alt-J - Pleader (Official Audio)

The Official Audio for alt-J 'Pleader’
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[@galacticat4272]

I'm lying alone and awake in the dark in tears at how gorgeous this sounds

[@hollyt333]

this was me about 10 hours ago

[@marccafe9543]

Here, I just found your channel there and I have to say. I fucking L O V E your music taste. Bless, you're my new source of music ahaha.

[@galacticat4272]

Fanny mcfee awww ty- dm me or something n I'll give u some more recommendations?? 🌸🌸🌸

[@galacticat4272]

Fanny mcfee or just hmu on Facebook messenger aha (Anna Lomax)

[@marccafe9543]

galacticat Fuck yeah, why not!

[@pepinote14]

every time i hear a new one i think: "That is my new favorite"

[@Jonasbaltakis]

Haha! I haven't read anything so true in the comment sections yet. I'm so sad this is the last song of the album but I'm real happy that the album was so great

[@hofana]

diego bonilla haha same

[@tbmbm7114]

diego bonilla 😍😍😍

[@pepinote14]

Teresa Ballester Lo mejor que me ha pasado nunca, Jorge está de acuerdo 😂😂😂😂

[@slayerrr106]

i thought there was a strand of hair on my screen

[@sadraindrop6898]

LYRICS❤ [Verse 1] How green, how green was my valley? To be told of such hills To be held in such spots To behold such warmth Call to arms these harmonies! And in happy agony we sing How green, how green was my valley? [Chorus] How green, how green was my valley? [Verse 2] Oh, your deeps and your shades Where the wild roses pray Such heat from pride Glorious, the voice of man! Like the nightingales, we sing [Chorus] How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley? [Verse 3] Clear softness in our hymn Soft, like coming rain Soft, like Bronwen Victoria! Victoria! Voices our queen might envy [Chorus] How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley?

[@arthurmoulie3745]

2nd chorus is time 2

[@wademathias151]

Arthur Moulie what would he do with out you

[@sadraindrop6898]

Arthur Moulie thank you! ^^💙

[@arthurmoulie3745]

Sad rain drop welcome ;)

[@Parallax373]

it's sound like nice poem

[@guywald1]

Putting my obsessive love for Alt-J aside, what I also love coming here for is the comments. Such a great fanbase and such friendly and loving comments, honestly never witnessed a better fanbase for any group before. Luv ya guys!

[@mariannavanegas6467]

Love you too!

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Aw love this 🥰

[@fed1858]

Luv ya tooo

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

this song is unbelievable, it's so baroque like a modern spooky moody blues, but then it gets so grandiose and captivating and triumphant, another fantastic closer to another alt j masterpiece, their artistry is moving

[@Ancestorsofmusic]

hippiecheezburger yessss 😍

[@Nooticus]

Do you know what baroque music sounds like though?

[@KevinKeunen]

Nooticus baroque stylistically is something different than baroque as a genre period within classical music, although it derives its meaning from exactly its characters

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

@@KevinKeunen idk what it exactly is but it’s definitely got some English folky kind of sound going on in there and gospel

[@e.wallacerobin7000]

ugh that one part??? where he goes “voices our queen might envy”?? how it lilts away from the choral climax and just floats so crisp and clear???? TEARS me to shreds this song is genius

[@Swearwolve]

This should be a national anthem.

[@youlikethat45]

Jamnan that's exactly what i thought

[@vaporwavecasserole7393]

-national- _international_ anthem

[@peaco1000]

Greenland?

[@onyxsongoingcrisis933]

Welsh?

[@Netroking]

peaco1000 Get it? Because they say green.

[@WhitestWaters]

From 3:11 to 3:31 Its like a dark spiral into madness, it's beautiful

[@bencaz22]

WhitestWaters too bad that part is so short

[@WhitestWaters]

+Caswell Bennett Agreed!

[@sauledcoch8156]

The distorted police sirens really add to it

[@maggals]

Everytime they come out with a new song I fall even more deeply in love with them

[@jennyzenith]

YES ALT-J BLOW UP MY NOTIFICATIONS THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR

[@narutoandanimefa]

YES.

