{"id":18953,"date":"2013-05-15T22:12:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T22:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=18953"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T13:33:17","slug":"new-noise-london-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2013\/05\/15\/new-noise-london-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: London Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"

They’ve been hailed as the “new xx” – meet hotly-tipped trio London Grammar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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London Grammar<\/a> are on a winning mission to make 2013 their year. With their smooth vocals, delicate harmonies and light synths, it’s no wonder that tracks like ‘Wasting My Younger Years’ are saturating the UK airwaves, finding champions in Huw Stephens and Zane Lowe (who called it an early contender for Track of the Year).<\/p>\n

We caught up with them to talk about their EP ‘Metal & Dust’ and to see what else this already proficient year has in store for the London language-loving three.<\/p>\n

You guys all met at university. Has music always been a passion or were you all swotters?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan: We were all studying different things at University. Hannah and Dot both studied English and Art, and I studied Economics and Philosophy, but the reason we met and became friends was because we love playing music.<\/p>\n

What sort of music were you all inspired by as you were growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dot: Each of us had very different musical experiences growing up. Hannah grew up listening to all the great soul singers, like Gladys Knight and Michael Jackson. Dan found inspiration in his parents record collection, artists like David Bowie and The Police. And I spent a lot of time at the piano playing classical pieces.<\/p>\n

You have a very intricate sound. Where do you draw influences from, aesthetically and musically?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannah: We have varying tastes in music, which all help to influence our sound in different ways. But there are certain artists and styles of music that we consistently listen to as a band. We all have a mutual love for bands like Little Dragon and Radiohead. And we also draw influences from film music, Thomas Newman tends to crop up often.<\/p>\n