asapling
      @asapling 4 роки тому +14

      How did you know I liked glass animals and alt j

    • @elienaiassis1889
      @elienaiassis1889 4 роки тому +5

      Thanks for recommending Glass Animals :)

  • @enska3
    @enska3 4 роки тому +16

    This is the greatest choreography ever. I've seen it like 35 times and it never gets old.

    • @aFoxyFox.
      @aFoxyFox. 2 роки тому +2

      I agree, have you seen any other good things since? I'm looking for recommendations if possible!

    • @Astrocat393
      @Astrocat393 Рік тому

      I've added at least 2000 views to the total lol...i was obsessed with this when I first saw it and still return every few months, its spectacular 😍

  • @deviantc
    @deviantc 8 місяців тому +4

    One of their best ... pure genius, from beginning to end.

  • @boi6929
    @boi6929 7 років тому +65

    This moment when you look at the video and you're like : WTF is this... Oh yeah, that's just alt-J

  • @grom69
    @grom69 7 років тому +29

    I'm a simple man: I see Alt-j video - I click

    • @blackmambo8702
      @blackmambo8702 6 років тому

      Grom _09 me too... I see a dumb comment I cringe

  • @Jaccbo
    @Jaccbo Рік тому +10

    1:30 literally my favourite sound ever

  • @marlies-utewild9871
    @marlies-utewild9871 Місяць тому +1

    Nach den Doors, Janes Addiction, Jega, Autechre und TV on the Radio meine Liste bereichernd auf Platz 1!

  • @channelfive6666
    @channelfive6666 5 років тому +31

    I love how each of the spinning coins is a dancer and when the light shines on one of the coins it's that dancer's individual character's turn. So lovely.

  • @oneverminds
    @oneverminds 6 років тому +62

    This is the most addictive video : ) Every time you find something better and better: the choreography, the sync, the camera angles and swings, the light, the costumes, the choice of characters.. my god! THE MUSIC! thank you guys thank you for doing this

  • @lunar8847
    @lunar8847 2 роки тому +13

    Big thank you to all involved in this project! Every element and segment works so beautifully together, from costume, choreography, to camera work. Just gorgeous.

  • @stukfuist
    @stukfuist 2 роки тому +10

    Just love this song. It's so dark. It really blew my mind when at around 3:17 it gets a bit bluesy and still fits in perfectly.

  • @salaamandaa
    @salaamandaa 7 років тому +225

    I could watch 2:02-2:07 on loop for hours

    • @droopy____
      @droopy____ 7 років тому +5

      I feel you.

    • @lungsnlipslockd
      @lungsnlipslockd 6 років тому +14

      That is one of my favorite parts of this music video and I have no idea why...but I love it!!

    • @patrickabois
      @patrickabois 6 років тому +6

      I lost my shit with that part.

    • @ambergraci4106
      @ambergraci4106 6 років тому +16

      The dancing in this video fits the music so incredibly well

    • @v.loveslaughter1968
      @v.loveslaughter1968 6 років тому +6

      Amanda Anglemyer Ikr? Genius choreography

  • @serjherman
    @serjherman 6 років тому +387

    All this interpretive dancing creeped the hell out of me... *o___o*
    But hell, it fits the song and its mood damn well.

    • @jimboslice3451
      @jimboslice3451 6 років тому +2

      Serj Herman its actually choreography but hey....

    • @SpeedChamp467
      @SpeedChamp467 6 років тому +10

      the whole time I was watching this I was just thinking to myself: "this is just too hip for me to understand it. These guys Alt-J bring a whole new level of nerdiness to the alternative culture."

    • @owenjohnson9174
      @owenjohnson9174 6 років тому

      way bad words!!!!!!!

    • @TheAkircher
      @TheAkircher 5 років тому +3

      I can not stop watching for some reason I love it

    • @serjherman
      @serjherman 5 років тому +2

      jim connell, Interpretive dances can be choreographed, so I'm not sure what is the point of your comment, but hey...

  • @mattg6574
    @mattg6574 4 роки тому +19

    Anne Boleyn giving "suck it" to the red rose of Lancaster..... I love knowing history.

