After receiving critical acclaim in the UK for her album 'Lungs' Florence Welch is well into her first tour of the US and Canada. Monday night she plays a Sold Out show at the Mod Club in Toronto.
Florence and the Machine is simply Florence Welch and a collaboration of studio and touring musicians. The name Florence and the Machine began as a private joke between Florence and a musician friend, nicknamed Isabella Machine. The story goes that on her way to her first gig she still did not have a stage name. She decided to call herself 'Florence Robot is a Machine' and started to attract notice at performances around London.
Florence and the Machine were showcased on the BBC shows BBC Introducing. Her performances at Glastonbury and T in the Park helped to further raise her profile. In 2008, the debut album Lungs was released under the name 'Florence and the Machine'. The album reached #2 in the UK charts and sold over 100,000 copies. Her debut single Kiss With a Fist was followed by Dog Days Are Over, Rabbit Heart and then Drumming Song.
The album Lungs is a solid effort which gets frequent plays on my iPod, besides the singles listed above favorite of mine are Girl With One Eye and My Boy Builds Coffins. Looking forward to reviews of her show on Monday night, and jealous of those keeners who didn't procrastinate buying a ticket like I did :(
Videos
Kiss With a Fist
Drumming Song
Dog Days Are Over
MySpace page
Band Website
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