LONDON GRAMMAR’S ALBUM IF YOU WAIT DEBUTS AT NUMBER 2

UK-based trio London Grammar – Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman – released their highly anticipated album last week and has entered #2 in the UK album charts. If You Wait is available digitally via Columbia Records at http://po.st/IfYouWait . The album features 11 tracks (see tracklisting below) including latest single “Strong,” which Pitchfork praised noting “Reid’s voice washes over you, clean and perfectly,” and the ethereal, haunting “Hey Now” which received much critical praise upon its release late last year.

London Grammar will celebrate the release of If You Wait with a tour across the US and Canada, kicking off with a sold-out show at Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour on September 25. The tour will see London Grammar crossing North America with stops in cities including San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto and New York before ending in Boston on October 10 (see full itinerary below). For additional information on the tour please visit http://www.londongrammar.com/live.

The band announced a new UK tour today for January / February 2014 (tour dates below) after their October/November UK tour has completely sold out.

If You Wait has received rave reviews, with London’s Evening Standard awarding the album 4 stars and describing it as “a collection of unhurried, immaculately constructed songs that showcase the wonder of Reid’s voice and the inventiveness of the duo behind her.” The Daily Telegraph praised the album’s “beautiful yearning melodies” and Pretty Much Amazing summed it up nicely, naming If You Wait “an enthralling, stunning, deeply emotive album that perfectly marries understated electronica to sublime vocals and melodies.” They continued the praise, noting “In a year dominated by titanic LPs, London Grammar have not only made the most perfectly formed debut album of the year – they’ve made one of the best LPs, period.”

Since introducing itself 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 the band straight into the spotlight, with music critics and fans eager to see what they did next. The trio released the acclaimed Metal & Dust EP in June, sold out two London dates, played with The xx at their Night + Day festival and secured slots at nearly all of the UK’s major summer festivals – including Glastonbury, Bestival and Festival Number 6. The band will return to the UK for its own sold-out headline tour this October.

London Grammar is Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman.

If You Wait Tracklisting:
1.     Hey Now
2.     Stay Awake
3.     Shyer
4.     Wasting My Young Years
5.     Sights
6.     Strong
7.     Nightcall
8.     Metal & Dust
9.     Interlude (Live)
10.  Flickers
11.  If You Wait

See London Grammar live:
Sept 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
Sept 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene @ Rickshaw
Sept 28 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
Sept 30 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
Oct 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune
Oct 3 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Oct 4 – Toronto, ON @ Black Box
Oct 6 – Washington, DC @ U Street
Oct 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Oct 8 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Oct 10 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Oct 16 – Brighton @ Concorde (SOLD OUT)
Oct 18 – London @ Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)
Oct 19 – Oxford @ Gathering (SOLD OUT)
Oct 20 – Bristol @ Anson Rooms (SOLD OUT)
Oct 22 – Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms (SOLD OUT)
Oct 23 – Birmingham @ Academy 2 (SOLD OUT)
Oct 24 – Leeds @ Cockpit (SOLD OUT)
Oct 26 – Manchester @ Sound Control (SOLD OUT)
Oct 27 – Glasgow @ Oran Mor (SOLD OUT)
Oct 28 – Newcastle @ Northumbria University (SOLD OUT)
Nov 2 – Amsterdam, Holland @ London Calling
Nov 3 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
Nov 5 – Berlin, Germany @ Gruner Salon
Nov 6 – Munich, Germany @ Atomic Café
Nov 8 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik (Clubraum)
Nov 9 – Paris, France @ La Cigale
Nov 10 – Nantes, France @ Stereolux
Nov 12 – Nancy, France @ L’Autre Canal Club
Nov 13 – Lille, France @ Aeronef
Nov 15 – Lyon, France @ Le Sucre
Nov 16 – Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
Nov 18 – Toulouse, France @ La Dynamo
Nov 20 – Bordeaux, France @ Iboat
Nov 22 – Luxembourg @ Sonic Visions Showcase Festival
Nov 23 – London @ St Johns
Nov 28 – London@ Brixton Electric
Nov 30 – Norwich @ Open
Dec 2 – Belfast @ Limelight
Dec 3 – Dublin @ Academy
Dec 5 – Rennes @ Transmusicales
Dec 28 – Lorne, Australia @ The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Dec 29 – Marion Bay, Australia @ The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Dec 31 – Byron Bay, Australia @ The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Jan 28 2014 – Cardiff @ Solus
Jan 29 2014 – Manchester @ Academy
Jan 31 2014 – Nottingham @ Rock City
Feb 1 2014 – Cambridge @ Corn City
Feb 3 2014 – Brighton @ Dome
Feb 4 2014 – Liverpool @ 02 Academy
Feb 8 2014 – Sheffield @ 02 Academy
Feb 10 2014 – Newcastle @ Northumbria University
Feb 11 2014 – Glasgow @ ABC
Feb 12 2014 – Leeds @ 02 Academy
Feb 15 2014 – Bournemouth @ 02 Academy
Feb 16 2014 – Birmingham @ 02 Academy
Feb 17 2014 – Bristol @ 02 Academy
 
For additional information please visit:
http://www.londongrammar.com/
www.columbiarecords.com