[@ninathesupercat925]

this song reminds me ALOT of Cosmo Jarvis' 'He Only Goes Out On Tuesdays'

[@LazarusIsBackBaby]

Ahh not me, that song is creepy!

[@jessetello7033]

this is the first song on the album to actually give me goosebumps. i cant wait to yell "HOW GREEN, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY" at their concert

[@JennyFirex526]

This song live is the absolute chef’s kiss ❤

[@floppywindsock]

Which concert? I haven't seen it yet😢

[@maya-sn7qq]

just imagining this song in a earth/nature documentary is insanely beautiful

[@duncanking6552]

Here's my interpretation of Relaxer as an album: The whole thing is a troubled love story that doesn't go very well for either person, each song moving the narrative of the two lovers further. I actually think the music video for 3WW tells the story of the whooe album in a way: 3WW: This sets out where the male character was before meeting his lover. He spends his nights looking for women to spend it with, trying to find love In Cold Blood: This sets out the story of the female character, who is most likely depressed in some way, shown by the fact she is 'sinking' to the bottom of the pool HOTRS: Although this is a cover, it's a song that promotes warmth especially in the way Alt-J deliver it, and so it implies the two characters have met and formed a strong bond. Their troubled stories mean they need each other to fillout their lives Hit Me Like That Snare: This describes the sexual side of their relationship, raunchy and built on almost animalistic love The next song with a name I cant remember off the top of my head: This one is difficult as it feels very sharp and quick but is quite lenghty. Maybe that's the point however, as the man in the relationship doesn't realise the damage he is doing to himself and her. He has become blurred by his lust for the woman and she can't seem to take it anymore Adeline: This is the aftermath of their breakup. The man has realised the error of his ways and so is looking on at the woman, now far away, singing to her as if she was still there, wishing her well. She is told to swim on whereas before she was drowing, implying that she has improved herself mentally Last Year: This brings in the woman who actually sounds happy, set against the lighyer acoustics than the man, who's strange vocals suggest he has become broken by noy being with her. I think swiming is some kind of metaphore for a mental state, as in this song the man says how he promised to swim to her (get back with her maybe?) suggesting he was not able to due to his deteriorating state, and so instead drowned (killed himself). This comes as a surprise as it was implied the woman was the one with bad mental health, but the man, making the same mistakes as he did in 3WW, became the unhappy one Pleader: This is the funeral, hence the choral sounds. The man compares himself to a valley, a metaphorical question about what it was like to be with him maybe? a valley is often seen positively as it suggests nature etc, so maybe he regrets doing what he did? For some reason, the 3WW video seems to tell this story, with the woman apparently dead but breaking out of the coffin, then we see the man deas instead. However it also looks like both are dead in 3WW, so maybe the woman kills herself at some stage in the album as well (possibly Adeline) and that is what drives the man to kill himself? Just my thoughts on the album 😊

[@Alex-yi8lv]

Duncan King Wow! That's great!

[@SeanGatchell]

Very close, indeed.

[@MjkL1337]

good interpretation

[@saulosobanskiviero291]

It's like this song is saying to me that there are still beautiful things in this world.

[@obaidullahnabeel5149]

Relaxer is not just an music album, it is a cure for Anxiety nd Depression!

[@victoriaoswaldino]

Yes! this guys saved me from panic lots of times, they are better than medicine.

[@idealistworld20]

heck yes

[@obaidullahnabeel5149]

i wana become a psychiatrist just so i can write "alt-J Relaxer 24/7 Rx" on my patients prescription

[@emmyhightery8394]

Totally agree,for it is called a relaxer.

[@Wild4lon]

Obaidullah Nabeel I don't think that's a medical breakthrough you have here

[@joshua_finch]

"How green, how green was my valley?" Like a lover asking the beloved about the youth he had given her or she had given him. As if to ask Do you remember? How it was? And to be overcome by memories of those times like they are eternal. Such a beautifully sad past tense. But so incredibly full of hope. May I live like this song is.

[@alexamolnar6014]

I just found this song today and I am totally in love with it. Every time I listen to a new song from Alt J, I feel impressed. I see it is from 2017 but my time just arrived today to discover it. Thank you very much! I even can't tell how much it gave me, feel like it would be good to hear on my own funeral ceremony, like saying good bye through this song.

[@ragamuffing]

How can this amazing album have such low reviews. This song is the best thing in life

[@adamanderson7761]

I love these lyrics, and the climax of this song is incredible with the choir. Probably my favorite on the album atm.

[@WhitestWaters]

I kind of want this to be a song sung at church

[@calijuan656]

WhitestWaters Reminds me of Psalms 23-2

[@marcevasq8691]

RELAXER is going to be fucking euphoric.

[@RefiningStructures]

Mark qas Already is ;)

[@DuskAndHerEmbrace13]

It's out now you know

[@freekvonk8586]

alt-j makes more then just music that sounds good, they deliver that feeling with every song

[@lilbee3310]

I immediately started crying when I saw my phone being spammed by alt-j ❤ we've been waiting so long 🔼

[@90hotshot]

I am born again. I can never express how grateful I am to Alt J for all their work. and yes the new album is going to be phenomenal.

[@boboka97]

this is the most fucking beautiful song on the whole alt-j discography

[@nevena7382]

Botond Vadász IT IS FUCKKKK I LOVE IT

[@rodrigor2355]

Every time alt-j make more rare music.... I LOVE IT!!!

[@fxcklupo7774]

0:00 - 5:49 is the best bit

[@twodee6594]

it only goes to 5:48 though????????!!

[@aleciafirnanda8672]

HAHAHAH

[@anonymouscrab2013]

We don't speak about 5:49

[@Daffz]

gotta love 0:00 - 0:32

[@bigballzs]

0:00 blew my mind

[@helengrunow5094]

Alt-j are getting me through recovering from open heart surgery! I will be eternally grateful to this talented group-thankyou.x

[@masteroli47]

THIS song is going to play in a movie. I said it first here.

[@owlpark_music]

This is definitely my favorite 😍 How awesome can an ending be? But now I'm sad cause it is already the last song 😭 Alt-J please tell us where we can find the hidden songs on the album this time it can't be over yet

[@curbyour____9506]

I just see Pleader in my recommended and think, "Yes! A new Alt-J song!" Then I see their 5 recents...

[@adrianax1734]

Green Beans same, except I saw Last Year

[@jessstumbaugh8767]

This year for me, tbh.

[@kjj2530]

alt-j notifications are the best notifications

[@AllisonGhost]

*"Pleader"* [Verse 1] How green, how green was my valley? To be told of such hills To be held in such spots To behold such warmth Call to arms these harmonies! And in happy agony we sing How green, how green was my valley? [Verse 2] How green, how green was my valley? Oh, your deeps and your shades Where the wild roses pray Such heat from pride Glorious, the voice of man! Like the nightingales, we sing How green, how green was my valley? [Verse 3] How green, how green was my valley? Clear softness in our hymn Soft, like coming rain Soft, like Bronwen Victoria! Victoria! Voices our queen might envy How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley?

[@faith3796]

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY

[@RefiningStructures]

Faith Arcade Fire, War On Drugs, Foo Fighters, Alt-J, Roger Waters 😊👌👐

[@tressmith8842]

Faith What a Lovely Day.

[@twodee6594]

I see what you did there

[@bellrose2659]

Tres Smith omg YES.

[@emootakuveio]

FIVE NOTIFICATIONS FROM ALT J AFTER A DAY OF NEW RELEASES FROM ARCADE FIRE AND FOO FIGHTERS THANKS GOD I DON'T DESERVE SUCH HAPPINESS

[@AlexsaurusRex]

This is the first I'm hearing about new music from Arcade Fire, I'll check that out next thanks

[@myic90]

3:30 is my favorite bit. The flute is just lovely. Also, this song should be listened at full volume with earphones.

[@johnm.miller7123]

This band boggles my mind. They are so plugged in, creative to a depth that is extremely rare. Radiohead is the only band that comes to mind that is on par in that sense...or maybe Beck. I don't know how they are not more well-known, but I wish they were so they would have a reason to tour the US.

[@TotallySuprCoolAwsm]

Alt-J!!! With each album I proclaim a new favorite song. First Taro, then Nara, now Pleader 💕

[@TotallySuprCoolAwsm]

Wait but then there's Ms...The Gospel of John Hurt.....In Cold Blood. Ok, too many favorites, I confess, I just love Alt-J 😂

[@pierresimonetti2689]

Drums are not as easy as it seems, just genius.

