Watch London Grammar’s piano-led cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’

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London Grammar have performed a moving, piano-led cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’. Check it out below.The indie pop trio – comprised of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major – broke out the rendition of the summer pop anthem while appearing on the BBC Radio 1 Piano Sessions yesterday (July 7).While on the show, hosted by Sian Eleri, the band spoke about their upcoming LP ‘The Greatest Love’, which is set for release on September 13 and will mark their fourth studio album.“I think album number four draws on the themes I always write about, love, relationships, losing versions of yourself,” Reid explained during the interview. “But I think I do it in a more celebratory, up-front way which is nice.

There are some moments on this album where we’ve really gone for it and it’s big and colourful. I think lyrically it’s a bit more direct.”From there, the band went on to perform a somewhat unconventional cover of the Sabrina Carpenter hit ‘Espresso’.“Some of her songs are just absolute bangers.

They are incredible and I love her music videos and her whole vibe,” Reid told the host, explaining why they wanted to cover the pop hit. “It’s like the pop music that I grew up with, to be honest, so it was really fun.”She also went on to add that the lyric “I’m working late/ ‘Cause I’m a singer” was her favourite to perform because she finds it to be “a really beautiful line”. “It’s so catchy and such an earworm.

It’s in my head in the middle of the night when I wake up. She’s genius,” she said.Check out the cover below.During the discussion part of the show, the frontwoman also went on to reveal that she tried to avoid making the song sound too much like her own band, and instead wanted to explore the original.