Drawing comparisons to Portishead, the XX and Florence and the Machine, London
Grammar make grand, melancholic, electro-pop soundscapes that elevated them to
breakthrough band status in 2013. Hannah Reid (vocals) and Dan Rothman (guitar)
met while at Nottingham University and formed the band in 2009, with Dot Major
(multi-instrumentalist) joining later. Together they started playing gigs in
local bars and crafting sparse, alternative R&B ballads. Signed to the Ministry
of Sound label, they became the talk of the blogosphere when a YouTube posting
of their track “Hey Now” received...