Over the past few months, I've been catching songs on the radio and on tv that I really love. Needing to find the artist, I did a bit of googling and found that the entrancing music belonged to Florence + The Machine. I'd been hearing their songs everywhere and could finally put a name to the music.
What captured me was the amazing strength in the lead singer's voice. Florence Welch has a captivating vocal range and I found myself listening to the sound more than the words. When I dug deeper, the lyrics were just as impressive. The band has released two albums and an unplugged collections from a live show. I've always held the opinion that any artist's music slightly degrades after their first album. But, this band has made me change my mind. Ceremonials is just as good and perhaps even better than Lungs. I've been replaying the albums for weeks and can't seem to grow tired of it.
If you can, get a copy of the unplugged show as well. It blew me away! How something so beautiful can come from someone's voice astounded me. The amount of musical creativity out there is inspiring. I almost feel the need to start playing the piano again :-).
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