Alt-J Share New Single Get Better, Announce UK And Ireland Leg Of The Dream Tour
Wednesday, 03 November 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Rosie Matheson
Alt-J have shared a new track.
Following U&ME, Get Better marks the second single to be lifted from the Mercury Prize-winning band's upcoming fourth LP, 'The Dream', due out on February 11 via Canvasback/Atlantic.
Cast across a stripped back, plaintive production, and guided by Joe Newman's vocals alongside haunting harmonies with bandmate Gus Unger-Hamilton, the stirring number serves as one of the group's most introspective yet. It arrives paired with an animated video, created by Hamburg-based pixel artist Stefanie Grunwald. Newman commented:
"Get Better is the union of two songs. The first was an improvised song I sang in 2018 to my partner. To her I sang 'Get better my Darcy, I know you can’. She filmed it and I kept revisiting the fragment with a plan to write more. The second was a chord structure I worked on in lockdown that focused on someone living through a bereavement. I felt a nervous heat when writing Get Better. The context of the Coronavirus pandemic lent my words a chilling weight and gave me a new sense of responsibility as a lyricist. Whilst the direct events described are fictional, I believe - or I hope - that it's emotionally the most honest song I've written."
Alt-J have also announced the UK and Ireland leg of The Dream Tour, due to take place next spring. The run will kick off in Glasgow on May 7, before stops in Leeds, Manchester, London, Dublin, and Belfast, concluding in Birmingham at the end of the month. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on November 12.
The trek gets underway with the previously confirmed North American leg in February.
Alt J Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri February 25 2022 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Petersen Events Center (USA)
Sat February 26 2022 - WASHINGTON - Anthem (USA)
Tue March 01 2022 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Nashville Municipal Auditorium (USA)
Wed March 02 2022 - ATLANTA Georgia - State Farm Arena (USA)
Fri March 04 2022 - TAMPA Florida - Yuengling Center (USA)
Sat March 05 2022 - HOLLYWOOD - Hard Rock Live - Hollywood (USA)
Sun March 06 2022 - ORLANDO Florida - Orlando Amphitheater At Central Florida Fairgrounds (USA)
Wed March 09 2022 - DALLAS Texas - Factory in Deep Ellum (USA)
Sat March 12 2022 - DEL VALLE Texas - Germania Insurance Amphitheater (USA)
Sun March 13 2022 - HOUSTON Texas - White Oak Music Hall (USA)
Tue March 15 2022 - ST LOUIS - Chaifetz Arena (USA)
Wed March 16 2022 - DETROIT - Masonic Temple - Detroit (USA)
Sat March 19 2022 - CHICAGO Illinois - Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC (USA)
Sun March 20 2022 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Armory - Minneapolis (USA)
Wed March 23 2022 - BROOMFIELD Colorado - 1stBank Center (USA)
Fri March 25 2022 - SAN DIEGO California - Pechanga Arena (USA)
Sat March 26 2022 - SANTA BARBARA California - Santa Barbara Bowl (USA)
Sun March 27 2022 - LOS ANGELES California - Staples Center (USA)
Tue March 29 2022 - SEATTLE - WaMu Theater - Seattle (USA)
Wed March 30 2022 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum (Canada)
Fri April 01 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (USA)
Sun April 03 2022 - LAS VEGAS - Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (USA)
Tue April 05 2022 - OREM Utah - UCCU Center (USA)
Thu April 07 2022 - INDEPENDENCE Missouri - Cable Dahmer Arena (USA)
Fri April 08 2022 - NEWPORT Kentucky - PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION (USA)
Sat April 09 2022 - COLUMBUS - Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center (USA)
Mon April 11 2022 - NEW YORK New York - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Wed April 13 2022 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - TD Pavilion at the Mann (USA)
Thu April 14 2022 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Agganis Arena (USA)
Fri April 15 2022 - LAVAL Quebec - Place Bell (Canada)
Sun April 17 2022 - TORONTO Ontario - Coca-Cola Coliseum (Canada)
Sat May 07 2022 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Mon May 09 2022 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Fri May 13 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Wed May 18 2022 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sun May 22 2022 - DUBLIN Olympia
Wed May 25 2022 - BELFAST Telegraph Building
Fri May 27 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
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