English trio London Grammar combines sparse electronic pop in the model of the xx with lead singer Hannah Reid's dramatic, soulful vocals evoking Annie Lennox and contemporaries like Florence Welch and Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes. After reaching number two on the album chart in the U.K. with their breakthrough debut, 2013's If You Wait, they topped the chart with 2017's Truth Is a Beautiful Thing. In 2021, they issued their third album Californian Soil, followed by 2024's The Greatest Love.
Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman met in the dorms of Nottingham University, where the...