"Pleader" is a song by British indie rock band Alt-J. It is the eighth and final track (and fifth and final single) from their third studio album, Relaxer, and was released as a shortened radio edit digital single on 15 September 2017 by Infectious Music and Atlantic Records. The song was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green and produced by Charlie Andrew.
Composition and lyrics In an interview with NPR, the band said:
The novel is referenced throughout the song, including the lyric "How green, how green was my valley?".
Music video The music video for "Pleader" was released on 15 November 2017, directed by Isaiah Seret. It was executive produced by Rupert Reynolds-MacLean and produced by Sonya Sier.
Remix The song was remixed by Mr Jukes, a music project of British musician Jack Steadman of the band Bombay Bicycle Club. The remix features British group the Age of L.U.N.A. and was released as a single on 25 October 2017.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Alt-J Joe Newman – guitar, vocals Gus Unger-Hamilton – keyboards, vocals Thom Sonny Green – drums, percussion, programming
Additional musicians Ely Cathedral Boy Choristers – choir London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings Mark Rainbow – background vocals
Technical Charlie Andrew – production, mixing, engineering, programming Brett Cox – engineering Jay Pocknell - engineering Stefano Civetta – assistant engineering Paul Pritchard – assistant engineering Graeme Baldwin – assistant engineering Dick Beetham – mastering
Artwork and design Osamu Sato
References