Florence & the Machine

Florence Welch has wasted no time in capitalising on her recent Brits triumph (she and her Machine walked away with the Mastercard album of the year award for ‘Lungs’); just a few short weeks after racing back into the top 5 with a Dizzee-fied version of ‘You Got The Love’ and a re-release of her 2008 single ‘Dog Days Are Over’ is already upon us.

The track originally came with a low budget video (Welch said afterwards, “[It] was so cheap…it was a video camera in a forest, with my Dad and Marks and Spencer sandwiches,”) but someone has since ponied up the cash for a rather more expensive treatment. Check out the new ‘Dog Days’ video below.






芙蘿倫絲機進份子 Florence+The Machine - Lungs肺腑知音


全英音樂「最佳樂評人獎」、BBC「2009年潛力新人」第三名的英倫女聲新貴
動員Paul Epworth、James Ford、Steve Mackie等三位不同領域大師齊力拱盤
以銳不可擋的氣勢直接空降英國金榜亞軍
“Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)”於首週拿下英國TOP12好成績,各大傳媒The Time(4/5)+The Observer(4/5)+The Guardian(4/5)+Drowned In Sound(8/10)推崇

尚未正式發行專輯的Florence + The Machine,已率先抱回2009年全英音樂「最佳樂評人獎」加冕,推崇聲浪剎時從四面八方湧入,坐上BBC的「2009年潛力新人」名單第三名,NME除了力挺有加,更邀請參與The NME Tours盛會,登上英倫年度超大型戶外搖滾祭典Glastonbury、Reading & Leeds的舞台,The Guardian Guide讚譽:「Florence + The Machine的瘋狂式藝術流行樂將成為2009年最美麗的聲響」。
  擔任主唱也是樂團靈魂支柱的Florence Welch,自小受到愛音樂的父母影響,從7歲開始就在婚喪宴會中演出,11歲接受歌唱訓練課程,雖然Florence有著「讀寫障礙」、「動作協調障礙」等問題,卻不影響她追求音樂的熱情和決心,在經過治療後還可提筆撰寫歌曲。由吉他手Robert Ackroyd、鼓手Christopher Lloyd Hayden、鍵盤手Isabella Summers和豎琴手Tom Monger等人建立起的The Machine,成為Florence幕後最大的支撐樂團。2007年組軍完成,短短時間內就擄獲許多人目光,2008年的“Kiss With A Fist”和“Dog Days Are Over”兩支暖身作品,全部擠身英國金榜百大單曲之林。

  Florence + The Machine聯手出擊首張專輯【Lungs】,一口氣動員Paul Epworth (Bloc Party.、New Order)、James Ford (Mystery Jets、Arctic Monkeys)、Steve Mackie (Deana Carter、Aberfeldy)等三位橫跨不同領域的大師齊力拱盤,以銳不可擋的氣勢直接空降英國金榜亞軍。先前曝光的開場曲“Dog Days Are Over”,徘徊在Folk/Pop的邊緣,加上Florence韌性十足的演繹功力,很難不讓人深深著迷;首週拿下英國單曲榜Top12好成績的“Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)”,充滿魅惑的層次感聲音表情,電子鍵盤的輕巧覆蓋,加強不斷外擴延展的想像空間;溫熱弦樂和冰冷琴音對撞之“Howl”,其中極具感染力的澎湃激昂嗓音再度加深歌曲記憶點;挑釁味濃烈同時衝出十足霸氣的“Kiss With A Fist”,讓這位強悍女人一鳴驚人,過癮的龐克節拍點燃難以制伏的氣焰;如精靈般跳躍著歡愉頻率的“Between Two Lungs”和“Hurricane Drunk”,流露出獨一無二的奇幻美感,並在感性細膩中聽見流淌心靈間的酣暢音符。早已獲各傳媒The Time(4/5)+The Observer(4/5)+The Guardian(4/5)+Drowned In Sound(8/10)近滿分的破表推崇。
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