Sonically, long-term fans won’t get any shocks. Melodies feel constructed around the cathedral architecture of her pure, classically influenced vocals, which rise in soaring – often breathy – arches capable of carrying more emotional weight than you’d expect. Initially recorded at Rothman’s Narnia studio (hidden behind a wardrobe in his north London home), the album is built on their signature triptronic pop and braced by Reid’s sense of purpose. But this time, you can feel Reid as the driving force, taking unblinking aim at the misogyny she has encountered in both her personal and professional life. Reid has always written the band’s lyrics and top lines, with Dan Rothman working on keyboards and scoring and Dot Major adding guitars and other atmospherics. She says too many people assumed “if you’re a lady singer with an ethereal voice” then “the boys must take care of everything else”. Refracted afternoon sunbeams ping from the guitar harmonics struck on the title track, as cool-white club strobes sweep through arms-up bangers like “Lose Your Head” and “How Does it Feel?”.Īfter a decade of democracy, the trio who met at Nottingham University have firmly repositioned Reid as their frontwoman. Californian Soil is a record flooded with light. “This album is the most upbeat London Grammar has ever been,” singer Hannah Reid told the NME in February.
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