This Is All Yours Explained

This Is All Yours
Type:studio
Artist:alt-J
Cover:Alt-J - This is all yours.jpg
Recorded:2014
Studio:Iguana Studio
Label:Infectious
Producer:Charlie Andrew
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Prev Year:2012
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This Is All Yours is the second album by English indie rock band alt-J, released on 22 September 2014 through Infectious. It was promoted with four singles: "Hunger of the Pine", "Left Hand Free", "Every Other Freckle", and "Warm Foothills". It topped the UK Albums Chart, was runner up in Belgium, Australia, and Canada and reached #4 in the United States. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

Background and recording

On 25 May 2012, Alt-J released their debut album An Awesome Wave, which won the Mercury Prize in 2012.[1] Alt-J were also nominated for three Brit Awards (British Breakthrough Act, British Album of the Year and British Group of the Year). Bassist Gwil Sainsbury left the band in January 2014.[2] The band began recording the album in April 2014.[3] It was recorded in the same place as An Awesome Wave, Iguana Studios, which Gus Unger-Hamilton described as "a tiny little place, sort of behind a second hand tyre shop".[4]

Music

The majority of the songs on the album were written while touring their debut album, An Awesome Wave, while newer ones such as "Hunger of the Pine" were written in "a really cool little converted Warehouse in Hackney, very cliché East London".[4] Unger-Hamilton said that the "song cycle" of the album is made up of "Arrival in Nara", "Nara" and "Leaving Nara", Nara being a city in Japan.[5] "Hunger of the Pine" was one of the songs written after their bass player Gwil Sainsbury left in January 2014.[5] The song features a sample of "4x4" by Miley Cyrus, of her singing "I'm a female rebel". The sample originally came from a remix Thom Green, Alt-J's drummer, made for Miley Cyrus. Joe Newman said "I was playing the guitar and Thom was responding to what I was doing on Ableton and before we knew it, we'd come up with this really interesting structure, and I came up with lyrics for it quite quickly." Gus Unger-Hamilton said "it sounded cool with what Joe was playing on the guitar." The band asked Miley Cyrus if they could use the sample; according to Newman, she was "cool with it". He said that Miley Cyrus has "been really supportive of us, and she's a fan, I think, which is really nice."[6] [7]

Release

On 9 June 2014, the band announced the release of their second album This Is All Yours, as well as putting pre-orders for the album on their website.[8] The album was released on September 22, 2014, as a download, on CD and double vinyl.[9] On 13 June, alt-J posted a video on their Instagram account featuring a clip of the first single "Hunger of the Pine".[10] The single premiered on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 18 June. The song was streamed later that day, and released as a single on the iTunes Store the next.[11] "Left Hand Free" was released digitally on 7 July 2014 as the album's second single and impacted modern rock radio on 15 July 2014.[12]

On 13 August 2014, the album's third single, "Every Other Freckle", premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show once again.

On 9 September 2014, the band released an app that gave access to the album when the user was in select locations.[13]

On 15 September 2014, the band made the album available to listen to on music-streaming platform Spotify.[14]

On 2 March 2015, the band released "Warm Foothills" as the fourth and final single from the album.[15]

Critical reception

Upon its release, This Is All Yours received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

The album was nominated at the 57th Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album,[16] and for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[17]

Commercial performance

This Is All Yours debuted at number one on the UK's Official Albums Chart on 28 September 2014.[18] In Canada, the album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[19] The album fell behind Leonard Cohen's Popular Problems.[19]

Personnel

Adapted from LP liner notes.

Alt-J[20]

Additional musicians

Technical

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 119
French Albums (SNEP)[25] 145
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 89
US Billboard 200[27] 168
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[28] 21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 33
Chart (2015)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 55
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 45