[@crystalglitch5068]

I hear this song and I feel like I'm at church. My own personal church just shouting the lyrics as loud as I can in a beautiful cathedral with a smile on my face.

[@David-qs6oi]

I WAS NOT READY FOR SO MUCH LOVE FROM THIS SONG LIFE GETS BETTER LISTENING TO ALT-J.

[@peteowen3539]

I expect quite a few school and college choirs will cover this. And they'll love singing it.

[@SarahJaneTorbey]

How can people be this talented. I am blessed with this music.

[@Ava_Saith]

Hearing this live on Grape festival was one of the best moments of my life. I almost cried from happiness.

[@alexandrapride884]

the guys think out of the box every time, that's insane!!!

[@palinabuchanan2422]

The intro is reminding me of the Grand Budapest Hotel, and I'm loving it.

[@djgeebill4352]

Palina Buchanan dude deadass when it started I was like this should be in a Wes Anderson film

[@pietrogiammanco1980]

After having listened to this album five or six times I reckon this song as one of the best of the composition as well as a very good "exiting" piece of music. I can't exactly tell why but it gives me a sort of sense of wisdom compared to the other songs. The chorals are like the result of what you've learned in the process of composing the entire album, and placing Pleader at the end of it reminds me of the recap or summary at the end of a good book, when you recall all the good memories you've collected.

[@natalyhurtado5913]

alt-j is so different from most bands out there but their music always seems to be my favorite over all of them

[@paulohenriquemartinsdelima2722]

I'm listening the five new releases at the same time because Alt J

[@inesclopes]

é issoooooo Paulo

[@paulohenriquemartinsdelima2722]

Que linda

[@MarcosVSantiago]

Mais um álbum maravilhoso

[@caracol4142]

uohoool

[@gbcaro42]

Oh god.. i mean, the intro is long, true, but aAAAAH honestly, HOW GOOD is it when after that long prelude 2:20 FINALLY hits??

[@wompumk]

To behold such warmth, fills me with nostalgia and gratitude towards my family. Everything I have now and ever have experienced is owed to my ancestors. They braved tremendous obstacles to create our comfort. The metaphorical valleys of my youth -- even if created by ignorantly destructive means -- were greener than I can now ever imagine or hope to provide to the next generation. It WAS glorious.

[@bjoxers]

I CANT HANDLE THE NEW SONGS THEY ALL ARE AWESOME

[@markusmacmoore]

This song is such an incredible experience live

[@billychambers6400]

Out of no where I felt like this song was worth my while. I just sensed it was going to be awesome. No regrets.

[@jakeyp10]

This song with a full orchestra and choir behind them would be hauntingly beautiful.

[@peteowen3539]

Jake Phillips There is a choir and thirty piece string section, plus organ ...Eley Cathedral.

[@yousmokemid]

Holy shit...that change that starts around 3:07 is amazing!

[@mightybean5660]

Never thought I'd be feeling Enya vibes from an Alt-J song. Not complaining.

[@danny98_53]

If the melon doesn't give this album at least a 9 ill be pissed

[@finnmccarthy9768]

Dat Boi Don't be. You like it, so don't watch his video

[@danny98_53]

I know I'm just joking

[@finnmccarthy9768]

Oh that's fine then. Some people get really angry though

[@sankeintruder]

I'm positive he's gonna like it

[@jamie___steele]

Dat Boi it's gonna be a strong 8 I'm almost certain

[@colincarr2052]

Unlike anything else on this planet. Love it to bits.

[@IsabellaMiremadi]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL IS THIS REAL AM I REALLY LISTENING TO THEIR ALBUM RIGHT NOW?!

[@willwells5166]

Best song off the new album!

[@Chesterlinkin41]

3:31 it's like a hymn of love and fredoom to me. It reminds me of Breave Heart...

[@robertmoss9310]

Goosebumps. Every time.

