The viewers of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert were surprised by the musical performance last night. alt-j brought collaborators Pusha T and Twin Shadow to rock the stage with them. The group performed an alternate version of "In Cold Blood." The original appears on their most recent album Relaxer.
Startling robotic voices kick off the track. Think of them as the smoothed out cousins of those found in "Intergalactic." Then, the pulse steadies with a combination of plucked rhythmic guitar over a sparse programmed-drums track. Though the song definitely has a different feel from other alt-j songs thanks to the new juice pumped into it by Pusha and Twin Shadow, their signature laid-back feel is present. The track hits below the three-minute mark, making the repeat bumping quasi-inevitable.
The group's sentiment was shared in a press release,“We are absolutely thrilled to have done this collaboration with Pusha T and Twin Shadow. What they have done with our track is inventive, playful, and very forward thinking. We hope you love it as much as we do.” Pusha T has shared numerous festival lineups with the group. The collaboration comes as a surprise, though it may have inadvertently been in the making for a while.
This collaboration comes at a peak in Pusha T's media presence following the release of his most recent album Daytona. You can catch his latest video for "If You Know You Know" here.
Quotable Lyrics
We just goin' overboard
Yacht parties, jet-skis
Say you ballin', let's see
Pull up in the SL
Let her do the SC
Ask her what's her ring size
Let her do the Gretski
I just do it king size
All I know is ringside
All we do is celebrate
You know how a king ride
Push!