Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performing at the Brixton Academy, London on 13 December 2009
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Indie pop, indie rock, art rock, baroque pop, soul, experimental
Years active 2007–present
Labels Moshi Moshi, IAMSOUND, Island
Associated acts Kid Harpoon, The xx, The Big Pink, Lightspeed Champion, The Horrors, Drake, The Weeknd
Website florenceandthemachine.net
Members
Florence Welch
Robert Ackroyd
Christopher Lloyd Hayden
Isabella Summers
Tom Monger
Mark Saunders

Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine)[1] are an English indie pop band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul.[2][3] The band's music received praise across the music media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing.

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

Lungs won the MasterCard British Album award at the 2010 BRIT Awards. At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Florence and the Machine were nominated for Best New Artist. Additionally, the band performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

The group's second studio album, Ceremonials, released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the US.[6][7]

Contents

Members

Florence Welch

Main article: Florence Welch

Florence Leontine Mary Welch[8] (born 28 August 1986 in Camberwell), age 25[9][10][11] is the daughter of Evelyn Welch, a Harvard-educated Professor of Renaissance Studies and Academic Dean of Arts at Queen Mary, University of London,[12] and Nick Welch, an advertising executive.[13] Florence is also the niece of the satirist Craig Brown.[13] and granddaughter of former deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph and former Daily Mail parliamentary sketchwriter Colin Welch.[14] Nick contributed a "rock and roll element to the family mix"; in his 20s he used to live in the West End squat and attended the Squatters' Ball organised by Heathcote Williams where The 101ers played regularly.[15] Nick claims to have "nudged Flo ... to listen to The Ramones rather than Green Day".[15] Florence claims that her mother also had a strong influence on her: after a visit to one of her mother's lectures as a teenager, Florence explained, "I aspire to something like that but with music. I hope that my music has some of the big themes — sex, death, love, violence — that will still be part of the human story in 200 years' time."[15]

Welch was educated at Thomas's London Day School then went onto Alleyn's School, South East London, where she did well academically.[8] She often got in trouble in school for impromptu singing.[8] Welch has been diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia.[16] Following her meteoric rise to fame, she suffered a bout of depression.[17] Upon leaving school, Welch studied at Camberwell College of Arts before dropping out to focus on music.[8] Welch's fascination with terror and doom was intensified by the death of her grandparents within a few years of each other. At the age 10 Welch witnessed her grandfather's deterioration, and her maternal grandmother, also an art historian, committed suicide when Welch was 14.[8] When Welch was 13 years old, she and her mother moved in with their next door neighbour and his three teenage children. According to Welch: "We get on brilliantly now, but it was a nightmare then. I just used to stay in my room and dance around."[18]

Welch contributed vocals to David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's 2010 album Here Lies Love, an album about Imelda Marcos.[19] When discussing her fashion style, Welch said that "(f)or the stage, it's Lady of Shalott meets Ophelia ... mixed with scary gothic bat lady. But in real life I'm kind of prim."[20]

As of January 2011, Welch was working with Drake on material slated for his upcoming record.[21]

Welch has become a fashion icon, noticed for her red curls (although she is naturally a brunette)[22] and a style that has been described as daring but nonchalant. As a teenager she read fashion magazines more often than music magazines. Early in her music career she dressed in a tomboy style. 2011 saw Gucci dressing her for her summer tour and a performance at the Chanel runway show at Paris Fashion Week. Welch describes 1970s American drag queen troupe Cockettes and French beatnik singer Françoise Hardy as fashion mentors.[23] Welch has also named Stevie Nicks as a musical, fashion, and general influence. A Huffington Post entertainment article quotes her as telling a reporter that "I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything."[24]

From 2008, Welch had a relationship with Stuart Hammond, a literary editor: their temporary split provided inspiration for much of the Lungs album.[25] In 2011 the couple announced that they had broken up by mutual decision because of conflicting career demands: the breakup provided material for Florence and The Machine's second album.[26]

The Machine

The name is attributed to Welch's teenage collaboration with Isabella "Machine" Summers. Welch and Summers performed together for a time under the name Florence Robot/Isa Machine. Later, this was shortened to Florence and the Machine as it was felt to be too cumbersome. Welch continued using this name for her band even when Summers parted company with her for a time, although Summers later returned to become their regular keyboard player.[8]

The current band members include musicians Robert Ackroyd (guitar and backing vocals), Chris Hayden (drums, percussion and backing vocals), Isabella Summers (keyboards and backing vocals), Mark Saunders (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Tom Monger (harp).[27] In the past, Welch has praised the Machine 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."[28]

Biography

Early years

According to Welch, "The name Florence and the Machines 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/Isa Machine', before realising that name was so long it'd drive me mad."[8][29] In 2006, Welch's performances with Summers in small London venues under the joint name Florence Robot/Isa Machine began to attract notice.

