
Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry: 'Alt J are one step away from the dole queue'
Frontman says Mercury-winning alt-poppers are a "celebration of normality"

First names confirmed for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013
Alt-J, Deftones, Sub Focus and Boy Better Know first names for 2013 event

Alt-J unveil brand new song 'Buffalo'
The Mercury Music Prize winners have contributed a new track to the 'Silver Linings Playbook' soundtrack

Alt-J see huge sales increase after Mercury win
Sales of 'An Awesome Wave' have increased by over 400 per cent

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos leads support messages for Alt-J on Mercury win
Spector, Plan B, Huw Stephens and more react to Mercury win

Alt-J win 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize – watch
The band are awarded the prize for their debut album 'An Awesome Wave'

Alt-J top NME.COM Mercury Music Prize poll
'An Awesome Wave' is also bookies' favourite to win this year's prize

Alt-J: 'We're doing better than Radiohead!'
Band joke about the comparisons they get to Thom Yorke et al

Alt-J: 'We'd love to return the favour and cover Mumford & Sons'
The multi-million selling folk band recently covered 'Tessellate' from the Mercury Prize nominated 'An Awesome Wave'

Alt-J: 'It's mad that people in America know all our songs'
UK band play sold out show at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles