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Florence and the Machine

May 05, 2023

Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC, which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Music Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic, eccentric production and Welch's powerful vocals.

Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine performing live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in Inglewood, California, 2018
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Sam Doyle
  • Hazel Mills
  • Christopher Lloyd Hayden
  • Rusty Bradshaw
  • Mark Saunders
Websiteflorenceandthemachine.net

The band's debut studio album, Lungs, was released on 6 July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart.[1] On 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul.[6][7] Lungs (2009) won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. Florence and the Machine have been nominated for six Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. Additionally, the band performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

History

 
Florence Welch performing live in Shoreditch Park, London, 2007

2007–2008: Formation

The name of Florence and the Machine is attributed to Florence Welch's teenage collaboration with Isabella "Machine" Summers. Welch and Summers performed together for a time under the name Florence Robot/Isa Machine. According to Welch, "The name Florence and the Machine started off as a private joke that got out of hand. I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from my first gig, I still didn't have a name, so I thought 'Okay, I'll be Florence Robot Is A Machine', before realising that name was so long it'd drive me mad."[8][9]

In addition to Summers (keyboards and backing vocals), the current band members include musicians Robert Ackroyd (guitar and backing vocals), Chris Hayden (drums, percussion and backing vocals), Mark Saunders (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Tom Monger (harp).[10] In the past, Welch has praised her band for understanding her creative process, claiming, "I've worked with most of them for a long time and they know my style, know the way I write, they know what I want."[11]

In 2007, Welch recorded with a band named Ashok, who released an album titled Plans on the Filthy Lucre/About Records label. This album included the earliest version of her later hit "Kiss with a Fist", which at this point was titled "Happy Slap".[12]

2008–2010: Lungs

Main article: Lungs
 
Lead vocalist Welch performing live in Singapore, 2010

Florence and the Machine released their first album Lungs in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2009. The album was produced by James Ford, Paul Epworth, Steve Mackey, Isabella Summers and Charlie Hugall.[7] The album was officially launched with a set at the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley, south-east London. It peaked at number one in the UK and number two in Ireland. As of 6 August 2009, the album had sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and by 10 August it had been at number two for five consecutive weeks.[13][14] Following its 25 July 2009 release for download in the United States, the album entered the charts at number seventeen on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[15] ultimately peaking at number one.[16] The album was released physically in the US on 20 October by Universal Republic.[17]

"Kiss with a Fist" was released as the album's lead single on 9 June 2008. The track was featured on the soundtrack to the films Wild Child (2008),[18] Jennifer's Body (2009),[19] and St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009),[20] as well as in the television series 90210,[21] Community[22] and Saving Grace.[23] Follow-up single "Dog Days Are Over", released on 1 December 2008, was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo".[24] The song was used in the American television series Gossip Girl,[25] Covert Affairs,[26] in the British television series Skins,[27] and in the theatrical trailer for the 2010 comedy-drama film Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts.[28] "Dog Days Are Over" was also featured in the Glee episode "Special Education", where it was covered by Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley.[29] "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" was released on 22 June 2009 as the third single from the album.

After the release of Lungs, "Drumming Song" and a cover of the Source and Candi Staton's 1986 song "You've Got the Love" were released as singles.[30][31]

"Cosmic Love" was released on 5 July 2010 as the sixth and final single from Lungs, with a music video having already been shot.[32] The song was featured in several American television shows, including Grey's Anatomy,[33] The Vampire Diaries,[34] V,[35] Nikita[36] and So You Think You Can Dance.[37] The band also made a guest appearance on 7 February 2011 episode of Gossip Girl, titled "Panic Roommate", where they performed an acoustic rendition of "Cosmic Love".[38] On 12 May 2010, it was announced that Florence and the Machine would provide a track called "Heavy in Your Arms" for the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third film of The Twilight Saga.[39] Eclipse was released in cinemas on 30 June 2010, with "Heavy in Your Arms" playing during the end credits. The music video followed on 7 July 2010. An exclusive remix of "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" is featured in the 2011 video game Dragon Age II as "I'm Not Calling You a Liar (Dragon Age II: Varric's Theme)", produced by the game's composer Inon Zur.[40]

2011–2013: Ceremonials

Main article: Ceremonials
 
Florence and the Machine performing live at Coachella 2012 in Indio, California

The first demo session occurred in January 2010 with Welch and Paul Epworth at a small London studio. Numerous producers expressed an interest in working on the album but Welch rejected the offers because she wanted Ceremonials to be a better version of Lungs with a "more dark, more heavy, bigger drum sounds, bigger bass, but with more of a whole sound". For the rest of the year work on the album continued only intermittently as the band concentrated on an extensive tour of the US, where Lungs had become popular. The majority of the writing for the album was done between January and April 2011, with recording taking place in April at Abbey Road Studios. Refinement took place at Epworth's own London studios while Welch recorded vocal tracks in various US studios, during days off from touring. The final recording session took place in July at Epworth's studio.[41] Epworth co-wrote seven tracks. Several other British writers share credits on the album, including Summers, Kid Harpoon, James Ford and composer Eg White.[41]

