London Grammar's Debut Album If You Wait Is Available Today

London Grammar's Debut Album If You Wait Is Available Today

US Tour Kicks Off September 25 With Sold-Out Show At Los Angeles' Troubadour

"Their songs are haunting to the point they rattle the nerves" - Pitchfork

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records -- UK-based trio London Grammar - Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman - has released its highly anticipated debut album. If You Wait is available digitally today 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.

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."

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.

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 13 Portmeirion Festival Number 6

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

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 Cafe

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


For additional information please visit:
http://www.londongrammar.com
www.columbiarecords.com

SOURCE Columbia Records

Columbia Records

CONTACT: Kelly McWilliam / Columbia Records / 310-272-2168 / Kelly.McWilliam@SonyMusic.com; Inge Colsen / Girlie Action / 212.989.2222, x133 / inge@girlie.com

Web Site: http://www.londongrammar.com


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