  • @a2dx10
    @a2dx10 Рік тому +7

    2023 and Still listening to this great song and band👍🏼😎 thanks #FIFA18

  • @wing022108
    @wing022108 6 років тому +1652

    Each glass plate that is circling represents each dancer in the video. They are from different timeline: past(the fancy dress woman), present (the solider) and future (the one with tights). As the light goes through those glasses, they start to project these dancers. Though they are from the different timeline, they exist on the same dance floor, dancing altogether. The time doesn't exist, and we are just projections of light through prisms, dancing altogether.

    • @azeempatil3631
      @azeempatil3631 6 років тому +170

      Nvm... They are representations of 'dead'-crushes of each one of the band members respectively... Sylvia Plath (one with tights), Lee Millers (soldier), Anne Boleyn (fancy woman)

    • @mollieswonderland
      @mollieswonderland 6 років тому +28

      thank you for explainin cos im out here on that dum dum just captivated lmao

    • @IsopropylDisinfectant
      @IsopropylDisinfectant 6 років тому +32

      Actually, according to song lyrics, the first one is propably about the photographer Lee Miller, who was Man Ray's partner, model and lover.

    • @tostare
      @tostare 6 років тому +13

      I think that's happening in the video is that the original dancing women are "blanks", which get generated by the computer which spins the discs (lenses?) at the start. Then one by one they are transformed into the three women you list.

    • @alexanderhall362
      @alexanderhall362 6 років тому +2

      How do u know dat

  • @vasileiostsalkos5809
    @vasileiostsalkos5809 7 років тому +31

    A masterpiece from one or possibly the a best album thus far for the year we living.
    Thank u alt-j for the soundscapes and your perfect bizarreness.
    Guys listen thoroughly the whole album. No mediocre track in relaxer. Just pure perfection.
    Thank u guys for making this world better.

    • @yuvrajkhanna5688
      @yuvrajkhanna5688 6 років тому

      Nah man. Check these guys out: itunes.apple.com/in/album/fools-ep/1314290481

  • @braydenhancock3907
    @braydenhancock3907 Рік тому +10

    At first I thought it was weird, now I watch it every day 😂

  • @crystaleidson6042
    @crystaleidson6042 4 роки тому +8

    It took me till the fourth or fifth time hypnotically re-watching this video that I realized "DC" stands for "Deadcrush"

  • @hannahataraxia8404
    @hannahataraxia8404 5 років тому +31

    Heard this song for the first time live, with their light show setup. I'd be lying if I said it didn't blow my mind. Still gives me chills.

  • @metalface78
    @metalface78 Рік тому +5

    Dead crush..... As beautiful as a person can be, always know where you stand....
    Just a thought.
    This song lives rent free in my head, bangin song, it's crazy how much of the lyrics I can feel, as it related to my current situation.....

  • @skinnylove444
    @skinnylove444 7 років тому +5

    I fall in love with alt-J songs/albums in four stages:
    1 listening to the music alone
    2 reading and understanding the lyrics
    3 when the music videos get released
    4 seeing them live.
    They kill me more and more every time, thank you

  • @marieandrew3695
    @marieandrew3695 Рік тому +3

    What sucks the most is anyone I talk to about AltJ ..they know nothing about them. Some remember breeze blocks or left hand free because it was on the radio back when. The only other person I know who knows about these guys and likes them is my 11 yr old neice. Which is absolutely great to me

  • @carloslanderos
    @carloslanderos Рік тому +2

    I've just had the most beautiful and bizarre trip watching this.

  • @lenkagmitrova3915
    @lenkagmitrova3915 6 років тому +88

    Fun fact for those who dont know choreography is by Darcy Wallace, Joe's girlfriend. ♥ She seems pretty amazing and talented. Cant choose my favorite song from Relaxer, because this is amazing but.. Adeline... and Pleader... and WW3.. simply impossible to choose.

    • @rajathshetty325
      @rajathshetty325 6 років тому

      I think this is better than Adeline!

    • @phildo1737
      @phildo1737 5 років тому

      ahoj lenko, ty tady?! :D

    • @x4vos_
      @x4vos_ 5 років тому

      And Joe is in the video, look at 1:38

  • @louisacowell4243
    @louisacowell4243 7 років тому +68

    this is insane!

  • @ebiiwewok
    @ebiiwewok 6 місяців тому +2

    brings me back memories from playing FIFA 18!!