In June 2011, a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Not Fade Away", which Florence and the Machine recorded for the tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly tied to Holly's seventy-fifth birthday year, was released[42] and they performed Ceremonials' setup track "What the Water Gave Me" at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California.[43] In August 2011, the single "What the Water Gave Me" was released on iTunes[44] along with an accompanying video on the band's website and YouTube channel.[45] The video drew 1.5 million YouTube views in two days and the track received play on US alternative radio with strong support from Los Angeles radio station KROQ.[41] The single "Shake It Out" was released over the internet in September 2011, with standard release 11 October. In Australia, the song was playlisted at Triple J and Nova radio networks and received strong airplay in Scandinavia, Italy and Canada.[41]

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.[46][47] 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.[48] 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.[49][50] 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.[51] 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.[52]

In mid-2012, it was announced that Universal Republic Records was going defunct, moving all artists including Florence and the Machine to Republic Records making the label itself revived. In late August 2012, Welch told Style magazine that she plans to take a twelve-month hiatus before starting work on the band's next studio album, stating, "There's a big 'take a year off' plan. The record company have put no pressure on me for the next album. They've said I can have as long as I want."[53]

In December 2012, Florence and the Machine were nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for Ceremonials and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Shake It Out" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[54] On 4 April 2013, it was announced that Florence and the Machine had written a song for Baz Luhrmann's film rendition of The Great Gatsby (2013), titled "Over the Love",[55] which was released on 17 April 2013 on SoundCloud.

2014–2016: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Main article: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
 
Welch performing live in Austin, Texas, 2015

On 4 June 2014, Welch told NME that the band's third studio album was in the works.[56] In January 2015, a fansite posted a photo showing Florence and the Machine's upcoming album being mixed in a recording studio. On 9 February, the band played all the songs from the new album in full, amongst them "Ship to Wreck", "Caught", "Delilah" and the album's first single, "What Kind of Man" in a private London show.[57] The next day, on 10 February, the band released a short music video for the title track of their studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful,[58] which also acted as the official album teaser, directed by Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock and shot in Mexico. The single and album were available to pre-order subsequently on all popular online music stores. The music video is just under 3 minutes as compared to the 5 minute album version of the track. On 12 February, the album's lead single "What Kind of Man" was revealed on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show,[59] followed by the release of music video later that day on band's Vevo channel via YouTube.[60]

The band released a music video of another track called "St. Jude" on 23 March, choreographed by Ryan Heffington and directed by Vincent Haycock, continuing the narrative from the previous video of "What Kind of Man".[61][62] On 8 April the album's second single titled "Ship to Wreck" premiered on Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1. The accompanying music video was released a week later on 13 April, continuing the storyline of past two videos.[63] On 19 May, DJ Annie Mac revealed another new song from the record on her BBC radio show in name "Delilah".[64]

The album was released on 29 May in Germany, 1 June in the UK and 2 June in the US. A deluxe version of the album containing 5 additional tracks was released on 13 May 2015.[65] The album became their third number one on the UK Albums Chart, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.[3][4] The album earned five nominations in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards

The band were confirmed for numerous European festivals in summer 2015 including Way Out West in Sweden, Super Bock Super Rock in Portugal and Rock Werchter in Belgium, among others.[66] In June 2015, it was announced that the band would headline the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset due to the withdrawal of previous headliners Foo Fighters, after lead vocalist Dave Grohl fractured his leg on stage in Sweden.[67] Florence and the Machine's Glastonbury set was critically acclaimed by numerous outlets.[68] Welch thanked Grohl for his support following their choice as a replacement and wished him a speedy recovery, before performing a cover of the Foo Fighters' "Times Like These".[68]

On 7 December 2015, the band received five nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards to be held in 2016.[69] These nominations included "Ship to Wreck" for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package, and "What Kind of Man" for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.[69]

In 2016 Florence and the Machine recorded a classical cover of Ben E. King's 1961 song "Stand by Me", which was featured as the main theme to the video game Final Fantasy XV. It was premiered during the "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event on 30 March 2016,[70][71] and the full version was released on 12 August 2016. Alongside their "Stand by Me" cover, they also composed two original songs for Final Fantasy XV, entitled "I Will Be" and "Too Much Is Never Enough", which were also released on 12 August 2016.

In April 2016, the band released The Odyssey, a short film by Vincent Haycock and Welch which consisted of all music videos shot within the How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) era, together with some interconnecting sung and spoken scenes. The premiere took place at London's Rio Cinema on 20 April 2016, and was followed by an unrecorded Q&A. The online world premiere on 21 April 2016 was delayed to the 24th due to Prince's death. The band contributed a song to the 2016 Tim Burton film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children titled "Wish That You Were Here", released as a single on 25 August 2016.

