![]() The first half of the album takes time to pick up, as Reid slowly eases listeners into "Wild Eyed," an expansive moment that recalls 2013's "Hey Now." The thumping heartbeat of "Oh Woman, Oh Man" gives the band equal time to shine. Dan Rothman and Dominic Major provide lush accompaniment to Reid 's voice, creating a gorgeous cinematic landscape that ranges from dreamlike wisps to fully enveloping grandeur. “ Once again, vocalist Hannah Reid takes center stage with her powerful, angelic instrument, which can stir the soul at the smokiest depths before jolting everything to the heavens in a fashion much like Florence Welch or Annie Lennox. Compare reviews of both albums from a common source, AllMusic: Happily, the trio takes to writing the material themselves (aside from the odd co-write) and step away from the Pop of their debut and bring in new elements. Tim Bran and Roy Kerr replaced Blackwood and the trio, assessing the switch, felt it was a natural and ‘right’ unity. ![]() After the band signed with Ministry of Sounds and Big Life Management the album’s first sessions began in 2012 with Cam Blackwood. Many noted, when the album arrived, the comparisons to The xx and Florence and The Machine. If You Wait sat in a music world, in 2013, when there was a need for dreamy Pop and soulful blends. It is understandable there was a great weight of expectation and love following London Grammar’s debut album. “We’re going to do things differently this time.” The worst thing about it is disappointing the fans,” she pauses. It can very quickly go from being manageable to snowballing into the kind of schedule that can end up wrecking your voice. You have to cancel stuff, and then that has to get rescheduled. You’re so grateful, but you get sick at some point because everyone does. You say: ‘Yeah, I want to do everything.’ And you want to please everyone. “ The thing about touring is that young artists don’t always have much say or control,” Reid says. The group looked at how much of a say they had when it came to touring days off and the limits they go to in order to satisfy the fans: The idea of control and creative expression was discussed. "It's difficult to be a good singer and also be on the road." You know Sam Smith, he haemorrhaged a vocal cord it's happened to a lot of singers. "And you don't want to let down fans and to have people who want to listen to your music and have bought tickets – you want to do it and you want to do it to the best of your ability. ![]() " I had really bad muscular problems – surviving through that was difficult, because I was really worried about the damage I was doing," she says. London Grammar are a perfect example of a popular group pushed to the point of breaking, Reid, in the same interview, explained how the level of expectation meant she carried on singing without a thought – not wanting to disappoint the fans: For Reid, who was already suffering anxiety and fatigue, that physical weakness would add pressure to an overworked voice. It is obvious so many gigs would compromise the structure and safety of the voice. It is the beating heart of the music and leads everything. That might sound glib but Reid’s singing voice was there before she met Dot Major and Dan Rothman: it will be there after the trio, years down the line, go their separate ways. Hannah Reid, the lead and alluring siren, is at the centre and the focal point of London Grammar. The main reason for writing this piece is to highlight a group who were put in the spotlight from the off the relentless touring meant the trio almost split the critics were expecting a quick follow-up album – putting a strain on the ranks. I want to feature Hannah Reid’s voice which is a thing of rare beauty. I will look at both of the Nottingham-formed band’s albums and what impact they have made on music. They are a trio I have been following since their debut and noticed a change in them. The second piece is concerned with London Grammar. I hope more people do tune into King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard’s wavelength and discover what they are all about. Whether they are coming up with time-related concepts and acoustic patterns microtuning and infinite loops – an album where the final track led straight to the opening one (thus, creating a never-ending record!). More than that I wanted to examine the way the seven-piece band reinvent themselves on each album. ![]() The first (reason) is because they are an Australian band who deserve a much larger following – they are still under-the-radar here and seen as a quirky option.
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