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".[30] She signed a contract for Ashok with a manager, but feeling that she was "in the wrong band" she resigned, which cancelled the contract.[8] Florence and the Machine are managed by Mairead Nash (one half of the DJ duo Queens of Noize), who decided to manage the singer when an inebriated Welch followed Nash into the toilets at a club[8][16] and sang Etta James' 1962 song "Something's Got a Hold on Me".[13]

2008–10: Lungs

Florence and the Machine released their debut album Lungs in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2009. 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.[31][32] Following its 25 July 2009 release for download in the United States, the album debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[33] ultimately peaking at number one.[34] The album was released physically in the US on 20 October by Universal Republic.[35] The album was produced by James Ford, Paul Epworth, Steve Mackey and Charlie Hugall.[3] Much of the material on the album was written as reaction to what turned out to be a temporary break-up with Welch's current boyfriend. Welch says, "He prefers me not to talk about it. It's funny then singing about it."[31]

"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,[36] Jennifer's Body,[37] and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold,[38] as well as in the television series 90210 and Saving Grace.[39][40] 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".[41] The song was used in the American television series Gossip Girl,[42] Community[43] and Covert Affairs,[44] in the British television series Skins,[45] and in the theatrical trailer for the 2010 comedy-drama film Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts.[46] "Dog Days Are Over" was also featured in the Glee episode "Special Education", where it was covered by Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley.[47] "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" was released on 22 June 2009 as the third single from the album. A small part of the song's melody, as well as the lyric "How quickly the glamour fades", were lifted from New York band Gang Gang Dance's 2008 song "House Jam" without credit on the Lungs liner notes. Members of the group noticed this and brought it to the attention of Florence and the Machine's label. Island Records acknowledged infringement and agreed to pay Gang Gang Dance a share of the song's publishing royalties. Welch agreed that she erred and said her intent was to pay homage.[48][49]

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,[50][51] the latter of which also went on to become part of a mashup titled "You Got the Dirtee Love" between Welch and English rapper Dizzee Rascal. The two performed the mashup together at the 2010 BRIT Awards on 16 February 2010 and the recorded performance was subsequently released as a single the following day.[52][53]

On 5 January 2010, "Hurricane Drunk" was originally announced as the next single from the album.[54] However, on 3 March a re-release of "Dog Days Are Over" was announced on the band's website; it was released digitally on 11 April 2010 and on 7" vinyl the following day, coinciding with the release of a brand-new video.[55] "Cosmic Love" was released on 5 July 2010 as the sixth and final single from Lungs, with a music video having already been shot.[56] The song was featured in several American television shows, including Grey's Anatomy,[57] The Vampire Diaries,[58] V,[59] Nikita[60] and So You Think You Can Dance.[61] The band also made a guest appearance in the 7 February 2011 episode of Gossip Girl, titled "Panic Roommate", where they performed an acoustic rendition of "Cosmic Love".[62] 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.[63] 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.[64]

2010–present: Ceremonials

Initially, Welch considered offers from the band's record label to record their second album in to work with writers and producers in Los Angeles,[65] but ultimately decided to record the album in the UK. 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 United States, 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.[65]

Epworth co-wrote seven tracks. Several other British writers share credits on the album, including Summers, Kid Harpoon, James Ford and composer Eg White.[65]

In June 2011 a cover of the Buddy Holly classic "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[66] and they debuted Ceremonials's setup track "What the Water Gave Me" at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California.[67]

In August 2011, the single "What the Water Gave Me" was released on iTunes[68] along with an accompanying video on the band's website and YouTube channel.[69] 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.[65]

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.[65]

Ceremonials was released on 31 October 2011.[70] It reached the #1 album spot in the UK on its first week of release and the #6 album spot in the United States.[6][7]

