Wednesday, October 23, 2013

London Grammar

[ Left to right: Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dot Major]

-London Grammar is a British indie pop trio formed 2009 at Nottingham University
-Their music is commonly described as "a blend of ambient, ethereal and classical sounds"
-Their début EP Metal and Dust was released in February 2013 by Metal and Dust Recordings Ltd.
-Their début album 'If You Wait' was released on 9 September 2013.
-Hannah Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman met in the residence hall at the University of Nottingham
-They have played Glastonbury Festival
-They have a cover of Chris Isaak's Wicked Games

Songs to listen to: Shyer (below), their cover of Nightcall (Kavinsky) and Strong


 

Conclusion:

London Grammar's music is so calming. I love the balance of melodies and the sound of her voice. A lot of people have compared them to The xx and I can totally understand why. The sounds are repetitive (and not in an annoying way) and her voice echoes on top... it's so good. I've had the song above on repeat for the past 2 hours, no lie. They're such great fall music too. They stopped by Toronto already but I'll be sure to catch them next time!

6 comments:

  1. I absolutely love London Grammar,not only that, i got to watch them perform on my favorite radio station in the whole world...KEXP Seattle baby!!! so good, def check it out http://blog.kexp.org/2013/11/11/live-video-london-grammar/

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  2. They are sooo good. Have you seen their new video for "Strong" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDwmeT70e5c one of my favorites right now!

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  3. Cannot wait to see London Grammar in Seattle on March 29th!!!!! Such a good song and video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDwmeT70e5c

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