Tessellate (song)
"Tessellate" is a song by English indie rock band alt-J from their debut studio album, "An Awesome Wave" (2012). The song was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury and Thom Green and produced by Charlie Andrew. It was released on 13 July 2012 as the album's third single. Music video. A music video to accompany the release of "Tessellate" was first released on YouTube on 9 July 2012. The video was directed by Ben Newbury and is an artistic reworking of the famous painting "The School of Athens" by Raphael, using 21st century  characters in a room similar to the painting's background (Panthéon, in Paris). To reinforce the connection, one of the characters at the very beginning of the clip is wearing a printed T-shirt of the painting. Covers. In 2013, "Tessellate" was covered by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding on the deluxe edition of "Halcyon Days", the reissue of her second studio album, "Halcyon". English indie folk band Mumford & Sons also covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 25 September 2012; their version was included on the compilation album "BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge  2013". Media usage. The song is used as the opening theme song to the anime series "Ingress". The song also features in Episode 5, Series 6 of Sons of Anarchy.