Performances

See also: Lungs Tour and Ceremonials Tour

Florence and the Machine burst onto the London scene playing a handful of gigs in and around London for the likes of The Lock Tavern, Blue Flowers and Filthy Fews. In August 2007, the band performed at the debut year of the 1-2-3-4 Shoreditch Festival, performing alongside LightSpeed Champion on the MySpace Main Stage which was hosted by manager Nash's DJ double act, Queens of Noize.[16][71] In May 2008, they supported MGMT on tour in Europe.[72] The BBC played a large part in Florence and the Machine's rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing.[73] This led to them playing music festivals in 2008, including Glastonbury,[74] Reading and Leeds[75] and Bestival.[76] Florence and the Machine were also part of the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 in January and February.[77]

The group played the Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust charity event at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2009.[78] Florence and The Machine supported Blur for their 26 June comeback performance at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester.[79] They played at the Lovebox Festival on 18 and 19 July.[80] In July 2009, the group was supporting Duran Duran.[29] They performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2009,[81] the Reading and Leeds 2009,[82] Electric Picnic 2009[83] and T in the Park 2009.[84]

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 amphitheater, which had to be closed off by security due to safety concerns as an unprecedented number of festivalgoers rushed to see the performance. It is estimated that 28,000 people of the 33,000 people that attended the festival crammed in to see Florence and the Machine. The amphitheater was reopened shortly after the start, once the safety fear was over.[85] 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.[86] 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."[87]

On 27 October 2009, Florence and the Machine played their first official New York City gig at the Bowery Ballroom,[88] and performed "Kiss with a Fist" on The Late Show with David Letterman.[89][90] On 5 November, the band performed "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" on Jimmy Kimmel Live![91] Welch stated although she would like to tour the United States, she is fearful of becoming homesick due to the time it would take to tour the country.[92]

After the success of Lungs 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.[93] Support acts include Babe Shadow and The Drums.[93][94] Florence and the Machine performed at Oxegen 2010,[95] T in the Park 2010,[96] the Isle of Wight Festival 2010,[97] Roskilde Festival 2010,[98] V Festival 2010,[99][100] and the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2010.[101] 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.[102]

The Cosmic Love Tour kicked off at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on 2 May 2010 where the group debuted a new song called "Strangeness and Charm" [103] and ended at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 15 May 2010.[104] 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.[105] Their performance drew one of the biggest crowds of the day and one of the biggest in the Other Stage's history.[105]

Welch and Dizzee Rascal's performance of a mashup version of the band's single "You've Got the Love" and Dizzee's single "Dirtee Cash", titled "You Got the Dirtee Love", at the 2010 BRIT Awards on 16 February 2010 was described as "a definite highlight of the evening".[106] This collaboration was released as a charity single the following day, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart.[106] She reprised the performance when she joined Dizzee on stage during his performance at the Glastonbury Festival 2010.[107] Florence and the Machine opened for U2 on the North American leg of their U2 360° Tour in June and July 2011.[108]

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 12 September performance at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, was so nervous she lost sleep and cried.[109] In addition, she struggled during the pre-show rehearsal with a move that required her to stand up on a rotating platform.[110] The performance was directed by So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Travis Wall and had Welch performing with a host of hyperactive dancers.[110] It was described as "both ethereal and downright joyous".[110] After the performance, Lungs rose to number two on the iTunes albums chart and "Dog Days Are Over" rose to number nine on the iTunes singles chart.[111] In addition, Florence and the Machine became the number-one search on Google and received 1,700 tweets per minute on Twitter.[111] Florence and the Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 15 October 2010.[112] On 20 November 2010, the band performed "Dog Days Are Over" and "You've Got the Love" on Saturday Night Live.[113] 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.[114] Welch and a number of other female singers opened the 53rd Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin.[115] 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.[116][117] 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.[118]

Two years of worldwide touring are scheduled to promote Ceremonials.[26]

Welch led a tribute to Amy Winehouse by performing Winehouse's single Back to Black during "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" concert held in December 2011.[119] The group performed in Times Square on 31 December 2011 for the 40th annual "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve" special.[120]

Style and influences

Florence Welch has been compared to other female singers such as Kate Bush,[121][122] Siouxsie Sioux,[121][122] PJ Harvey,[121] and Björk.[122]

Florence and the Machine's style has been described as "dark, robust and romantic".[121] Their music is a mix of "classic soul and midnight-on-the-moors English art rock".[121] Florence 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".[123]

