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Every era got its own sound. Whenever you risk to take a look back on the history of pop music it has always been a reflection of the time in which it was created. It’s a mirror of that time, may it be the rock’n roll rebellion of the 60s or the punk movement in the late 70s. One of the biggest moments in pop music have been directly influenced by the social situation they were born into. You might wonder by now what British newcomers LONDON GRAMMAR have to do with all of this? Well, maybe because their introspective and sad piano pop represents humanity’s state in a similar way as other examples did before. Dark times long for desperate music. If You Wait by LONDON GRAMMAR offers us this sort of music – and it is simply the best debut album you’ll hear by a band this year.

The record by singer Hannah Reid and her fellow musicians Daniel and Dot arrives after previous hit singles of the group already created a stunning buzz in the music world. The reason for it is as simple as it is true – the music of LONDON GRAMMAR is heart-wrenching, highly emotional and plays in a league of musical quality not many established acts do. If You Wait includes eleven little pop masterpieces, somewhere between the reduced intimacy of THE XX, the epicness of FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE, the simplicity of early COLDPLAY and the cinematic pop appeal of LANA DEL REY. Driven by gentle guitar notes, virtuosic piano play and the sad but simply beautiful voice of Hannah Reid. It’s her voice that makes the difference. With a less distinctive vocal work this might have been a nice little indie-album, with Reid it becomes something else. Hits, probably. But the ones that you don’t mind hearing on the radio.



Verenigd Koninkrijk
Pop / Electronic
Label: Metal & Dust


01. Hey Now 3:27
 02. Stay Awake 3:05
 03. Shyer 3:07
 04. Wasting My Young Years 3:24 [video]
 05. Sights 4:13
 06. Strong 4:35 [video]
 07. Nightcall 4:30
 08. Metal & Dust 3:28
 09. Interlude (Live) 4:04
 10. Flickers 4:45
 11. If You Wait 4:44