Ceremonials

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Problematically, the fast-moving waiters and busboys turn a blind eye, too, and for more than an hour, as Welch and I chat, we're bullied all over the place. Alert to the danger of a spillage, Welch has started drinking by bending to her bloody mary from the waist so as not to risk the white silk; her laughter gets louder every time we're interrupted by a missiling tray of Perrier or a barman getting aggressive with his tips tray, and before long we're circling each other while we talk, avoiding staff all but forward-rolling between our legs. (Commandment number five: Wander about a lot.) Cochrane, Greg (12 December 2008). "Florence & The Machine win a Brit". Newsbeat. BBC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011 . Retrieved 2 May 2010. Grammys 2013: Complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 2013 . Retrieved 2 February 2016. But if “What The Water…” was suggestively atmospheric, promising a climax that never quite arrived, the first single proper, “Shake It Out” plainly means business. From a deceptively rueful harmonium intro, the song wastes no time charging into a chorus that seems scaled not just for festivals or stadiums but for colosseums. So efficiently does it splice 21st-century Arcade-Fire anthemry with ’80s enormo-dome aesthetics, by the time the third chorus rolls around you fully expect it to be accompanied by the entrance of John Farnham’s stadium bagpipes.

Balls, David. "Florence and the Machine: 'Drumming Song' ". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009 . Retrieved 6 March 2009. The band's second studio album, Ceremonials, was released on the 28 October 2011. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and number six on the US Billboard 200. [47] [48] On 12 January 2012, Florence and the Machine were nominated for two Brit Awards, Best British Female Artist and British Album of the Year, with the awards ceremony taking place on 21 February 2012 at the O2 Arena, London. [49] On 26 April 2012, the band released " Breath of Life", a song which was recorded as the official theme song for the film Snow White and the Huntsman. [50] [51] On 5 July 2012, a remix of " Spectrum (Say My Name)" by Scottish musician Calvin Harris was released as the fourth single from Ceremonials, becoming the band's first UK number-one hit. Welch expressed excitement about putting new material together for a third studio album after the band finishes touring at the end of September 2012. [52] Welch collaborated for a second time with Harris on the song " Sweet Nothing", released on 12 October 2012 as a single from Harris's third studio album 18 Months (2012). The song entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their second collaborative number-one single. [53]

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What the Water Gave Me" was released on 23 August 2011 as the first taster of Ceremonials. [18] [46] The promotional single debuted at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. [47] It saw moderate chart success elsewhere, reaching number 13 in Ireland, number 15 in New Zealand and number 35 in Australia. [48] [49] Pusey, Jim (28 December 2009). "Florence and The Machine – You've Got The Love (Island)". DailyMusicGuide. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011 . Retrieved 7 March 2010.

Paine, Andre (19 January 2010). "Lily Allen, Lady Gaga Up For BRIT Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013 . Retrieved 19 January 2010. Reading festival round-up: Kings of Leon, Faith No More and Florence and the Machine". The Guardian. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 . Retrieved 15 June 2011. Florence and the Machine". Time. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011 . Retrieved 17 June 2011. The Sunday Times described Welch as "the most peculiar and most highly acclaimed female singer of the moment" and "the latest in a line of great English pop eccentrics". [9] AllMusic referred to Lungs as "one of the most musically mature and emotionally mesmerising albums of 2009". [147] Spin magazine rated Lungs (2009) eight out of ten and wrote, "You've gotta hand it to the girl: She always makes you feel something." [148] The magazine named it the eighth best album of 2009. [149] In December 2010, Florence and the Machine appeared on one of Spin 's three holiday issue covers as Artist of the Year. [150] [151] Their 2010 nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammys was wholeheartedly deserved. Their dedication to their fans is admirable, and their endeavours to make each concert about every member of the audience is something very refreshing. Florence and the Machine set the bar extremely high for live performances, making no mistakes and topping the quality of their recorded work.How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe) by Florence + The Machine on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015 . Retrieved 18 October 2015. Rogers, Ray (11 May 2011). "Beyoncé: The Billboard Music Awards Q&A". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018 . Retrieved 13 July 2011.