  • @liamg337
    @liamg337 9 місяців тому +4

    6yrs now and I'm still tripping out to this excellence

  • @katherinepriddy5890
    @katherinepriddy5890 6 років тому +20

    So rare for me that a video adds even more to a song. I love the music and this choreography and narrative of the video just massively improved it for me. Alt-J you do things to me...

  • @SCFEDELE1
    @SCFEDELE1 6 років тому +6

    Between this and Breezeblocks, this band deserves exorbenant credit for creativity and individuality. New favorite! 🔺

  • @kyanevans7513
    @kyanevans7513 4 роки тому +4

    Took the words right out of my soul. The dead are still loved

  • @Pravinvirkar
    @Pravinvirkar 3 роки тому +5

    0:37 L- Miller 19.4.1907, (Lee miller was an American photographer and photojournalist. She was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, where she became a fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she was a war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.) she is one of the character. this video is much more deeper and meaningful than it seems.

  • @buttercup141312
    @buttercup141312 6 років тому +808

    Listening to this while walking down the street on a cloudy, cold Wednesday morning in the city makes me feel like I’m walking to a fight and about to whoop someone’s ass.

    • @sanjay3018
      @sanjay3018 5 років тому +7

      I would have moved my shoulders dancing all the way

    • @Rskillswitch
      @Rskillswitch 5 років тому +8

      Dramatic build up before the big fight, casual punches on the punching bag lmao

    • @mikhailwesthallen4356
      @mikhailwesthallen4356 5 років тому +4

      Then your to angry calm down

    • @yetiefer6935
      @yetiefer6935 2 роки тому +4

      I love how people interpret music into feelings and thoughts
      I miss the creativity of my younger self who could turn a whole song into an action scene or music video in my head

    • @yetiefer6935
      @yetiefer6935 2 роки тому +3

      @@mikhailwesthallen4356 anger is a necessary emotion
      And pretty much essential to being a sane human in my opinion
      Just needs to be kept in check

  • @meow-sv7rc
    @meow-sv7rc 7 років тому +11

    This is the most Alt-j thing I've seen.

  • @sombrezaafi8743
    @sombrezaafi8743 4 роки тому +16

    Created a channel so that I can comment how much I love Alt-j. DEADCRUSH IS CRAZY GOOD

  • @elliotgriffiths2797
    @elliotgriffiths2797 2 роки тому +3

    Even reading the lyrics........Still no idea what's going on!!! Both me and my daughter can't wait to come and watch you in a few weeks. Long time fan.......long time confused!!🤩🤩

  • @estibenlopez5167
    @estibenlopez5167 6 років тому +851

    Extraordinarily pretty teeth
    Beauty lingers out of reach
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Man Ray went cray cray over you
    Capturing but never captured
    You're my DC oh Lee, oh
    Swim low
    In the back dry in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money (watch me now)
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold over
    Pay up, sign up, LA
    Anna Bolina
    Maid of honour
    Not your sister, fearful temper
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Unknown artist
    Took your likeness
    Henry Tudor left you lifeless, yeah
    You're my DC oh Anna, oh
    Keepa, keepa, keepa, keep me damn down
    Let it low
    Let me know where you go (watch me now)
    Papa, papa, papa
    Get me down
    Deep, deep down
    How low? Let me know
    If you don't have the ace of hearts
    My dear, you're a lost man (oh)
    Falcon for you, Anna, from the left arm of the falconer
    Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna L'Arlésienne
    Swim low
    In the back dry in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money (watch me now)
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold over
    Pay up, sign up, LA
    Swim low
    In the back dry in the night
    Sample
    Put it there, get the money (watch me now)
    In the back of a Volvo car
    Sample
    Hold over
    Pay up, sign up, LA
    Watch me now

    • @zionb3229
      @zionb3229 6 років тому +96

      Estiben Lopez wow even the lyrics don't make sense

    • @bambi_2606
      @bambi_2606 6 років тому +62

      nonono it's:
      ₑₓₜᵣₐ ORdiNarIlY

    • @yenifergavina1451
      @yenifergavina1451 6 років тому +11

      To me it seems to be talking about that unobtainable beauty of Hollywood stars including Elizabeth Lee Miller. The part about Anna Bolena makes sense and having her likeness captured in plays and paintings... but idk what the plays are actually about and not sure what deadcrush means either. It may help to understand the underlying tragic narrative trying to be portrayed.

