Truth Is a Beautiful Thing

"Rooting for You" was released as the album's lead single on 1 January 2017.^[4] It peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] The album's second single, "Big Picture", was released on 1 February 2017,^[6] reaching number 73 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] "Truth Is a Beautiful Thing" was released as the third single on 24 March 2017. "Oh Woman Oh Man" was released as the fourth single on 21 April 2017,^[7] peaking at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] On 11 August 2017, "Non Believer" was sent to UK contemporary hit radio as the album's fifth single.^[8] The album's sixth and final single, "Hell to the Liars", was released on 10 November 2017.^[9]

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Praise was directed at the album's atmospheric production and Hannah Reid's emotive vocals,^[10] while some critics felt that the record lacked musical variety and progression from the band's debut album, If You Wait.^[11]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Clash	8/10[14]
DIY	[15]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[16]
The Guardian	[17]
The Independent	[18]
musicOMH	[19]
NME	[2]
Under the Radar	[1]

The album holds a score of 68/100 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 17 critics' reviews.^[20] Scott Dransfield of Under the Radar, praised the album for being an "album-length exploration of mood, or a collection of self-contained songs, than it is a flowing, conceptual, capital-A album."^[21] The Guardian awarded the album three out of five stars, commending its "cinematic and grand" production but criticizing it for being too uniform in tone.^[11] NME also gave the album four stars, stating that while London Grammar ability to craft ethereal soundscapes, but criticized the album for lacking to connect with its lyrics stating "They're not exactly expected to diss Cameron in a thunderous, anti-Brexit, but they could still say more, or go beyond a default of singing about the complex ups and downs of relationships."^[22] The Arts Desk was more critical, giving the album two out of five stars, describing it as having "dumped many of the elements that made If You Wait really shine and instead find themselves fishing around for inspiration and trying on a fair few ill-fitting hats for size."^[23]

Conversely, AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five, praising its lush production and Reid's vocal performance,^[24] while The Independent rated it three stars, highlighting the lyrical themes, but stated "listeners may experience déjà vu."^[25]

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 43,403 copies, including 2,780 from sales-equivalent streams.^[26]

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Truth Is a Beautiful Thing.^[29]

• Hannah Reid – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 11, 14)
• Daniel Rothman – guitars
• Dot Major – drums, programming (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 12); Rhodes (tracks 6, 10)

• Eliot Lee Hazel – cover photo
• Alexandra Waespi – inside photos
• Harry Hall – inside photos
• Leif Podhajsky – creative direction, layout