- Record Label: Ministry of Sound
- Release Date: Jun 9, 2017
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Jun 12, 2017This is what the whole record has managed to capture; that truth is indeed a beautiful thing, and it is explored with vulnerability and grace wholeheartedly.
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Aug 4, 2017The bona-fide future-classic ‘Oh Woman Oh Man’, the soft-focused but laser-guided balladry of ‘Hell To The Liars’ and ‘Rooting For You’, and the title track are as good as anything on their debut--and in ‘Non Believer’, they may well have written their finest song yet.
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Jun 12, 2017This is a beautiful album that’s as absorbing as it is emotionally affecting.
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Jun 9, 2017Though a long time coming, it seems that not rushing a follow-up has allowed London Grammar to craft a record that’s hauntingly stark, yet staggeringly beautiful, possessing a rich musicality that even now, is mature beyond the band’s young years.
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Jun 7, 2017There are ballsy moments--they just happen to be coated in the trio’s signature icy cool.
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Jun 6, 2017With Truth is a Beautiful Thing London Grammar have created a world that knows when to be expansive and when to be introspective, building on their DNA and adding more dextrous, yet suitably restrained arrangements.
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Jun 9, 2017Of course, at 14 tracks and over an hour long, Truth Is a Beautiful Thing suffers some of the pitfalls of the long pop album. There is some filler, particularly around the middle. ...However, the trio is better than ever at their signature sound: the lush ballad.
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Jul 19, 2017If there's any downside, it's that their sophomore album doesn't do anything to distinguish itself from its predecessor. But you know what? When you write songs that are just as strong as your past work, evolution is less of a necessity. If it's not broken, don't fix it.
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Jun 15, 2017While it's an overall relaxing experience, Truth Is a Beautiful Thing is never boring; it's a comforting and often heartbreaking listen that really gets under the skin, especially with Reid's emotive delivery.
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Jun 14, 2017The music of London Grammar continues to bewitch, soothe and inspire in equal measure, and when Truth Is A Beautiful Thing is at its best, it fully lives up to the title.
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Jun 6, 2017There are moments of heart-stopping beauty throughout, as well as a newfound optimism that propels the songs to swelling heights.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 70 out of 80
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Mixed: 5 out of 80
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Negative: 5 out of 80
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