[10] Distraught but also inspired from a recently failed relationship, Welch recorded with "enthusiasm over skills", stating, "I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. "[6] Q noted that "there's a lot going on, but Welch never confuses breadth with depth". Find Florence + the Machine discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. [23] The song was used in the theatrical trailer for the 2010 film Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts. US$91.00. [62] It spent a second consecutive week atop the chart, with 42,359 copies sold. Lungs a fait partie des albums retenus pour le Mercury Prize en 2009. BETWEEN TWO LUNGS Florence And The Machine. This posh pop disc, decorated by the strong female vocals and folk tints, can be easily called one of the best releases of 2009 Complete your Florence + The Machine* collection. Lungs is a cloud-headed introduction to Welch's world, where It Girl hype, coffins, violence, and ambition combust on impact; it's a platinum-shellacked demo reel drunk on its own hi-fi-ness. Florence And The Machine - Lungs dimanche 13 septembre 2009, par Marc. [23], "Cosmic Love" was released on 5 July 2010 as the album's sixth and final single. Formé autour de la chanteuse Florence Welch, Florence and the Machine rencontre, dès la sortie de leur premier album, un succès d'estime important et Lungs alimente régulièrement les émissions des radios anglaises. Largely recorded in a disused synagogue, it was produced by Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford, who helped shape the Klaxons' sound, Steve Mackie (formerly of Pulp) and Paul Epworth, helmsman for Bloc Party and Kate Nash. Denholm also plays with the band's manager Mairead Nash in the DJ duo Queens of Noize. Les groupes vraiment barrés échappent souvent à l’attention des faiseurs de meilleur groupe du monde de la semaine. À l'été 2008, Florence + the Machine sort un deuxième titre, le très soul « Dog Days Are Over ». "[43], Lungs was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize. Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing. The UK indie band Florence And The Machine issued the long-awaited debut Lungs. Everything's a big crescendo. The album was produced by James Ford, Paul Epworth, Steve Mackey and Charlie Hugall. search Search the Wayback Machine. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Florence + The Machine* - Lungs at Discogs. It was released on 3 July 2009 by Island Records. [59][60] On 17 January 2010, after spending 28 consecutive weeks in the top 40,[61] the album topped the UK chart for the first time, selling 51,005 copies. Comme parfois chez nos amis Anglais, un buzz peut très bien être complètement mainstream. [16] Fortunately for the group, they rehearsed and improvised some of the material in the relaxed setting of Summers' studio, allowing Welch to refine the tribal drumming backdropping Lungs's tracks, most notably "Dog Days Are Over". Precocious Brit Florence Welch fired a bullet into the head of the U.K. music scene in 2008 … [7][9], It was not until Welch began writing and recording with childhood friend Isabella Summers at Antenna Studios in London that Welch crafted a sound she wanted to develop further. [32], The imagery of Lungs, featuring a style derived from the Ante-Donatello Brotherhood, was handled by two of Welch's friends: photographer Tom Beard and art director Tabitha Denholm, who are partners at the studio Partizan. Originally released on 3rd July 2009, Florence + The Machine’s debut Lungs was re-released on 16th August 2019 as a 10th Anniversary Edition. [23] "Drumming Song" was released as the album's fourth single on 7 September 2009, reaching number 54 in the UK. [23] The band had recorded a version of this The Source song which had been a live staple and issued it as a B-side to Dog Days Are Over, but the success of the previous singles made Island request "You've Got the Love" as a single. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates [14] The influence of the recordings would manifest itself on the concept she had devised for Lungs, which, according to Welch, was a "scrapbook of the past five years... it's about guilt, fear, love, death, violence, nightmares, [and] dreams". [26][27] "You Got the Dirtee Love" reached number two on the UK chart. Plébiscité par le fameux hebdomadaire New Musical Express et la BBC, Florence + the Machine devient un phénomène au Royaume-Uni. Books to Borrow. "[2] Slant Magazine's Nick Day referred to the band's music as "particularly sensitive to studio gloss" and praised Welch's singing as "a fine balance between elegance and frenzy. Featured texts All Books All Texts latest This Just In Smithsonian Libraries FEDLINK (US) Genealogy Lincoln Collection. Le premier album et très attendu Lungs sort en juillet 2009 sous les louanges de la critique. "[45], Rolling Stone's Jon Dolan expressed that "[t]he best bits feel like being chased through a moonless night by a sexy moor witch. On 10 January 2010 the album returned to number two extending its stay at the runner-up spot to six non-consecutive weeks. [68], Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lungs. "[7] For a brief while, Welch and Summers performed as a duo called Florence Robot/Isa Machine in small London venues. //