• '/' Released: 13 October 2011 • ' Released: 24 February 2012 • ' Released: 18 May 2012 • ' Released: 13 July 2012 • ' Released: 28 September 2012 • ' Released: 18 May 2012 • 'Dissolve Me' Released: 22 March 2013 An Awesome Wave is the debut album by English band, released on 25 May 2012 through. The album includes the singles '/', ' and '. It peaked at number thirteen on the, and also charted in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Deluxe Edition. An Awesome Wave Deluxe Edition (CD+DVD) by Alt-J « Back to DVD & Blu-ray Send to a friend; Twitter. An Awesome Wave won the 2012 British, and in 2013 was named Album of the Year at the. The title is a reference to a quote from the 2000 American-Canadian film. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Artwork [ ] The album artwork for An Awesome Wave is a multi-layered of the in. The image in each of the three layers was acquired by the 's, taken separately on 20 January, 24 February and 31 March 2009. The overlaid image, titled Ganges' Dazzling Delta, exposes a multitude of colours arising from the variations in background radiation occurring between the three acquisition times. Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 71/100 Review scores Source Rating C B+ 8/10 4.8/10 8/10 An Awesome Wave received generally positive reviews from music critics. At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an score of 71, based on 20 reviews, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'. Jenny Stevens of felt that 'the charm of Alt-J's musical scatterbrain is that it works', describing the album as 'on the surface. Smart ' while noting that the band 'have messed with the formula just enough to make this a brilliantly disquieting debut' and that 'in refusing to submit to the rigours of a genre, they might just have made themselves masters of their own.' Andy Baber of praised the band's ability to mix different musical styles and instruments on the album without coming off as forced or over-complicated. Similarly, 's Jen Long wrote that An Awesome Wave 'spans every workable idea, genre, and influence that can be crammed under the guitar music umbrella, yet it never feels disorientating' and called it an 'entirely comprehendible and accessible collection of beautiful pop songs.' Ruth Singleton of described An Awesome Wave as 'a beautifully rounded, awesome debut album' and said that 'whatever Alt-J were aiming for with their debut album, they have managed to prove their value as talented musicians, literary enthusiasts and imagery aficionados.'
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