Florence and the machine

Florence and the Machine, sometimes stylised Florence + the Machine, are a British (British people) indie rock/art rock band. It is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Musically Florence and the Machines sound is generally referred to as soul (Soul music)-inspired indie (indie rock). Florence and The Machines music has received praise across the British music media, especially from the BBC who played a large part in Florence and The Machines rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing. This led to her playing a number of music festivals in 2008, including Glastonbury (Glastonbury Festival) as well as Reading and Leeds and T in the Park. The bands debut album, Lungs (Lungs (album)) was released on 6 July 2009, and was at the number 2 position for its first five weeks in the charts, behind Michael Jackson.

Spin Magazine gave Lungs (Lungs (album)) four out of five possible stars and wrote, "You?ve gotta hand it to the girl: She always makes you feel something" SPIN.com cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Florence and the Machine Lungs Review work = publisher = SPIN.com date =October 27, 2009 url = format = doi = accessdate =