This meditative journey soothes and nourishes, transforming heartbreak and pain into an opportunity for growth, bolstered with some of the best production sonics that the trio have ever delivered. Californian Soil is a standout in London Grammar's catalog and a significant step forward in the trio's artistic maturation.
Californian Soil finds Reid squarely positioned as the central embodiment of the group’s ethos, her voice more empowered and forthcoming in confronting her anxieties than can be heard across its two precursors.
Californian Soil is London Grammar in an act of gradual evolution, signs hinted at on their sophomore outing but blossoming to a greater extent here; retaining an ability to innovate within the parameters of their synonymously plush electronic soul.
With some huge shows on the horizon, the trio have bolstered their music to sway the masses.
Californian Soil mirrors a coming-of-age era for London Grammar, with a structural depth that radiates their signature opperatic blues, but also with a sense groove and confidence in more spoken word tracks such as “Missing”.
London Grammar return with a confident, assured album ... As elegant as it appears, Californian Soil has hidden depths.
Californian Soil may not have the same commercial thrust as their celebrated debut, but three albums in, London Grammar continue to make consistently interesting records.
Their third album, Californian Soil, is so “current,” filled with so many of-the-moment trends, that it winds up feeling anonymous.
A turn with potential, not yet realised
I've been a fan of London Grammar for years now. I was completely mesmerised by the music video for Strong back in 2013 and immediately went out to get the album it was from, If You Wait, the group's debut. A wonderful record that borrowed from Trip-Hop and Dream Pop to create lush, but spacious atmosphere's that were incredibly easy to get lost in.
I'm going to get this out of the way: Hannah Reid has a fantastic voice. A rich tone that gently pulls ... read more
When the old dress is starting to wear out, trying on a different look instead of getting a similar-looking dress is often the best course of action. In avoiding the total embarrassment of bands such as Of Monsters and Men, who decided to unconditionally embrace the contemporary sounds of pop music by adorning a hideously ugly clown outfit, London Grammar have instead merely skinny dipped into an indietronica-lite sound; sporting a modest midrift... and shit, it kinda works!
Maybe I’m a tad biased because Lose Your Head has been one of my anthems since the very beginning of the year, but I absolutely love a couple of the cuts on this record.
The production on the record is really solid, tracks like Baby It’s You and How Does It Feel really stand out to me because of it. They feel so cinematic from drenched in this groovy bass-driven atmospheric bliss and while the songwriting is a bit generic, this record has a really solid groove to it. Definitely ... read more
Her voice is easily the best part about this album, along with some bangers like lose your head and baby it’s you. But so many filler tracks and lackluster production really brought this one down for me
ok, começando o dia com um álbum um pouquinho diferente: Californian Soil, do London Grammar.
uma banda que eu gosto mto apesar de n ouvir mais com mta frequência é a banda London Grammar, banda que conheci em 2015. eu lembro que o estilo deles era mais trip hop, então é triste ver que eles não mantiveram esse estilo pq trip hop é do CARALHO.
dito isso, a introdução começa bem com uma sinfonia orquestrada, é ... read more
Though not an entirely consistent record, "Lose Your Head", "How Does It Feel" and the atmospheric "I Need the Night" make Californian Soil one of the best synthpop albums of 2021.
1 | Intro 2:25 | 87 |
2 | Californian Soil 3:41 | 70 |
3 | Missing 3:35 | 69 |
4 | Lose Your Head 3:19 | 64 |
5 | Lord It's a Feeling 4:12 | 65 |
6 | How Does It Feel 3:31 | 63 |
7 | Baby It's You 4:02 | 61 |
8 | Call Your Friends 3:11 | 76 |
9 | All My Love 4:32 | 58 |
10 | Talking 3:23 | 60 |
11 | I Need the Night 4:20 | 64 |
12 | America 4:05 | 63 |
#21 | / | NME |
#22 | / | Albumism |
#31 | / | NBHAP |
#31 | / | The Independent |