Response

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.[124][125] 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.[77]

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".[126] Spin magazine rated Lungs eight out of ten and wrote, "You've gotta hand it to the girl: She always makes you feel something."[127] The magazine named it the eighth best album of 2009.[128] In December 2010, Florence and the Machine appeared on one of Spin's three holiday issue covers as Artist of the Year.[129][130]

Florence and the Machine won the MasterCard British Album award for Lungs at the 2010 BRIT Awards,[131] having also been nominated for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.[132] On 19 February 2010, Florence and the Machine won Best International Band at the 2010 Meteor Awards.[133] The group led the nominations for the 2010 MOJO Awards, with four nods.[134] They received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[135] In April 2011, Florence and the Machine were ranked 51 in the 2011 Time 100 poll, which annually lists the 100 most influential people in the world.[136]

The band's music video for "No Light, No Light" sparked controversy after several online commentators addressed its religious and racial imagery, due to its perceived use of blackface and representations of voodoo.[137][138][139]

Discography

Main article: Florence and the Machine discography

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Nominated work Award Result
2009 BBC Sound of 2009 Florence and the Machine Sound of 2009 Nominated
Third place
BRIT Awards Critic's Choice Award Won
Mercury Prize Lungs Mercury Prize Nominated
Studio8 Media International Music Award Florence and the Machine Female Voice of July 2009 Won
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Song of July 2009 Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Florence and the Machine Best UK and Ireland New Act Nominated
Q Awards Lungs Best Album Nominated
"Drumming Song" Best Video Nominated
Florence and the Machine Breakthrough Artist Nominated
UK Festival Awards Best Breakthrough Act Won
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Anthem of the Year Nominated
Florence and the Machine Festival Fitty of the Year – Girls Nominated
UK Music Video Awards "Drumming Song" Best Pop Video Nominated
Best Styling in a Video Won
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Nominated
2010 South Bank Show Florence and the Machine South Bank Show Award Won
BRIT Awards British Female Solo Artist Nominated
British Breakthrough Act Nominated
Lungs MasterCard British Album Won
Glamour Women of the Year Awards Florence and The Machine Band of The Year Won
Meteor Music Awards Lungs Best International Album Nominated
Florence and the Machine Best International Band Won
Best International Live Performance Nominated
Elle Style Awards Musician of the Year Won
Shockwaves NME Awards Best Solo Artist Nominated
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" Best Track Nominated
"You've Got the Love" Best Dancefloor Filler Nominated
Florence Welch Best Dressed Nominated
MOJO Awards Florence and the Machine Breakthrough Act Nominated
Best Live Act Nominated
"You've Got the Love" Song of the Year Nominated
Lungs Best Album Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards "Dog Days Are Over" Video of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Video Nominated
Best Art Direction in a Video Won
Best Cinematography in a Video Nominated
BT Digital Music Awards Florence and the Machine Best Female Artist Nominated
"You've Got the Love" Best Song Nominated
Q Awards Florence and the Machine Best Female Won
"You've Got the Love" Best Song Won
UK Music Video Awards "Dog Days Are Over" Best Pop Video Nominated
Best Styling in a Video Nominated
UK Festival Awards "You've Got the Love" Anthem of the Year Won
Florence and the machine Feel-Good Act of the Summer Nominated
4Music Video Honours "Dog Days Are Over" Best Video of 2010 Nominated
European Festival Awards "You've Got the Love" Anthem of the Year Nominated
Florence and the Machine Best Newcomer Won
2011 Grammy Awards Best New Artist Nominated
Virgin Media Music Awards Hottest Women Nominated
Florence and the Machine with Dizzee Rascal Best Collaboration Nominated
"Dog Days Are Over" Best Video Nominated
Florence Welch Best Live Act Nominated
Shameless Publicity Seeker Nominated
BRIT Awards "You've Got the Love" Best British Single Nominated
Shockwaves NME Awards Florence and the Machine Best Solo Artist Nominated
International Dance Music Awards "Dog Days Are Over" (Yeasayer Remix) Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track Nominated
Florence and the Machine Best Break-Through Artist (Group) Nominated
Glamour Women of the Year Awards Best Band Nominated
Billboard Music Awards "Dog Days Are Over" Top Rock Song Nominated
Top Alternative Song Nominated

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