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If You Wait is the debut studio album by English electronic music band London Grammar. It was released on 9 September 2013 on Metal & Dust Recordings,[4] while being distributed by Warner/Chappell and Columbia Records.[5] Six singles have been released from the album: "Metal & Dust", "Wasting My Young Years", "Strong", "Hey Now", "Nightcall" and "Sights". The album debuted at number two the UK Albums Chart, selling 33,130 copies in its first week.

Background

After the band signed with Ministry of Sound and Big Life Management they began the first sessions of the album in early 2012 with Cameron Blackwood. Later that year he was replaced by the duo Tim Bran and Roy Kerr. Hannah Reid described the collaboration as 'Tim is amazing at recording, of finding the best way of recording a guitar or my vocal. Roy had the strongest relationship with Dot and they worked on production together'.[6]

The album's lyrics are mainly based upon vocalist Hannah Reid's personal life, in particular her troubled teenage years.[4] The Guardian suggested that this was "the first quarter-life-crisis album."[4]

Release

In December 2012, London Grammar posted the song "Hey Now" onto SoundCloud. The song has garnered just under 700,000 plays to date.[7]

The album was announced on 18 July 2013.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[10]
Clash8/10[11]
Consequence of Sound[12]
Drowned in Sound9/10[2]
The Independent[13]
musicOMH [14]
NME7/10[15]
The Observer[16]
PopMatters9/10[17]
This Is Fake DIY7/10[18]

If You Wait received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews.[9]

Andy Gill of The Independent summarised the album's production and instrumentation as "all beautifully sketched to evoke the crepuscular intimacies of the songs."[13]

A large quantity of praise went to the vocal ability of Reid, whose husky contralto vocals have been described as "defining and soulful" by Clash magazine[11] and "emotive" and "folky" by Drowned in Sound.[2] Her voice has been compared to artists like Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine,[19] Annie Lennox,[20] Lana Del Rey,[13] and Julee Cruise.[13]

Commercial performance

If You Wait entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, selling 33,130 copies in its first week.[21]

Track listing

No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Hey Now"Lyrics: Reid; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major3:27
2."Stay Awake"Lyrics: Reid; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major3:05
3."Shyer"Lyrics: Reid; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major/Pott3:07
4."Wasting My Young Years"Lyrics and Music: Reid3:24
5."Sights" 4:13
6."Strong"Lyrics: Reid; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major4:35
7."Nightcall"Belorgey/Homem-Christo4:30
8."Metal & Dust"Lyrics: Reid; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major3:28
9."Interlude" (Live)Lyrics and Music: Reid4:04
10."Flickers"Lyrics: Reid/Rothman; Music: Reid/Rothman/Major4:45
11."If You Wait"Lyrics and Music: Reid4:44
Total length:43:22[22]
US Deluxe Version
No.TitleLength
12."High Life"4:03
13."Maybe"4:23
14."Strong (US Radio Edit)"4:10
Total length:55:58[23]
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Help"3:53
2."Darling Are You Gonna Leave Me"3:02
3."Help Me Lose My Mind" (Disclosure featuring London Grammar)4:06
4."High Life"4:03
5."Maybe"4:23
6."When We Were Young"3:06
Total length:65:55[24]

Personnel

  • Dot Major – keyboards, percussion
  • Hannah Reid – vocals
  • Dan Rothman – guitar

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ a b c Fenwick, Tom (5 September 2013). "London Grammar – If You Wait". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Hey Now – Single by London Grammar". iTunes Store. Australia Apple. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Sam Wolfson. "London Grammar: 'A lot of our friends are really lost' | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ^ "London Grammar to Release Debut Album 'If You Wait', 9/10 - BWWMusicWorld". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ [1] Russell Dean Stone, London Grammar', BEAT Magazine, 16 October 2013
  7. ^ https://soundcloud.com/londongrammar/hey-now
  8. ^ Corner, Lewis (18 July 2013). "London Grammar announce debut album 'If You Wait' - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b "If You Wait Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "London Grammar: If You Wait". American Songwriter. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b "London Grammar - If You Wait | Reviews | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  12. ^ Porter, Zander (10 September 2013). "Album Review: London Grammar - If You Wait". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d Andy Gill (29 July 2013). "Album: London Grammar, If You Wait (Metal & Dust) - Reviews - Music". The Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  14. ^ 3 September 2013 (3 September 2013). "London Grammar – If You Wait | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "NME Album Reviews - London Grammar - 'If You Wait'". Nme.Com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  16. ^ Paul Mardles (8 September 2013). "London Grammar: If You Wait – review | Music | The Observer". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  17. ^ Lathan, Ryan. "London Grammar: If You Wait". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  18. ^ "London Grammar – If You Wait | Album Reviews | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  19. ^ "OTW #523: London Grammar | Features | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  20. ^ "Hannah, London Grammar: I'm compared to every other female singer". Gigwise.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  21. ^ Jones, Alan (16 September 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Arctic Monkeys' AM doubles predecessor's week-one sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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  46. ^ "British album certifications – London Grammar – If You Wait". British Phonographic Industry. 21 February 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type If You Wait in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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