Ceremonials

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I think the first album feels almost desperate. Being really desperate for someone. I was definitely in a more settled place for the second, which was helpful for my concentration because I wasn't, like, crying all the time." Before you have time to react, Florence abandons the facade of a renaissance painting brought to life and has launched herself from the stage to sing and dance 'Rabbit Heart' with the crowd. Her vocals shine through on the soulful 'Leave My Body' as she stands illuminated by a single spotlight and the restraint shown during early single 'Cosmic Love' make for an emotive moment. The finale of 'Spectrum' is a hedonistic piece of dark disco where the crowd surrender themselves to Florence's bizarre world. When How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful finally dropped on May 29, it rose to the number-one spot on the UK Albums Chart — the band’s third time enjoying the honor — and hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was nominated five times for the Grammys. That year, the band headlined Glastonbury Festival, and its set received critical acclaim from a number of outlets. In 2016, Florence and the Machine released a short film called The Odyssey, which combined all of the album’s music videos into one narrative structure. Alternative Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018 . Retrieved 2 February 2016.

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Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 December 2019. was a year of rest for Florence + The Machine after having gone all out for the past half-decade. By the end of December 2012, Ceremonials had received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. Ceremonials/ Deluxe Edition/2CD by Florence & The Machine". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016 . Retrieved 2 February 2016. Barstein, Brand (21 October 2012). "Calvin Harris & Florence score second collaborative Number 1 of the year". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012 . Retrieved 26 November 2012. a b c Simpson, Dave (3 July 2009). "Florence and the Machine: Lungs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013 . Retrieved 15 November 2011.

The only downsides might have been to do with the venue, which took too long to get everyone seated, also there wasn't much room between people so it was all rather cramped. And the supporting act, which I didn't particularly enjoy nor could I understand very well. But those things have nothing to do with Florence + The Machine personally, so it doesn't reflect on them negatively whatsoever. Brit awards 2012: nominations in full". The Guardian. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013 . Retrieved 5 February 2012. In the midst of writing music for Florence and the Machine's new album in early 2010, Welch was offered the chance to travel to Los Angeles to work with producers and writers of American pop music. Although she was tempted at first, Welch changed her mind, saying, "No. No. No. No. No! I can't do that. This is too weird. I can't just suddenly leave behind everything that made Lungs," according to a September 2011 Billboard.com article. a b Nicholson, Rebecca (26 October 2011). "Florence Welch: 'My heart was going crazy' – video". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 February 2016. Around the two-minute 45 seconds mark of this first single from next month’s Dance Fever, Welch unleashes an almighty, wordless roar, as if making it very clear that High As Hope’s sonic retreat was an anomaly. From there the song keeps building, like a raging fire fuelled by the opening verse’s slow burn anger at societal expectations placed on women. 11 Sweet Nothing (2012)

Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". The 405. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 . Retrieved 7 May 2016. James, Nicole (2 July 2012). "Florence + The Machine Salute America in "Breaking Down" Video". Fuse . Retrieved 30 March 2013. Nominees And Winners". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 . Retrieved 2 December 2010. The band's debut studio album, Lungs, was released on 3 July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart. [2] On 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks. [3] As of October 2010, the album had been in the top forty in the United Kingdom for sixty-five consecutive weeks, making it one of the best-selling albums of 2009 and 2010. The group's second studio album, Ceremonials, released in October 2011, entered the charts at number one in the UK and number six in the US. The band's third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was released on 2 June 2015. It topped the UK charts, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, their first to do so. [4] [5] The album reached number one in a total of eight countries and the top ten of twenty. Also in 2015, the band was the headlining act at Glastonbury Festival, making Welch the first British female headliner of the 21st century. [6]