[@donniedarkorequiem22]

This is either the beginning of a really DRAMATIC foreign film or the end of one. I LOVE IT. (or perhaps a mystery montage)

[@federaliomally391]

This music is very relaxing, forgiving. Having said that perhaps, you know my walk of life; what it is that's on my shoulders...🤞

[@peteowen3539]

One of the pinnacles of British popular music of the last fifty years , and less than a million hits 😆

[@kodyheskett713]

I could repeat this for the rest of my life

[@poiluparadis]

This song is a climax of a wonderful story.

[@lilkaktus4443]

I love everything about this song

[@cdv224]

Well. This is now the third time I'm crying listening to this album.

[@ZettabyteGamer]

Best day of the year

[@anielakucinska7542]

the instrumental part of ''pleader' sounds like a crime in some spanish opera so much (and of course i'm in love with it)

[@HoboWolf]

This is angelic...

[@castroski7]

i think this is one of the most beautiful songs I know

[@GreenClover0]

I don't know why, but I love your music. Oh, I know. Because it's the best.

[@hunteryoung9513]

Oh my freakin heck this track along with the rest of this album is a roller coaster of emotions. I love every second of it

[@bjornvanweiden]

Haunting and menacing yet beautiful and uplifting. Alt j are hitting all new emotionell frequensies with this tune. Damn fine album

[@sabrina_1116]

Magnificent. It's hard to pick a fave but driving home last night listening to this with the windows down & summer breeze gave me goosebumps. This album is Another masterpiece. ♥️

[@fartyuio]

This might be my favorite song of the album. The beginning is so suspenseful and the transition to hopeful is unexpected but I think it works well. And then it goes to like spiraling down and then more hopeful. Almost sounds like an adventure theme​ from a Disney movie. Good shit. Also feels like a good closer

[@evahernandez5006]

Calm to chaos real quick,then back again,love it

[@marysiajabkowska4958]

How green, how green was my valley? To be told of such hills To be held in such spots To behold such warmth Call to arms these harmonies! And in happy agony we sing How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley? Oh, your deeps and your shades Where the wild roses pray Such heat from pride Glorious, the voice of man! Like the nightingales, we sing How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley? Clear softness in our hymn Soft, like coming rain Soft, like Bronwen Victoria! Victoria! Voices our queen might envy How green, how green was my valley? How green, how green was my valley?

[@khadijamuzaffar858]

holy shit i am in tears this is such beautiful art good lord

[@jimburkett9799]

This song will play at the end of times.

[@KatzIzzbored]

where were you when alt-j dropped half an album overnight

[@catcrust]

Aditya Katakol asleep

[@SM-gt9vg]

Aditya Katakol Right here listening to it

[@adriancastro3232]

That's the entire album

[@jessstumbaugh8767]

Amateurs. Lol.

[@zedzed9463]

I can't stop thinking about Nausika (of the valley of wind) other thing:i f I close my eyes, it creates harmony, as is I was part of the nature, just flowing

[@juliadelarge]

the second half of the song is so so so so good, I am literally crying my eyes out rn

[@digikrypt3566]

I just bought the album! LOVE IT!

[@andrzejgreyandrew3941]

Jadę 5 lutego 2018 na koncert do Warszawy , już się cieszę , bardzo się cieszę .

[@laurenhill7863]

I never thought it would get better than an awesome wave, but this has completely exceeded my expectations, I LOVE YOU GUYS

[@kingofgame981]

It's like I'm listening to Enya again.

[@gamberooo]

I Think the best of altj songs

[@redhotchilistepper]

Dude the beginning 👏👏👏 footsteps

[@cheeseytacotime9380]

My ears feel so happy

[@seantron5687]

Man this song is uplifting.

[@fridabarragan9346]

What a time to be alive ❤

[@bubbletae3586]

So I had my headphones in and almost lost my shit when the first part of the song started playing because I thought someone was actually walking in my room when I was all alone

[@Sakoshortmag]

One of the finest songs to grace my ears.

[@pradyutshukla7852]

1000 views under 10 seconds of uploading. This is Alt J! 🔥🔥

[@pmokgesi]

Music that reminds me of things I've never been through

[@tropiatropi2817]

beautiful song. i got real "end of world" vibes from it. i would love to listen to this while watching a sunset or something of the sort. keep up the good work 💕