"Fitzpleasure" is a song by British

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band

Alt-J Alt-J (stylised as alt-J, real name Δ) are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds. Their lineup includes Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals), and formerly Gwil Sainsbury ...

from their debut studio album ''

An Awesome Wave ''An Awesome Wave'' is the debut album by English indie rock band Alt-J, released on 25 May 2012 through Infectious. The album includes the singles " Matilda"/" Fitzpleasure", " Breezeblocks" and " Tessellate". It peaked at number thirteen on ...

'' (2012).

Music video

A music video for the song, composed of black and white clips, was directed by Emile Sornin and published to

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on November 5, 2012.

Remakes

After seeing the band perform live,

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, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for

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said, "...It kind of gave me this good, foreboding feeling. It was like seeing one of the great bands very young." This encouraged James to remix the song, and his 'Apple C' remix was included on the deluxe edition of ''An Awesome Wave''. The song was used by American recording artist

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during her

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, in a bondage-themed video interlude titled '' Tongue Tied''. This later inspired the band to sample a line from her song "

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" on "

Hunger of the Pine "Hunger of the Pine" is a song by English indie rock band Alt-J. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album ''This Is All Yours'' on 19 June 2014. Background and composition "Hunger of the Pine" was one of several son ...

", the lead single from their second album ''

This Is All Yours ''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 Foothill ...

'' (2014).

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{authority control 2012 singles Alt-J songs Experimental rock songs 2011 songs Songs written by Thom Sonny Green