2017–2021: High as Hope

 
Florence and the Machine performing live in Los Angeles, 2018
Main article: High as Hope

Welch confirmed on 27 May 2017 that a new studio album was in the works.[72] On 28 February 2018, the band's drummer, Christopher Hayden, announced that he had left the band.[73] The first single from the album, "Sky Full of Song", was released on 12 April 2018,[74] followed by "Hunger" in May.[75] Titled High as Hope, the band's fourth studio album was released on 29 June 2018.[76] A third single, "Patricia", was released on 10 August 2018. On 24 January 2019, Florence and the Machine released a new single, "Moderation", which had been previously performed live during the Australian leg of the High as Hope Tour.[77] It was accompanied by a B-side, "Haunted House".[78]

On 21 April 2019, Florence and the Machine had a song featured in the Game of Thrones episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" which was composed by Ramin Djawadi. The song is entitled "Jenny of Oldstones".[79][80]

On 17 April 2020, Florence and the Machine released the song "Light of Love" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band announced that all proceeds from the song, which was originally recorded for High as Hope (2018), would go to the Intensive Care Society.[81]

2022–present: Dance Fever

Main article: Dance Fever

In early 2022, Florence and the Machine were confirmed to be headlining a series of summer music festivals, including the Madrid's Mad Cool.

Towards the end of February 2022, fans of the band started to receive letters with a print titled, "King - Chapter 1", as well as a billboard in London displaying the visual of the work. Speculation indicating that a new single was about to be released were confirmed on 22 February by Welch herself through her Instagram account. The single, titled "King" was digitally released the next day along with its accompanying music video. Soon after, the single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March.

On 9 March 2022, Welch announced Dance Fever, the band's fifth studio album in a post to her Instagram account also revealing the album cover and pre-order date. She described the album as "a fairytale in 14 songs" in the same post.[82] The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single "My Love" on 10 March. On 20 April, the fourth single "Free" was released. The album was released on 13 May. It debuted at number one in the UK and number two in Australia.[83]

In 2022, keyboardist Hazel Mills and drummer Loren Humphrey left the band. On 16 March 2022, Sam Doyle (drummer from the Maccabees) was confirmed as joining the band on tour for this era. However, Humphrey rejoined the band in summer of 2022.

Isabella Summers, a founding member of the band and a long-time songwriting contributor for the band's previous records, did not participate in writing or producing Dance Fever. She also did not join the band for the Dance Fever Tour.

Performances

See also: Lungs Tour; Ceremonials Tour; How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour; and Dance Fever Tour
 
Florence and the Machine performing live at the O2 ABC Glasgow during their Lungs Tour

Florence and the Machine started off by playing a handful of gigs in and around London. In May 2008, they supported MGMT on tour in Europe.[84] The BBC played a large part in Florence and the Machine's rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing.[85] This led to them playing music festivals in 2008, including Glastonbury,[86] Reading and Leeds[87] and Bestival.[88] Florence and the Machine were also part of the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 in January and February.[89]

The group has supported the UK Teenage Cancer Trust, performing at a concert for the charity at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2009.[90] Florence and the Machine supported Blur for their 26 June comeback performance at the Manchester Arena.[91] They played at the Lovebox Festival on 18 and 19 July.[92] In July 2009, the group supported Duran Duran.[9] During summer 2009, Florence and the Machine performed at a number of major festivals in the UK and Ireland, including the Glastonbury Festival 2009,[93] Reading and Leeds 2009,[94] Electric Picnic 2009[95] and T in the Park 2009.[96]

Florence and the Machine played at Australia's Splendour in the Grass music festival in July 2010. The group drew one of the biggest crowds of the three-day festival. They performed in the natural open-air amphitheatre, which had to be closed off by security due to safety concerns as an unprecedented number of festival-goers rushed to see the performance. It is estimated that 28,000 people of the 33,000 people who attended the festival crammed in to see Florence and the Machine. The amphitheatre was reopened shortly after the start, once the safety concerns were allayed.[97] In October 2009, the band's equipment and instruments were caught in a trailer fire during their European tour, forcing the band to use rented instruments to complete their remaining shows.[98] Welch stated, "You could hear the harp's strings ping in the fire. Strange sound. We recorded it and I want to use it in a song."

On 27 October 2009, Florence and the Machine played their first official New York City gig at the Bowery Ballroom,[99] and performed "Kiss with a Fist" on the Late Show with David Letterman.[100][101] On 5 November, the band performed "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[102]

After the success of Lungs (2009) topping the UK Albums Chart in January 2010, seven months after the album was released, Florence and the Machine announced an eleven-date UK and Ireland tour called The Cosmic Love Tour in May 2010.[103] Florence and the Machine performed at Oxegen 2010,[104] T in the Park 2010,[105] the Isle of Wight Festival 2010,[106] Roskilde Festival 2010,[107] V Festival 2010,[108][109] and the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2010.[110] In March 2010, it was that confirmed that the band's first headlining festival would be Latitude 2010, having been booked the previous September before achieving mainstream success.[111]

The Cosmic Love Tour kicked off at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on 2 May 2010 where the group performed a new song called "Strangeness and Charm"[112] and ended at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 15 May 2010.[113] On 25 June, the group played the Glastonbury Festival 2010, where they performed "Strangeness and Charm" and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" during their ten-song set.[114] Their performance drew one of the biggest crowds of the day and one of the biggest in the Other Stage's history.[114]

Florence and the Machine opened for U2 on the North American leg of their U2 360° Tour in June and July 2011.[115]

