Californian Soil

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Californian Soil
London Grammar - Californian Soil.png
Studio album by
London Grammar
Released16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
Length44:16
Label
Producer
London Grammar chronology
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
(2017) 		Californian Soil
(2021)
Singles from Californian Soil
  1. "Baby It's You"
    Released: 19 August 2020
  2. "Californian Soil"
    Released: 1 October 2020
  3. "Lose Your Head"
    Released: 4 January 2021
  4. "How Does It Feel"
    Released: 12 March 2021
  5. "Lord It's A Feeling"
    Released: 21 May 2021

Californian Soil is the third studio album by English indie pop band London Grammar, released on 16 April 2021 by Metal & Dust and Ministry of Sound.

It was initially intended to be released on 12 February 2021, but was postponed for unknown reasons.[1]

Californian Soil was preceded by four singles—"Baby It's You", the title track, "Lose Your Head" and "How Does It Feel".

Composition[]

Vocalist Hannah Reid said the album deals with themes of feminism and fame. She wrote:

"This record is about gaining possession of my own life. You imagine success will be amazing. Then you see it from the inside and ask, 'Why am I not controlling this thing? Why am I not allowed to be in control of it? And does that connect, in any way to being a woman? If so, how can I do that differently?'".[2]

Release[]

The album was announced on 1 October 2020, alongside the release of the title track. The band said the track was a "turning point" for them, deciding to name the album after the song.

On 5 January 2021, the band posted on their Twitter page that the release date had been postponed to 9 April of that same year, before being subsequently pushed back to 16 April. No reason was given for either delay.[3]

Promotion[]

Singles[]

Californian Soil was preceded by four singles: "Baby It's You", released on 19 August 2020,[4] the title track, released on 1 October 2020,[2] "Lose Your Head", released on 4 January 2021[5] and "How Does It Feel" on 12 March 2021.[6] "Lord It's A Feeling" was released as the fifth single on 21 May 2021.[citation needed]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10[7]
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Clash8/10[10]

Californian Soil received mostly positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 77 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8] Christopher Hamilton-Peach of The Line of Best Fit scored the album 9 out of 10 and said that "London Grammar use Californian Soil to hone their lush sonics and embrace the future".[11]

The Guardian's Alim Kheraj scored the album 3 stars, stating that "the British trio stick to boilerplate emoting and bland imagery, but there are small sonic steps forward".[12] Writing for Pitchfork, Hannah Jocelyn wrote that "the UK electronic-pop trio's third album draws on a renewed sense of extroversion and energy, which can't always overcome its lyrical and production missteps", giving the album 6.2 out of 10.[13] Praising the album's surrealist sound and tone, The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick said that the album was "hypnotically compelling".[14] However, Slant Magazine's Charles Lyons-Burt felt that "the band's willingness to harness the latest sonic trends is hit and (mostly) miss."[15]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Hannah Reid, Dominic Major, and Daniel Rothman, except where noted.

Californian Soil track listing[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" London Grammar2:25
2."Californian Soil" 
3:41
3."Missing" London Grammar3:35
4."Lose Your Head"
FitzGerald3:19
5."Lord It's a Feeling" 
  • London Grammar
  • FitzGerald[m]
4:12
6."How Does It Feel"
3:31
7."Baby It's You"
  • Reid
  • Major
  • Rothman
  • FitzGerald
  • London Grammar
  • FitzGerald
4:02
8."Call Your Friends"
  • Reid
  • Major
  • Rothman
  • McCutcheon
  • London Grammar
  • Mac
  • Everton Nelson[m]
3:11
9."All My Love" London Grammar4:32
10."Talking" 
  • London Grammar
  • Nelson[m]
3:23
11."I Need the Night" 
  • London Grammar
  • Nelson[m]
4:20
12."America" 
  • London Grammar
  • Andrew
4:05
Total length:44:16

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[16]

London Grammar

  • Hannah Reid – vocals (all tracks); keyboards, programming (1, 3–6, 8–12)
  • Dot Major – keyboards (1, 3–12); drums, programming (1, 3–6, 8–12)
  • Daniel Rothman – guitar (1, 3–12); keyboards, programming (1, 3–6, 8–12)

Additional musicians

  • Tony Woollard – cello (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Chris Dorsey – cello (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Chris Laurence – double bass (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Sally Herbert – performance arrangement (1, 2, 8, 10, 11)
  • Rachel Robson – viola (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Claire Orsler – viola (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Bruce White – viola (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Julia Singleton – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Alison Dods – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Ian Humphries – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Rick Koster – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Richard George – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Warren Zielinski – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Marianne Haynes – violin (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Kirsty Mangan – keyboards, performance arrangement, strings (2); viola, violin (12)
  • My Riot – programming (2)
  • Rachael Lander – strings (2)
  • Andy Marshall – strings (2), double bass (12)
  • Phebe Edwards – background vocals (3)
  • Brendan Reilly – background vocals (3)
  • Sharlene Hector – background vocals (3)
  • Vula Malinga – background vocals (3), vocals (5)
  • Mike Hough – background vocals (3)
  • Hal Ritson – guitar (5)
  • Chris Laws – drums (6, 8)
  • Steve Mac – keyboards (6, 8)
  • Hoskins – programming (11)
  • George FitzGerald – programming (11)

Technical[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release history for Californian Soil
Region Date Formats Label
Various 16 April 2021
Australia
Dew Process

References[]

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