Cult indie trio alt-J will release their second full-length album, This Is All Yours, September 22 via Canvasback. The English band’s first single, “Hunger Of The Pine,” retains their trademark atmospheric sound, but adds the unexpected with a sample from Miley Cyrus’ song “4×4” that works surprisingly well. Discussing the song’s creation in an interview with NPR, keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton said: “It was written very quickly using some guitar chords and sounds being layered on Ableton, and seemed to signal a bit of a new sound for us. The lyrics mainly suggest the idea that missing someone — pining — can be a physical pain much like hunger.”
Also hot off the press is their second release, “Left Hand Free,” which is a markedly different sound from the former. Safe to say that true to their sobriquet, their sophomore effort will be a fresh new triumph for the group. Stream both songs below as you hunger for the new album.
alt-J will tour the UK and US this fall, making a final stop in the district November 19.
Sleeplessly embracing
Yawn yearns into me
Plenty more tears in the sea
poetry in an empty coke can 
I loved the debut. Looking forward to this one. On the subject of new releases, a couple of oldies coming out with new material. Pink Floyd (alas, no Roger Waters still) and Morissey. In fact the Morissey album is streaming on NPR.