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If You Wait is the début studio album by English electronic music band London Grammar. It was released on 9 September 2013 on Metal & Dust Recordings,[5] while being distributed by Warner/Chappell and Columbia Records.[6] Four singles have been released from the album: "Metal & Dust", "Wasting My Young Years", "Strong" and "Nightcall". It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, selling 33,130 copies in its first week.[7] In its 22nd week, it re-entered the top 10 following an appearance from the band on The Graham Norton Show and the album was certified Platinum the following week.

Background

The album's lyrics are mainly based upon vocalist Hannah Reid's personal life; in particular her troublesome teenage years.[5] The Guardian suggested that this was "the first quarter-life-crisis album."[5]

Release

In December 2012, London Grammar posted the song "Hey Now" onto SoundCloud. The song has garnered just under 700,000 plays to date.[8]

The album was announced on 18 July 2013.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[11]
Clash8/10[12]
Consequence of Sound[13]
Drowned in Sound9/10[2]
The Independent[14]
musicOMH [15]
NME7/10[16]
The Observer[17]
PopMatters9/10[18]
This Is Fake DIY7/10[19]

If You Wait received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews.[10]

Andy Gill of The Independent summarised the album's production and instrumentation as "all beautifully sketched to evoke the crepuscular [sic] intimacies of the songs."[14]

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[12] and "emotive" and "folky" by Drowned in Sound.[2] Her voice has been compared to artists like Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine,[20] Annie Lennox,[21] Lana Del Rey,[14] and Julee Cruise.[14]

Commercial performance

If You Wait entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, selling 33,130 copies in its first week.[22]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hey Now"3:27
2."Stay Awake"3:05
3."Shyer"3:07
4."Wasting My Young Years"3:24
5."Sights"4:13
6."Strong"4:35
7."Nightcall"4:30
8."Metal & Dust"3:28
9."Interlude" (Live)4:04
10."Flickers"4:45
11."If You Wait"4:44
Total length:43:22[23]
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Help"3:53
13."Darling Are You Gonna Leave Me"3:02
14."Help Me Lose My Mind" (music by Disclosure)4:06
15."High Life"4:03
16."Maybe"4:23
17."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)[43] Gold 35,000^

* 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. ^ "Shyer – Single by London Grammar". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Sam Wolfson. "London Grammar: 'A lot of our friends are really lost' | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ "London Grammar to Release Debut Album 'If You Wait', 9/10 - BWWMusicWorld". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ https://soundcloud.com/londongrammar/hey-now
  9. ^ Corner, Lewis (18 July 2013). "London Grammar announce debut album 'If You Wait' - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  10. ^ a b cnrcnr (9 September 2013). "If You Wait Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  11. ^ "London Grammar: If You Wait". American Songwriter. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  12. ^ a b "London Grammar - If You Wait | Reviews | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  13. ^ Porter, Zander (10 September 2013). "Album Review: London Grammar - If You Wait". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ "NME Album Reviews - London Grammar - 'If You Wait'". Nme.Com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  17. ^ Paul Mardles (8 September 2013). "London Grammar: If You Wait – review | Music | The Observer". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  18. ^ Lathan, Ryan. "London Grammar: If You Wait". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  19. ^ "London Grammar – If You Wait | Album Reviews | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  20. ^ "OTW #523: London Grammar | Features | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  21. ^ "Hannah, London Grammar: I'm compared to every other female singer". Gigwise.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  22. ^ 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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  24. ^ "iTunes - Music - If You Wait (Deluxe Version) by London Grammar". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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  35. ^ "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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  43. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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