International appearances: Solo and as a group

In an interview with New York Post's PopWrap, Welch revealed that in the weeks and months prior to her performance of 12 September at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, she was so nervous she lost sleep and cried.[116] In addition, she struggled during the pre-show rehearsal with a move that required her to stand up on a rotating platform.[117] It was described as "both ethereal and downright joyous".[117] After the performance, Lungs (2009) rose to number two on the iTunes albums chart and "Dog Days Are Over" rose to number nine on the iTunes singles chart.[118] In addition, Florence and the Machine became the number-one search on Google and received 1,700 tweets per minute on Twitter.[118] Florence and the Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 15 October 2010.[119] On 20 November 2010, the band performed "Dog Days Are Over" and "You've Got the Love" on Saturday Night Live.[120] They performed an online-only concert at New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater on 16 December 2010 as part of the Live on Letterman concert series.[121] Welch and a number of other female singers opened the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin.[122] On 27 February 2011, Welch replaced pregnant Dido and sang her portion of Best Original Song nominee "If I Rise" (from 127 Hours) with A. R. Rahman at the 83rd Academy Awards.[123][124] Two years of worldwide touring had been scheduled to promote Ceremonials.[125] Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd held a private performance for a terminally ill 15-year-old fan, Karinya Chen, in Austin, Texas on 23 May 2016.[126] On the 29th September 2019, the band finished their High as Hope tour at the Acropolis.[127]

Style and influences

 
Florence and the Machine performing live at Terminal 5 in New York City, 2010

Florence Welch has been compared to other female singers such as Kate Bush,[128][129] Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees,[128][129] PJ Harvey,[128] Tori Amos and Björk.[129] During an interview, Welch cited Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane as her influence and "hero".[130] Florence and the Machine's style has been described as "dark, robust and romantic".[128] Their music is a mix of "classic soul and midnight-on-the-moors English art rock".[128] Welch stated that her lyrics related to Renaissance artists: "We're dealing with all of the same things they did—love and death, time and pain, heaven and hell."[131] Commenting her success, she said: "I'm lucky that there seems to be a massive revival in female performers. My icons were always women like Kate Bush, Stevie Nicks and Siouxsie Sioux. Who wouldn't be proud to carry on that tradition?".[132]

The group's musical style has been described as indie rock,[133][134][135][136] indie pop,[137] baroque pop,[138][139] chamber pop,[140] art rock,[141] art pop,[142] neo soul,[137] and folk.[143]

Response

 
Florence and the Machine performing live at the Hearst Greek Theatre on the Lungs Tour, 2011

Florence and the Machine won the Critic's Choice Award at the 2009 Brit Awards after coming third in the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll.[144][145] As well as attention from the BBC, the band received significant support from NME magazine, who included them on their annual Shockwaves NME Awards Tour for 2009, along with Glasvegas, Friendly Fires and White Lies.[89]

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".[8] AllMusic referred to Lungs as "one of the most musically mature and emotionally mesmerising albums of 2009".[146] 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."[147] The magazine named it the eighth best album of 2009.[148] In December 2010, Florence and the Machine appeared on one of Spin's three holiday issue covers as Artist of the Year.[149][150]

Florence and the Machine won the Mastercard British Album award for Lungs at the 2010 Brit Awards,[151] having also been nominated for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.[152] On 19 February 2010, Florence and the Machine won Best International Band at the 2010 Meteor Awards.[153] The group led the nominations for the 2010 MOJO Awards, with four nods.[154] They received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[155] In April 2011, Florence and the Machine were ranked 50 in the 2011 Time 100 poll, which annually lists the 100 most influential people in the world.[156] American recording artist Beyoncé cited Florence and the Machine as an influence for her 2011 album 4.[157]

Band members

Current

  • Florence Welch – lead vocals, percussion (2007–present)
  • Isabella Summers – keyboards, piano, synthesisers, backing vocals (2007–present)
  • Robert Ackroyd – guitars, backing vocals, bass (2007–present)
  • Tom Monger – harp, xylophone, percussion, backing vocals (2007–present)
  • Cyrus Bayandor – bass (2018–present)
  • Aku Orraca-Tetteh – percussion, backing vocals, keyboards (2018–present)
  • Dionne Douglas – violin, backing vocals, guitar (2018–present)
  • Loren Humphrey – drums (2018–present)

Former

  • Christopher Lloyd Hayden – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar (2007–2018)
  • Mark Saunders – bass, backing vocals (2009–2018)[158]
  • Rusty Bradshaw – piano, hammond organ, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2011–2018)[158]
  • Hazel Mills – keyboards, backing vocals (2018–2022)
  • Sam Doyle – drums (2022)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Florence and the Machine discography

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Florence and the Machine

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florence, machine, stylised, florence, machine, english, indie, rock, band, that, formed, london, 2007, consisting, lead, vocalist, florence, welch, keyboardist, isabella, summers, guitarist, ackroyd, harpist, monger, collaboration, other, musicians, band, mus. Florence and the Machine stylised as Florence the Machine are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007 consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch keyboardist Isabella Summers guitarist Rob Ackroyd harpist Tom Monger and a collaboration of other musicians The band s music has received acclaim across the media especially from the BBC which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Music Introducing At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards Critics Choice award The band s music is renowned for its dramatic eccentric production and Welch s powerful vocals Florence and the MachineFlorence and the Machine performing live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in Inglewood California 2018Background informationOriginLondon EnglandGenresIndie popbaroque popart popneo soulfolkYears active2007 presentLabelsMoshi MoshiIamsoundIslandRepublicUniversal RepublicVirgin EMIPolydorMembersFlorence Welch Isabella Summers Robert Ackroyd Tom Monger Cyrus Bayandor Aku Orraca Tetteh Dionne Douglas Loren HumphreyPast membersSam Doyle Hazel Mills Christopher Lloyd Hayden Rusty Bradshaw Mark SaundersWebsiteflorenceandthemachine wbr netThe band s debut studio album Lungs was released on 6 July 2009 and held the number two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart 1 On 17 January 2010 the album reached the top position after being on the chart for twenty eight consecutive weeks 2 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 3 4 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 5 Florence and the Machine s sound has been described as a combination of various genres including rock and soul 6 7 Lungs 2009 won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010 Florence and the Machine have been nominated for six Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album Additionally the band performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Contents 1 History 1 1 2007 2008 Formation 1 2 2008 2010 Lungs 1 3 2011 2013 Ceremonials 1 4 2014 2016 How Big How Blue How Beautiful 1 5 2017 2021 High as Hope 1 6 2022 present Dance Fever 2 Performances 2 1 International appearances Solo and as a group 3 Style and influences 4 Response 5 Band members 6 Discography 7 Concert tours 8 Awards and nominations 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit Florence Welch performing live in Shoreditch Park London 2007 2007 2008 Formation Edit The name of Florence and the Machine is attributed to Florence Welch s teenage collaboration with Isabella Machine Summers Welch and Summers performed together for a time under the name Florence Robot Isa Machine According to Welch The name Florence and the Machine started off as a private joke that got out of hand I made music with my friend who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot When I was about an hour away from my first gig I still didn t have a name so I thought Okay I ll be Florence Robot Is A Machine before realising that name was so long it d drive me mad 8 9 In addition to Summers keyboards and backing vocals the current band members include musicians Robert Ackroyd guitar and backing vocals Chris Hayden drums percussion and backing vocals Mark Saunders bass guitar and backing vocals and Tom Monger harp 10 In the past Welch has praised her band for understanding her creative process claiming I ve worked with most of them for a long time and they know my style know the way I write they know what I want 11 In 2007 Welch recorded with a band named Ashok who released an album titled Plans on the Filthy Lucre About Records label This album included the earliest version of her later hit Kiss with a Fist which at this point was titled Happy Slap 12 2008 2010 Lungs Edit Main article Lungs Lead vocalist Welch performing live in Singapore 2010 Florence and the Machine released their first album Lungs in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2009 The album was produced by James Ford Paul Epworth Steve Mackey Isabella Summers and Charlie Hugall 7 The album was officially launched with a set at the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley south east London It peaked at number one in the UK and number two in Ireland As of 6 August 2009 the album had sold over 100 000 copies in the UK and by 10 August it had been at number two for five consecutive weeks 13 14 Following its 25 July 2009 release for download in the United States the album entered the charts at number seventeen on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart 15 ultimately peaking at number one 16 The album was released physically in the US on 20 October by Universal Republic 17 Kiss with a Fist was released as the album s lead single on 9 June 2008 The track was featured on the soundtrack to the films Wild Child 2008 18 Jennifer s Body 2009 19 and St Trinian s 2 The Legend of Fritton s Gold 2009 20 as well as in the television series 90210 21 Community 22 and Saving Grace 23 Follow up single Dog Days Are Over released on 1 December 2008 was recorded with no instruments in a studio the size of a loo 24 The song was used in the American television series Gossip Girl 25 Covert Affairs 26 in the British television series Skins 27 and in the theatrical trailer for the 2010 comedy drama film Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts 28 Dog Days Are Over was also featured in the Glee episode Special Education where it was covered by Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley 29 Rabbit Heart Raise It Up was released on 22 June 2009 as the third single from the album After the release of Lungs Drumming Song and a cover of the Source and Candi Staton s 1986 song You ve Got the Love were released as singles 30 31 Cosmic Love was released on 5 July 2010 as the sixth and final single from Lungs with a music video having already been shot 32 The song was featured in several American television shows including Grey s Anatomy 33 The Vampire Diaries 34 V 35 Nikita 36 and So You Think You Can Dance 37 The band also made a guest appearance on 7 February 2011 episode of Gossip Girl titled Panic Roommate where they performed an acoustic rendition of Cosmic Love 38 On 12 May 2010 it was announced that Florence and the Machine would provide a track called Heavy in Your Arms for the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga Eclipse the third film of The Twilight Saga 39 Eclipse was released in cinemas on 30 June 2010 with Heavy in Your Arms playing during the end credits The music video followed on 7 July 2010 An exclusive remix of I m Not Calling You a Liar is featured in the 2011 video game Dragon Age II as I m Not Calling You a Liar Dragon Age II Varric s Theme produced by the game s composer Inon Zur 40 2011 2013 Ceremonials Edit Main article Ceremonials Florence and the Machine performing live at Coachella 2012 in Indio California The first demo session occurred in January 2010 with Welch and Paul Epworth at a small London studio Numerous producers expressed an interest in working on the album but Welch rejected the offers because she wanted Ceremonials to be a better version of Lungs with a more dark more heavy bigger drum sounds bigger bass but with more of a whole sound For the rest of the year work on the album continued only intermittently as the band concentrated on an extensive tour of the US where Lungs had become popular The majority of the writing for the album was done between January and April 2011 with recording taking place in April at Abbey Road Studios Refinement took place at Epworth s own London studios while Welch recorded vocal tracks in various US studios during days off from touring The final recording session took place in July at Epworth s studio 41 Epworth co wrote seven tracks Several other British writers share credits on the album including Summers Kid Harpoon James Ford and composer Eg White 41 In June 2011 a cover of the Buddy Holly song Not Fade Away which Florence and the Machine recorded for the tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly tied to Holly s seventy fifth birthday year was released 42 and they performed Ceremonials setup track What the Water Gave Me at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley California 43 In August 2011 the single What the Water Gave Me was released on iTunes 44 along with an accompanying video on the band s website and YouTube channel 45 The video drew 1 5 million YouTube views in two days and the track received play on US alternative radio with strong support from Los Angeles radio station KROQ 41 The single Shake It Out was released over the internet in September 2011 with standard release 11 October In Australia the song was playlisted at Triple J and Nova radio networks and received strong airplay in Scandinavia Italy and Canada 41 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 46 47 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 48 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 49 50 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 51 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 52 In mid 2012 it was announced that Universal Republic Records was going defunct moving all artists including Florence and the Machine to Republic Records making the label itself revived In late August 2012 Welch told Style magazine that she plans to take a twelve month hiatus before starting work on the band s next studio album stating There s a big take a year off plan The record company have put no pressure on me for the next album They ve said I can have as long as I want 53 In December 2012 Florence and the Machine were nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for Ceremonials and Best Pop Duo Group Performance for Shake It Out at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards 54 On 4 April 2013 it was announced that Florence and the Machine had written a song for Baz Luhrmann s film rendition of The Great Gatsby 2013 titled Over the Love 55 which was released on 17 April 2013 on SoundCloud 2014 2016 How Big How Blue How Beautiful Edit Main article How Big How Blue How Beautiful Welch performing live in Austin Texas 2015 On 4 June 2014 Welch told NME that the band s third studio album was in the works 56 In January 2015 a fansite posted a photo showing Florence and the Machine s upcoming album being mixed in a recording studio On 9 February the band played all the songs from the new album in full amongst them Ship to Wreck Caught Delilah and the album s first single What Kind of Man in a private London show 57 The next day on 10 February the band released a short music video for the title track of their studio album How Big How Blue How Beautiful 58 which also acted as the official album teaser directed by Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock and shot in Mexico The single and album were available to pre order subsequently on all popular online music stores The music video is just under 3 minutes as compared to the 5 minute album version of the track On 12 February the album s lead single What Kind of Man was revealed on Zane Lowe s BBC Radio 1 show 59 followed by the release of music video later that day on band s Vevo channel via YouTube 60 The band released a music video of another track called St Jude on 23 March choreographed by Ryan Heffington and directed by Vincent Haycock continuing the narrative from the previous video of What Kind of Man 61 62 On 8 April the album s second single titled Ship to Wreck premiered on Huw Stephens show on BBC Radio 1 The accompanying music video was released a week later on 13 April continuing the storyline of past two videos 63 On 19 May DJ Annie Mac revealed another new song from the record on her BBC radio show in name Delilah 64 The album was released on 29 May in Germany 1 June in the UK and 2 June in the US A deluxe version of the album containing 5 additional tracks was released on 13 May 2015 65 The album became their third number one on the UK Albums Chart and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 3 4 The album earned five nominations in the 58th Annual Grammy AwardsThe band were confirmed for numerous European festivals in summer 2015 including Way Out West in Sweden Super Bock Super Rock in Portugal and Rock Werchter in Belgium among others 66 In June 2015 it was announced that the band would headline the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton Somerset due to the withdrawal of previous headliners Foo Fighters after lead vocalist Dave Grohl fractured his leg on stage in Sweden 67 Florence and the Machine s Glastonbury set was critically acclaimed by numerous outlets 68 Welch thanked Grohl for his support following their choice as a replacement and wished him a speedy recovery before performing a cover of the Foo Fighters Times Like These 68 On 7 December 2015 the band received five nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards to be held in 2016 69 These nominations included Ship to Wreck for Best Pop Duo Group Performance How Big How Blue How Beautiful for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package and What Kind of Man for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song 69 In 2016 Florence and the Machine recorded a classical cover of Ben E King s 1961 song Stand by Me which was featured as the main theme to the video game Final Fantasy XV It was premiered during the Uncovered Final Fantasy XV event on 30 March 2016 70 71 and the full version was released on 12 August 2016 Alongside their Stand by Me cover they also composed two original songs for Final Fantasy XV entitled I Will Be and Too Much Is Never Enough which were also released on 12 August 2016 In April 2016 the band released The Odyssey a short film by Vincent Haycock and Welch which consisted of all music videos shot within the How Big How Blue How Beautiful 2015 era together with some interconnecting sung and spoken scenes The premiere took place at London s Rio Cinema on 20 April 2016 and was followed by an unrecorded Q amp A The online world premiere on 21 April 2016 was delayed to the 24th due to Prince s death The band contributed a song to the 2016 Tim Burton film Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children titled Wish That You Were Here released as a single on 25 August 2016 2017 2021 High as Hope Edit Florence and the Machine performing live in Los Angeles 2018 Main article High as Hope Welch confirmed on 27 May 2017 that a new studio album was in the works 72 On 28 February 2018 the band s drummer Christopher Hayden announced that he had left the band 73 The first single from the album Sky Full of Song was released on 12 April 2018 74 followed by Hunger in May 75 Titled High as Hope the band s fourth studio album was released on 29 June 2018 76 A third single Patricia was released on 10 August 2018 On 24 January 2019 Florence and the Machine released a new single Moderation which had been previously performed live during the Australian leg of the High as Hope Tour 77 It was accompanied by a B side Haunted House 78 On 21 April 2019 Florence and the Machine had a song featured in the Game of Thrones episode A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms which was composed by Ramin Djawadi The song is entitled Jenny of Oldstones 79 80 On 17 April 2020 Florence and the Machine released the song Light of Love in response to the COVID 19 pandemic The band announced that all proceeds from the song which was originally recorded for High as Hope 2018 would go to the Intensive Care Society 81 2022 present Dance Fever Edit Main article Dance Fever In early 2022 Florence and the Machine were confirmed to be headlining a series of summer music festivals including the Madrid s Mad Cool Towards the end of February 2022 fans of the band started to receive letters with a print titled King Chapter 1 as well as a billboard in London displaying the visual of the work Speculation indicating that a new single was about to be released were confirmed on 22 February by Welch herself through her Instagram account The single titled King was digitally released the next day along with its accompanying music video Soon after the single Heaven Is Here was released on 7 March On 9 March 2022 Welch announced Dance Fever the band s fifth studio album in a post to her Instagram account also revealing the album cover and pre order date She described the album as a fairytale in 14 songs in the same post 82 The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single My Love on 10 March On 20 April the fourth single Free was released The album was released on 13 May It debuted at number one in the UK and number two in Australia 83 In 2022 keyboardist Hazel Mills and drummer Loren Humphrey left the band On 16 March 2022 Sam Doyle drummer from the Maccabees was confirmed as joining the band on tour for this era However Humphrey rejoined the band in summer of 2022 Isabella Summers a founding member of the band and a long time songwriting contributor for the band s previous records did not participate in writing or producing Dance Fever She also did not join the band for the Dance Fever Tour Performances EditSee also Lungs Tour Ceremonials Tour How Big How Blue How Beautiful Tour and Dance Fever Tour Florence and the Machine performing live at the O2 ABC Glasgow during their Lungs Tour Florence and the Machine started off by playing a handful of gigs in and around London In May 2008 they supported MGMT on tour in Europe 84 The BBC played a large part in Florence and the Machine s rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing 85 This led to them playing music festivals in 2008 including Glastonbury 86 Reading and Leeds 87 and Bestival 88 Florence and the Machine were also part of the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 in January and February 89 The group has supported the UK Teenage Cancer Trust performing at a concert for the charity at London s Royal Albert Hall in March 2009 90 Florence and the Machine supported Blur for their 26 June comeback performance at the Manchester Arena 91 They played at the Lovebox Festival on 18 and 19 July 92 In July 2009 the group supported Duran Duran 9 During summer 2009 Florence and the Machine performed at a number of major festivals in the UK and Ireland including the Glastonbury Festival 2009 93 Reading and Leeds 2009 94 Electric Picnic 2009 95 and T in the Park 2009 96 Florence and the Machine played at Australia s Splendour in the Grass music festival in July 2010 The group drew one of the biggest crowds of the three day festival They performed in the natural open air amphitheatre which had to be closed off by security due to safety concerns as an unprecedented number of festival goers rushed to see the performance It is estimated that 28 000 people of the 33 000 people who attended the festival crammed in to see Florence and the Machine The amphitheatre was reopened shortly after the start once the safety concerns were allayed 97 In October 2009 the band s equipment and instruments were caught in a trailer fire during their European tour forcing the band to use rented instruments to complete their remaining shows 98 Welch stated You could hear the harp s strings ping in the fire Strange sound We recorded it and I want to use it in a song On 27 October 2009 Florence and the Machine played their first official New York City gig at the Bowery Ballroom 99 and performed Kiss with a Fist on the Late Show with David Letterman 100 101 On 5 November the band performed Rabbit Heart Raise It Up on Jimmy Kimmel Live 102 After the success of Lungs 2009 topping the UK Albums Chart in January 2010 seven months after the album was released Florence and the Machine announced an eleven date UK and Ireland tour called The Cosmic Love Tour in May 2010 103 Florence and the Machine performed at Oxegen 2010 104 T in the Park 2010 105 the Isle of Wight Festival 2010 106 Roskilde Festival 2010 107 V Festival 2010 108 109 and the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2010 110 In March 2010 it was that confirmed that the band s first headlining festival would be Latitude 2010 having been booked the previous September before achieving mainstream success 111 The Cosmic Love Tour kicked off at Dublin s Olympia Theatre on 2 May 2010 where the group performed a new song called Strangeness and Charm 112 and ended at London s Hammersmith Apollo on 15 May 2010 113 On 25 June the group played the Glastonbury Festival 2010 where they performed Strangeness and Charm and a cover of Fleetwood Mac s The Chain during their ten song set 114 Their performance drew one of the biggest crowds of the day and one of the biggest in the Other Stage s history 114 Florence and the Machine opened for U2 on the North American leg of their U2 360 Tour in June and July 2011 115 International appearances Solo and as a group Edit In an interview with New York Post s PopWrap Welch revealed that in the weeks and months prior to her performance of 12 September at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards she was so nervous she lost sleep and cried 116 In addition she struggled during the pre show rehearsal with a move that required her to stand up on a rotating platform 117 It was described as both ethereal and downright joyous 117 After the performance Lungs 2009 rose to number two on the iTunes albums chart and Dog Days Are Over rose to number nine on the iTunes singles chart 118 In addition Florence and the Machine became the number one search on Google and received 1 700 tweets per minute on Twitter 118 Florence and the Machine performed Dog Days Are Over on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 15 October 2010 119 On 20 November 2010 the band performed Dog Days Are Over and You ve Got the Love on Saturday Night Live 120 They performed an online only concert at New York City s Ed Sullivan Theater on 16 December 2010 as part of the Live on Letterman concert series 121 Welch and a number of other female singers opened the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin 122 On 27 February 2011 Welch replaced pregnant Dido and sang her portion of Best Original Song nominee If I Rise from 127 Hours with A R Rahman at the 83rd Academy Awards 123 124 Two years of worldwide touring had been scheduled to promote Ceremonials 125 Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd held a private performance for a terminally ill 15 year old fan Karinya Chen in Austin Texas on 23 May 2016 126 On the 29th September 2019 the band finished their High as Hope tour at the Acropolis 127 Style and influences Edit Florence and the Machine performing live at Terminal 5 in New York City 2010 Florence Welch has been compared to other female singers such as Kate Bush 128 129 Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees 128 129 PJ Harvey 128 Tori Amos and Bjork 129 During an interview Welch cited Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane as her influence and hero 130 Florence and the Machine s style has been described as dark robust and romantic 128 Their music is a mix of classic soul and midnight on the moors English art rock 128 Welch stated that her lyrics related to Renaissance artists We re dealing with all of the same things they did love and death time and pain heaven and hell 131 Commenting her success she said I m lucky that there seems to be a massive revival in female performers My icons were always women like Kate Bush Stevie Nicks and Siouxsie Sioux Who wouldn t be proud to carry on that tradition 132 The group s musical style has been described as indie rock 133 134 135 136 indie pop 137 baroque pop 138 139 chamber pop 140 art rock 141 art pop 142 neo soul 137 and folk 143 Response Edit Florence and the Machine performing live at the Hearst Greek Theatre on the Lungs Tour 2011 Florence and the Machine won the Critic s Choice Award at the 2009 Brit Awards after coming third in the BBC s Sound of 2009 poll 144 145 As well as attention from the BBC the band received significant support from NME magazine who included them on their annual Shockwaves NME Awards Tour for 2009 along with Glasvegas Friendly Fires and White Lies 89 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 8 AllMusic referred to Lungs as one of the most musically mature and emotionally mesmerising albums of 2009 146 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 147 The magazine named it the eighth best album of 2009 148 In December 2010 Florence and the Machine appeared on one of Spin s three holiday issue covers as Artist of the Year 149 150 Florence and the Machine won the Mastercard British Album award for Lungs at the 2010 Brit Awards 151 having also been nominated for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act 152 On 19 February 2010 Florence and the Machine won Best International Band at the 2010 Meteor Awards 153 The group led the nominations for the 2010 MOJO Awards with four nods 154 They received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 155 In April 2011 Florence and the Machine were ranked 50 in the 2011 Time 100 poll which annually lists the 100 most influential people in the world 156 American recording artist Beyonce cited Florence and the Machine as an influence for her 2011 album 4 157 Band members EditCurrent Florence Welch lead vocals percussion 2007 present Isabella Summers keyboards piano synthesisers backing vocals 2007 present Robert Ackroyd guitars backing vocals bass 2007 present Tom Monger harp xylophone percussion backing vocals 2007 present Cyrus Bayandor bass 2018 present Aku Orraca Tetteh percussion backing vocals keyboards 2018 present Dionne Douglas violin backing vocals 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