As 2013 creeps in with a reflective sigh, London newbies London Grammar bring the year's first classic song, a song thats poignancy and beauty is timeless. Recalling the mid 90s days of trip hop, but with a freer, more airy agenda, singer Hannah (that's all we've got right now) has a deep, expressive voice with a heartbreaking sense of dynamics, beginning with a casually uttered "Hey Now", a throwaway, defeated greeting, that eventually becomes a yearning cry by the song's climax. A soothing rhodes carries the song behind when it is almost not there, before dubby drums pick up the tempo and Edge-esque guitars dart beautifully around like fireflies.
The photo that accompanies the song is a perfect image to represent it. A sunrise, or set, over a long road, one that leads into the city. "Hey Now" is a 3 minute and 27 second journey from the outside, at once shy and avoidant in nature, before unveiling secret desires and longings. For anyone who has dreams and hopes for the new year, this song is for, and about, them.
FOR FANS OF: Zero 7, Massive Attack, Portishead.
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