Taken from their successful album, Relaxer, released back in June, Pleader is just another masterpiece from the trio.

Filmed in the Rhonda Valley in South Wales and directed by award-winning director Isaiah Seret, the short film shows how far alt-J have come in terms of their music and immense visuals. Gorgeous setting and cast with a haunting tale, the song is adapted in the clip thoroughly, with the characters singing the parts of the track as well. Pleader itself is inspired by Richard Llewlyn’s book How Green Was My Valley?.

The band explains:

When we set out to make a video for ‘Pleader’, Joe sent the following one line brief to director Isaiah Seret: “a Welsh mining love story; a tidal wave of earth.” What Isaiah came back with was an epic short film, inspired both by the song’s source material and Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice. A family must pit their desire to have a child against the knowledge that this would destroy their community. The hypnotic, hymnal quality of the song binds the video throughout, hinting at redemption while destruction takes place.

alt-J are just about ready to start their tour in Australia to bring their artistry to life.

December

02 – Fidelity Festival, Perth WA

05 – AEC Theatre, Adelaide, SA

07 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC

09 – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, NSW

10 – Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD