Florence and the Machine

      Florence and the Machine is an indie rock band from England formed in 2007. The members include Florence Welch and Isabella Summer as well as a combination of many other artists. The band's début album, "Lungs," struck much success. This album was number two its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was a best selling album in the UK in 2009-2010, selling over 100,000 copies. Their song "Dog Days Are Over," one of my favorite songs, has been featured on various TV shows and gained much fame. I have fallen in love with the song "Rabbit Heart," on this album. I love the tempo of this song and Florence has quite an original voice that tops everything off. I have a select few songs on this particular album that I absolutely adore and then there are some songs that  I don't really care for.
      Florence and the Machine's second album, "Ceremonials" gained almost as much attention as the first. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart as well as number six in the US.
Their song "Shake it Out," another one of my favorites, was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Awards. The band's song "What the Water Gave Me" when released on YouTube got 1.5. million views in just 2 days. Unlike their last album, I like most of the songs on this album. I really like their song, "No Light, No Light," because it has a good beat and the lyrics were well written. I like their song "Spectrum" also because of its good beat. The band had intended to make "Ceremonials," an album full of percussion and rhythm, according to an interview done with Florence, and I believe they have achieved that goal.
      During the time of "Ceremonials," Florence and the Machine have written and produced a few songs for movies, including "Over Love," which was in "The Great Gatsby" and "Breath of Life" for "Snow White and the Huntsman."
     
      Florence announced in July that they were starting their third album, so keep that in mind.

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