Notes and References

  1. News: Mercury prize celebrates 20 years with award for Alt-J's debut album . 21 February 2013 . London . The Guardian . Alexandra . Topping . 2 November 2012 . 20 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181120120029/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/02/alt-j-mercury-prize . live .
  2. Web site: Δ (alt-J) on Twitter. Twitter. 20 June 2014. 26 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160926054511/https://twitter.com/alt_J/status/422021422069055489. live.
  3. Web site: Gus Unger-Hamilton on Twitter. Twitter. 20 June 2014. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173259/https://twitter.com/gusunger/status/453079279270916097. live.
  4. Web site: Alt-J: Gwil leaving helped us define ourselves. 19 June 2014. XFM. 20 June 2014. 14 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214060152/http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/alt-j/news/gwil-leaving-helped-us-define-ourselves/. live.
  5. Web site: NME News Alt-J sample Miley Cyrus on new single 'Hunger Of The Pine' – NME.COM. 18 June 2014. NME.COM. 21 April 2020. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113528/http://www.nme.com/news/alt-j/77990. live.
  6. Web site: NME News Alt-J say Miley Cyrus sample adds 'unexpected element' to comeback single – NME.COM. 19 June 2014. NME. 21 April 2020. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216065024/http://www.nme.com/news/alt-j/78015. live.
  7. Web site: Alt-J praise Miley Cyrus's 'supportive' friendship. Sean Michaels. the Guardian. 20 June 2014. 16 December 2016. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311224607/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/20/alt-j-miley-cyrus-supportive-friendship-hunger-of-the-pine. live.
  8. Web site: Δ (alt-J) on Twitter. Twitter. 20 June 2014. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714081450/https://twitter.com/alt_J/status/476039653129457664. live.
  9. Web site: Alt-J announce second album 'This Is All Yours' and autumn UK tour plans. NME. June 20, 2014. June 9, 2014. 15 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415062535/http://www.nme.com/news/alt-j/77804. live.
  10. Web site: Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/pB7vcRuRr_ . 2021-12-24 . registration.
  11. Web site: Listen to Alt-J: Hunger of the Pine – premiere. NME. June 20, 2014. June 19, 2014. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311224611/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/18/listen-to-alt-j-hunger-of-the-pine-premiere. live.
  12. Web site: Alternative > Future Releases . All Access Music Group . 26 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713212901/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases . live . 13 July 2014.
  13. News: DeGroot. Joey. Alt-J's 'This Is All Yours' App Features Stream Of New Album. 10 September 2014. Music Times. Sep 9, 2014 . 10 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910165715/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/9877/20140909/alt-js-this-is-all-yours-app-features-stream-of-new-album.htm. live.
  14. Web site: Leonie . Cooper . Alt-J stream new album 'This Is All Yours' on Spotify ahead of official release . . 15 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140918031740/http://www.nme.com/news/alt-j/79785 . live .
  15. Web site: Alt-J – Warm Foothills (2014, CDR). Discogs. 8 August 2017. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803214539/https://www.discogs.com/alt-J-Warm-Foothills/release/6593823. live.
  16. Web site: 57th Grammy Nominees . . December 27, 2014 . 13 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113092219/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html . live .
  17. Web site: 23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year Award. IMPALA. 29 January 2015. 26 February 2015. 26 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226140536/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/346. dead.
  18. Web site: Kreisler. Lauren. Alt-J score first Number 1 album with This Is All Yours. www.officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. 28 September 2014. 2 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141002132957/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/alt-j-score-first-number-1-album-with-this-is-all-yours-3160/. live.
  19. Web site: A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 – A Journal of Musical Things. A Journal of Musical Things. 3 October 2014. 5 October 2014. 6 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091915/http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-02-october-2014/. live.
  20. Web site: Alt-J – This Is All Yours. Discogs. 23 September 2014 . 1 June 2017. 30 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130170448/https://www.discogs.com/alt-J-This-Is-All-Yours/release/6076884. live.
  21. Web site: Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 22-09-2014 al 28-09-2014). Italian. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. October 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075020/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1889. October 6, 2014. dead.
  22. Web site: End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2015. 11 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111061700/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2014.htm. live.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2014 - ultratop.be. Ultratop. 29 December 2014. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010205529/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a. live.
  24. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2014. Ultratop. 11 November 2020. 18 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618195203/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a. live.
  25. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2014. SNEP. fr. 8 August 2020. 2 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702150610/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2014. live.
  26. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014. Official Charts Company. 8 August 2020. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821075410/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20140105/37502/. live.
  27. 2014 Year End Charts – Top Billboard 200 . . 9 December 2014 . 2 January 2013 . 12 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141212203747/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums . live .
  28. Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts. Billboard. 2 January 2013. Prometheus Global Media. 16 January 2015. 11 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111103657/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums. live.
  29. 2014 Year End Charts – Top Billboard Rock Albums . . 9 December 2014 . 2 January 2013 . 27 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227113602/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums . live .
  30. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2015 - ultratop.be. Ultratop. 24 December 2015. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310120835/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a. live.
  31. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 8 August 2020.

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