Florence + The Machine have announced a special performance of their debut album, Lungs, in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Entitled “Symphony of Lungs,” the concert is set to go down on September 11th at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms classical music festival. It will be aired live on BBC Radio 3.
The concert will see Florence Welch perform the album in full with backing from Jules Buckley and his Orchestra. In addition to its live airing, the performance will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 1, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer.
“This album was such a patchwork of a period of time of my messy teenage years and early twenties,” Welch said of the upcoming anniversary show in a press release. “I had no idea what I was doing or where it would go, and a lot of the songs are simply an exhalation of joy.
The concert will see Florence Welch perform the album in full with backing from Jules Buckley and his Orchestra. In addition to its live airing, the performance will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 1, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer.
“This album was such a patchwork of a period of time of my messy teenage years and early twenties,” Welch said of the upcoming anniversary show in a press release. “I had no idea what I was doing or where it would go, and a lot of the songs are simply an exhalation of joy.
- 4/25/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
It’s been a decade since Chvrches first released The Bones of What You Believe. Now, the band is honoring their celebrated debut album with a 10th anniversary reissue, which features four previously-unheard songs and five live recordings from 2013.
“It feels quite strange that Bones is almost a decade old,” vocalist Lauren Mayberry said in a statement. “In some ways, it’s like it just happened, but also like that era was a lifetime ago. We are very grateful to all the fans who gave that album a special place in their heart, and still show us so much kindness today.”
One of the newly-unearthed songs is “Manhattan,” which was written right as that era from a “lifetime ago” was first beginning. As the band’s Iain Cook explained, it was the fourth song Chvrches ever worked on. “It was the first time we messed around with sampling and chopping up our vocals,...
“It feels quite strange that Bones is almost a decade old,” vocalist Lauren Mayberry said in a statement. “In some ways, it’s like it just happened, but also like that era was a lifetime ago. We are very grateful to all the fans who gave that album a special place in their heart, and still show us so much kindness today.”
One of the newly-unearthed songs is “Manhattan,” which was written right as that era from a “lifetime ago” was first beginning. As the band’s Iain Cook explained, it was the fourth song Chvrches ever worked on. “It was the first time we messed around with sampling and chopping up our vocals,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry covered Depeche Mode’s 1989 hit “Personal Jesus” during a recent solo show in Prague. Performing at the Rock Café, Mayberry and her backing band gave the tune an upbeat rendition, with live drum beats filling in for the classic synth notes.
Mayberry is a long-professed fan of Depeche Mode and Chvrches previously toured with the group. The musician has made a habit of including covers on her current tour. She has included renditions of songs like Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” and the 1975’s “Paris” on her set list,...
Mayberry is a long-professed fan of Depeche Mode and Chvrches previously toured with the group. The musician has made a habit of including covers on her current tour. She has included renditions of songs like Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” and the 1975’s “Paris” on her set list,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Not to give too much away, but there’s a cathartic scene in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 that features several characters and the residents of Knowhere dancing euphorically to the 2008 Florence + the Machine hit song “Dog Days Are Over.” The climactic scene and the emotive needle drop would make even the blackest of hearts throb with a little emotion.
On Monday, Florence + the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch posted a video to TikTok of herself reacting to the scene and the use of her song. In the clip, Welch almost immediately begins tearing up upon hearing “Dog Days Are Over.” In the caption to the post, she writes, “So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it.”
Welch added, “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
On Monday, Florence + the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch posted a video to TikTok of herself reacting to the scene and the use of her song. In the clip, Welch almost immediately begins tearing up upon hearing “Dog Days Are Over.” In the caption to the post, she writes, “So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it.”
Welch added, “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
- 5/9/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Mackey, the bass player of Pulp, has died at the age of 56.
A cause of death has not yet been given, but Mackey’s wife, stylist Katie Grand, revealed he had recently been admitted to hospital.
She shared her “devastation” over his death in an Instagram post on Thursday 2 March, writing: “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey.
“Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I have ever known, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker.”
She continued: “As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to...
A cause of death has not yet been given, but Mackey’s wife, stylist Katie Grand, revealed he had recently been admitted to hospital.
She shared her “devastation” over his death in an Instagram post on Thursday 2 March, writing: “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey.
“Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I have ever known, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker.”
She continued: “As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to...
- 3/2/2023
- by Ellie Harrison and Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
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