English Indie band, London Grammar have scored their second number one album this week, with their latest release, ‘Californian Soil’. The group’s first number one album. ‘Truth Is A Beautiful Thing’, was released in 2017 and was the band’s second studio album. With over 31,000 sales, the band’s latest release has become this year’s fasted selling album by a British act.
The group shared an Instagram post showing their chart achievement whilst thanking their fans for buying and streaming the album.
The band have proved that the third time is indeed a charm as their latest release is the band’s third studio album. The trio released ‘Californian Soil’ on 16th April 2021, the album was meant to be released on 12th February 2021 but due to unknown reasons, the release date was postponed. The release of the group’s third album has been a phenomenal success, the album outsold the rest of the other top-five chart contenders combined. The release also reached number one within the Official Vinyl chart and is currently making up a quarter of the total of Vinyl’s sold.
The group, consisting of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic ‘Dot’ Major, spoke with Officalcharts.com concerning their success.
“We are so thrilled that our album has gone to Number 1. Thank you so much to our amazing fans for all your support over the last ten years, it means so much to us. Thank you.”
The band’s chart-topping release has produced four singles, the title track ‘Baby it’s You’ was released on 29th August 2020 and reached number 80 within the charts. The album’s title track, ‘Californian Soil’ was released soon after, at the point of release Reid gave interviews stating that the album marked her taking control of her life and music, citing her bandmates with helping her beat misogyny she experienced within the music industry.
The group, which formed in Nottingham, are no stranger to chart success. Their debut album, ‘If You Wait’, released on 6th September 2013, was named the fifth top-selling album of 2014 and sired seven singles. The trio will soon embark on their UK tour which starts in November this year, but fans will get the opportunity to see the group sooner with performances at festivals and special events this summer. The official UK tour was previously sold out, but with extra dates added there is still time to see the chart-topping trio.
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London Grammar UK Tour
27/08/2021 – All Points East – London
20/09 – Pryzm Banquet Records – Kingston
21/09 – Pryzm Banquet Records – Kingston
25/09 – Crash Records – Leeds
27/09 – Truck Store – Oxford
28/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
30/10 – Brighton Centre – Brighton
02/11 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
05/11 – 02 Academy – Birmingham
06/11 – 02 Academy – Glasgow
08/11 – 02 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
09/11 – 02 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
12/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
13/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
