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Alt-J play live on the show, Swim Deep in session

Duration:
2 hours
First broadcast:
Thursday 24 May 2012

Alt-J pop into the studio to chat about their debut album and play some tracks live on the show. Huw has B-town (Birmingham) cray (crazy) rock band Swim Deep in session with live tracks recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios - Austin from the band reveals the inspiration for their single King City and a tip for first dates in Birmingham... Plus, Huw finds out all about last week's Independent Label Market, which saw label bosses and artists alike selling music and merch on their own stalls.

Music and featured items

35 items
  • Image for Little Comets

    Little Comets Jennifer

    Dirty Hit Records
  • Image for Peaking Lights

    Peaking Lights Lo Hi

    Domino Recording Co
  • Image for Of Monsters and Men

    Of Monsters and Men Dirty Paws

    Island
  • Image for Coloureds

    Coloureds Coder

  • Image for Savages

    Savages Husbands

    Pop Noire
  • Image for Outfit

    Outfit Everything All The Time

    Double Denim

  • Swim Deep Pink (Radio 1 Maida Vale Session)

  • Image for Elro

    Elro Scrabble (feat. JME & Manga)

  • Alt J live on Huw Stephens show

    A year after playing their first session for Huw Alt J play live on the show!

  • Image for Alt-J

    Alt-J Matilda (Live for Huw Stephens)

  • Image for Alt-J

    Alt-J Hand-made (Live for Huw Stephens)

  • Image for Visions of Trees

    Visions of Trees Turn 2 U

    Something In Construction
  • Image for Alt-J

    Alt-J Breezeblocks (Live for Huw Stephens)

  • Moones Better Energy

  • Image for Tanlines

    Tanlines All Of Me

  • Image for Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve

    Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Door To Tomorrow

  • Swim Deep in session

  • Swim Deep King City (Radio 1 Maida Vale Session)

  • Image for Warpaint

    Warpaint Undertow

    Rough Trade
  • Image for Eamon

    Eamon F**K It (I Don't Want You Back)

    F**K It (I Don't Want You Back), Jive

  • Peace Follow Baby

    Columbia

  • Troumaca Fire

    MHVH
  • Image for Pond

    Pond Moth Wings

    Modular Recordings

  • Swim Deep Honey (Radio 1 Maida Vale Session)

  • Image for Esser

    Esser Enmity

    Green United Music
  • Image for Mikill Pane

    Mikill Pane Hey Baby (feat. P Money, Katie Price & Fem-Fel)

  • Image for This Many Boyfriends

    This Many Boyfriends I Should Be A (Communist)

  • Society All That We've Become

    Roundtable
  • Image for Bullion

    Bullion It's All In Sound

    Love Me Oh Please Love Me EP, Deek Records, 1
  • Image for Among Brothers

    Among Brothers Keep

    Kissability/Young And Lost Club

  • Sex Hands Ichiban

    Icecapades

  • BBC Introducing Tip

    A tip courtesy of BBC Introducing's Tom Robinson!

  • Animal Noise Baddow

    Noise Rekords

  • Coves Cast A Shadow

  • Mista Shak Flow

  • Huw with Austin from Swim Deep

    Huw with Austin from Swim Deep

  • Alt-J in action playing live on the show

    Alt-J in action playing live on the show

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