Artist: Florence + The Machine
Album: Lungs
Released: July 2009
Label: Universal
Genre: Indie Pop
Purchase date: 01 Jan 2011
Format: mp3 files
Source: eMusic
This is one of those albums that had been on my "Save For Later" list on eMusic for more than a year. Florence + The Machine is British singer-songwriter Florence Welch, plus whatever backing musicians she can put together for a given performance.
Welch has a very powerful and expressive voice, and she puts her impressive vocal range to excellent use on this record. Stylistically, the music is all over the map: songs range from quiet bluesy ballands, to explosive rock, to off-kilter folk. In the hands of a less-skilled or more-pretentious artist, this would have tipped into camp, but Welch is an artist in full control of herself, and she transcends the material. This is an excellent album that will hold your interest.
Recommended.
Rating: A-
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