    • @AlexMcSweaty
      @AlexMcSweaty 6 років тому +28

      No its about King Henry VIII's wives in which he killed(he killed 6 in total) one of which called anne boleyn AKA anna bolina "henry tudor left her lifeless"

    • @saumyansays
      @saumyansays 6 років тому +53

      Deadcrush is about 2 women on whom Alt-J members are supposed to have crushes, Lee Miller and Anne Boleyn. But these women are dead now. Dead-crush. :p

  • @ZenParks
    @ZenParks 7 років тому +120

    "Mesmerising" falls short.

  • @mickeydanger8217
    @mickeydanger8217 3 роки тому +22

    If I ever end my life this song will be playing in the background

    • @foreverever9001
      @foreverever9001 3 роки тому +9

      Ok well don’t end your life so you have play it all the time.

    • @shinclayton4363
      @shinclayton4363 3 роки тому +1

      Dont die keep listening to great music you'll pull trough

  • @onyxraze
    @onyxraze 2 роки тому +6

    When you dont get it, and you cant get enough: Art.

  • @mackyA380
    @mackyA380 7 років тому +19

    I wasn't ready for this. Thank you alt-j :')

  • @popdeviation4980
    @popdeviation4980 7 років тому +11

    finally, a music video worth watching more than once

  • @alexyegorenkov7403
    @alexyegorenkov7403 2 роки тому +2

    See evil / Hear evil / Know evil
    Basically an ethical AI machine spanning three archetype characters

  • @madturk1958
    @madturk1958 4 роки тому +5

    ALT_J have to be the best band out there with no comparison on any level...absolutely superb

  • @KaylaTeets
    @KaylaTeets 6 років тому +786

    This is easily my fav alt j song

    • @troutman3084
      @troutman3084 6 років тому +1

      Kyrae Jenkins check out the like a version they did. Love it

    • @williamm115
      @williamm115 6 років тому +11

      Kyrae Jenkins Breezeblocks.

    • @TheLospa
      @TheLospa 6 років тому

      Yeah pretty awesome stuff!

    • @locrian6814
      @locrian6814 6 років тому +5

      BREEZEBLOCKS

    • @VictorD808
      @VictorD808 6 років тому

      EZ AF

  • @peteowen3539
    @peteowen3539 7 років тому +5

    Think of Relaxer as an LP record. Deadcrush opens , followed by Adeline, Last Year and Pleader. WHAT a side two!

  • @ryanbale2416
    @ryanbale2416 Рік тому +1

    “Unknown artist took your likeness, Henry Tudor left you lifeless”. RIP Anne Boleyn - such a sad lyric!

  • @johnedwardkerr7814
    @johnedwardkerr7814 Рік тому +1

    my deadcrush is María Josefa Pimentel, the Duchess of Osuna
    She established a library and commissioned works by Goya such as the Witches Sabbath. I feel y'alls guts in this song. Much More Than Much Love, alt-j boys!

  • @SOLDADO_S17
    @SOLDADO_S17 2 роки тому +48

    Música maravilhosa!
    I love song.
    Fifa ♥️👊🏻

  • @karolinamiskinyte3633
    @karolinamiskinyte3633 7 років тому +11

    Best music video I've seen in ages.

  • @eleonoregil3424
    @eleonoregil3424 6 років тому +30

    Congrats to all the people that worked on this video, it's outstanding. A"making-of" would be great !

    • @EthanLyde
      @EthanLyde 6 років тому +1

      i want to know the inspiration behind the visuals and the vocals, very interpritive and artistic!

  • @souccaa
    @souccaa 4 роки тому +7

    This is the artistic representation of quantum entanglement. So far
    I love it

  • @salonsoares2179
    @salonsoares2179 2 роки тому +2

    You know what .. I Just realized ,alt-j is the best band ever , I'm just too obsessed for their music.

  • @alaplacki
    @alaplacki 7 років тому +12

    I dont know what to say.. pure masterpiece

  • @allthingsdrew4710
    @allthingsdrew4710 6 років тому +10

    Never before have I enjoyed a song so much that I don't understand :')

  • @juanvelazquez7572
    @juanvelazquez7572 3 роки тому +5

    dAMN, 3 YEARS AGO THIS VIDEO WAS RELEASED AND I'M STILL OBSESSED

  • @polnana9382
    @polnana9382 2 роки тому +2

    ok bu like, the dancing in this song is exactly how i would dance to this song and some of alt-j's other songs