I think older Alt-J (before their latest hit album) was much more daring
Yeah I hear what you mean. Just starting to get into them. I'm kind of slow musicwise.
LOVE alt-j.
I've known about them for some time, and I agree with the general consensus: their first album is great, just slightly better than their more recent release. Taro (video link above) is probably my favorite song from them. The video just complements it so well! Thanks for sharing.
This video is a perfect example of a paradigm shifting in front of your very eyes. I feel that one naturally feels on the "side" of the first woman -- "who's this guy and why is he attacking her?" But then you watch the beginning of the altercation (or end of the video) and you can almost watch your justification for siding with the first woman vanish into thin air, your understanding or paradigm completely shifting. Does that make sense? A great optical/parabolic illusion.