London Grammar at Rescue Rooms

Date: Tue 22nd Oct
Time: 20:00

LONDON GRAMMAR ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM IF YOU WAIT ON SEPTEMBER 9
“Killer melodies magicked into greatness by Reid’s soulful, yearning vocals”

- Sunday Times, Culture-

“Their songs are haunting to the point they rattle the nerves”

- Pitchfork

Since introducing themselves with near anonymous posts of two songs (Hey Now and Metal & Dust) late last year, London Grammar quickly captured the interest, and more importantly, the imagination of music fans across the UK and beyond.

The tracks catapulted Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman straight into the spotlight, with music critics and fans eager to see what they did next. The trio released the acclaimed Metal & Dust EP, sold out two London dates, played with The xx at their Night + Day festival, secured slots at near all of the UK’s major summer festivals - including Glastonbury, Bestival and Festival Number 6 - before confirming their own headline tour this October, which has already sold out the first London date with a second now announced.

Their first official single release, Wasting My Young Years, strode confidently into the Top 40 after a Radio 1 B List and now the new single, Strong, is gaining strong radio support and lighting up the blogosphere. The band is currently the number one most blogged about artist, according to Hype Machine.

It’s no understatement that London Grammar’s forthcoming album is one of the most highly anticipated debuts this year.

Confirmed for release on September 9, the album is a result of 18 painstaking months spent writing and recording. Each of the 11 tracks is testament to the trio’s innate understanding of the roles that subtlety, contrast and restraint have played in the creation of memorable, timeless and transcendent music. “That’s how this all started,” says Dan, “and it’s always been our primary goal, to keep space in the music. The way that, say, the guitar and vocal interact is massively important to us.”

Heavily involved in every decision made on the album, the band handpicked their team, working closely with producers Tim Bran (The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, La Roux) and Roy Kerr AKA The Freelance Hellraiser. Drafting in Roc Nation’s KD (Outkast, Beyoncé, Jay-Z) to mix the album, with Grammy-winning Tom Coyne (Adele’s 21), joining them to master.

Tracks like If You Wait and Flickers possess that strange duality of lament and defiance, filled with textures, colours, shadings and interjections that are subtle yet deliver devastating power. The next single, Strong, out on September 1 is the final, killer blow. Building – as you would expect from London Grammar – from nothing, from the barest of bones, Hannah’s soaring vocals propels the song to its crashing climax.

More than delivering on their promise, London Grammar’s electrifying debut solidifies them as being one of the most exciting and innovative bands to emerge in 2013.

See London Grammar live:

July 19 Melt! Festival, Gräfenhainichen, Germany

July 21 Longitude, Dublin

July 27 Kendall Calling, Penrith

July 28 Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon

Aug 2 Camp Bestival, Dorset

Aug 4 Standon Calling, Hertfordshire

Aug 7 Ibiza Rocks, San Antonio, Spain

Aug 9 Wilderness Festival, Charlbury

Aug 25 Leeds Festival, Leeds

Sept 6 Bestival, Newport, Isle of Wight

Sept 13 Festival Number 6, Portmeirion

Oct 15 Open, Norwich

Oct 16 Concorde 2, Brighton

Oct 18 Electric Brixton, London SOLD OUT

Oct 19 Gathering, Oxford

Oct 20 Anson Rooms, Bristol

Oct 22 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Oct 23 Academy 2, Birmingham

Oct 24 Cockpit, Leeds

Oct 26 Sound Control, Manchester

Oct 27 Oran Mor, Glasgow

Oct 28 Northumbria University, Newcastle

Nov 28 Brixton Electric, London


LONDON GRAMMAR'S DEBUT ALBUM, IF YOU WAIT IS SET FOR RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 9

VIA METAL & DUST RECORDINGS

THE NEXT SINGLE STRONG IS OUT SEPTEMBER 1

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