I was listening to BBC Radio when I heard Hunger of the Pines and it was the first alt-J track I'd listened to in full. I checked them out and was ultimately disappointed. From Hunger I was feeling something reminiscent of James Blake whereas with the above Left Hand Free I can almost hear the beginning of an Audioslave track (who I adore, but they're not totally in line with my tastes at the moment). I don't know if it comes down to structure or not, but I certainly feel that the instruments on Hunger are much more ethereal, even heady, in such a way that the only real precedent I heard from them for it was maybe Ms on An Awesome Wave. Also on the first hundred re-plays of Hunger I heard the lyrics at 2:35 as 'Submerse me // Embracing you' which turned that entire section of the song into a sexual experience. I was disappointed when I finally heard that it was just him repeating sweet mercy. I reserve the right to sing the wrong lyrics and hum the wrong tune in the shower