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London Grammar | Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
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According to Justin Chadwick: “ London Grammar’s enthralling follow-up effort Truth Is A Beautiful Thing finds the notoriously fame-wary band making more than good on the promise of its precursor, while traversing nuanced creative directions as well. Considering its melancholic tones and the fact that Hannah Reid did experience the dissolution of her long-term relationship during the interim between albums, listeners may be inclined to label this the band’s "breakup" record. However, at its core, Truth is about disenchantment and loneliness in their various and more universal incarnations, beyond the romantic variety alone. Thankfully, the eleven songs on offer here avoid being engulfed by despair, and instead reveal glimmers of hope and resolve throughout....Though I’m sure Reid could sing the dictionary and still tingle plenty of spines, Truth Is A Beautiful Thing is ultimately bolstered by her hyperbole-free introspection and candor, which appeals even to the more stoic hearts among us. As with truth, London Grammar’s second song suite is a beautiful thing, indeed.”
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