How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

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How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
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Studio album by
Florence and the Machine
Released29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)
RecordedFebruary 2014 – 2015
Studio
Genre
Length48:46
Label Island
Producer
Florence and the Machine chronology
MTV Unplugged
(2012)		How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
(2015)		 High as Hope
(2018)
Singles from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  1. "What Kind of Man"
    Released: 12 February 2015
  2. "Ship to Wreck"
    Released: 9 April 2015
  3. "Queen of Peace"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  4. "Delilah"
    Released: 27 November 2015

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is the third studio album by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 29 May 2015 by Island Records. After her year-long break from music, the lead vocalist, Florence Welch, returned to configure the album, recording material that dealt with personal conflicts and struggles. In comparison to the band's two previous studio albums, it is much more refined and stripped-down instrumentally, and incorporates a mixture of musical influences such as folk, blues and gospel.

Contents

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful was met with positive reviews from music critics, who commended the album for its cohesion, production and Welch's vocal delivery. It appeared on several year-end critics' lists. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with 68,788 copies sold in its first week, becoming the band's third consecutive number-one album. Four singles were released, "What Kind of Man", "Ship to Wreck", "Queen of Peace" and "Delilah". The album earned the band five Grammy Award nominations, in addition to being shortlisted for the 2015 Mercury Prize.

Background

In 2011, Florence and the Machine released their second studio album, Ceremonials , which was their second consecutive release to peak at number one on the UK Albums Chart, as well as the first to reach the top 10 of the US Billboard 200, peaking at number six. [3] The album included the song "Spectrum (Say My Name)", which was remixed by the Scottish musician Calvin Harris and became the group's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart in July 2012. [4] In late August 2012, Welch told Style.com that she would take a year-long break from music, explaining, "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." [5] During her break, Welch made a guest appearance on Calvin Harris's album 18 Months , providing vocals on the track "Sweet Nothing", which topped the UK chart. [6]

Conception and recording

In an interview with Zane Lowe on 16 February 2015, Welch said that during the year off she had "a bit of a nervous breakdown", and that time was chaotic. The break was new for her, having almost constantly been at work during the making of the band's first two albums. She explained further, saying, "I was still going out and going to events but something wasn't quite right, I was spiraling a bit. I wasn't making myself happy. I wasn't stable." [7] It allowed her to reassess her musical approach to reflect her own life experiences, a change she credits to consulting with Taylor Swift. [8] Overall, the recording sessions for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful were conducted during a vulnerable period in her life, making the album her most personal work thus far. [7]

Welch began composing the material for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful after concluding the band's touring in support of Ceremonials in 2014. [9] Regarding the album's themes, she said in a press statement, "I guess although I've always dealt in fantasy and metaphor when I came to writing, that meant the songs this time were dealing much more in reality. Ceremonials was so fixated on death and water, and the idea of escape or transcendence through death, but the new album became about trying to learn how to live, and how to love in the world rather than trying to escape from it. Which is frightening because I'm not hiding behind anything but it felt like something I had to do." [10] [11] Welch also told Lowe that the producer Markus Dravs was instrumental in exploring her lyrical versatility, as he forebade her to write any more songs about water, a main theme in her past compositions. Still, she managed to write "Ship to Wreck", a song which she jokingly commented was "not too explicit" in comparison to her past works. [7]

On 4 June 2014, Welch told NME that the band's third studio album was in the works. [12] There was an emphasised effort to avoid heavily orchestrating the instrumental arrangements, or as Welch described it, "make Ceremonials Part Two", as she believed the predecessor had reached its creative peak. [9] Welch said that she wanted to work with Dravs on the album, as he produced Björk's Homogenic (1997), an important album to Welch. "I felt he had that balance of organic and electronic capabilities, managing those two worlds. And, you know, he's good with big sounds. And I like big sounds. And he's good with trumpets, and I knew I wanted a brass section on this record", she said in the press release. [13] "With Markus, I wanted to make something that was big but that had a gentleness to it, that had a warmth, that was rooted. I think that's why we went back more to the live instruments. Something that was band-led almost", she added. [14] The final track on the album, "Mother", was co-produced by Dravs and Paul Epworth. [13] [14]

Promotion

On 10 February 2015, Florence and the Machine released a music video featuring a snippet of the album's title track, "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". The video, which showed Welch dancing with her look-alike, [14] was directed by Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock, and served as an album teaser. [15] [16]

The band performed "What Kind of Man" and "Ship to Wreck" on Later... with Jools Holland on 28 April 2015. [17] On 9 May, the band performed both songs on Saturday Night Live . [18] The group performed "Ship to Wreck" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 2. [19]

The band performed at numerous European festivals in summer 2015, including Way Out West in Sweden, headlining Glastonbury festival, Super Bock Super Rock in Portugal and Rock Werchter in Belgium, among others. [20] On 9 September 2015, the group's tour in support of the album kicked off in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [21] [22]

The Odyssey

Starting on 12 February 2015, the band released a series of Vincent Haycock-directed music videos for several songs from the album, with each video acting as a chapter in a story titled The Odyssey. The complete 47-minute short film premiered via the band's website on 25 April 2016, consisting of all previously released videos, as well as new connecting scenes and a new final chapter, set to "Third Eye". Haycock explained that The Odyssey follows "Florence's personal journey to find herself again after the emotional storm of a heartbreak. Like the layers of Dante's purgatory, each song or chapter represents a battle that Florence traversed and physical landscape that embodied each song or story." [23]

Singles

"What Kind of Man" was released as the lead single from the album two days after the "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" teaser. [16] The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 12 February 2015 at 7:30 p.m. local time along with an announcement of the album's release date, title and track listing. [10] The music video, directed by Vincent Haycock and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, [11] premiered online shortly afterwards, along with the album's pre-order. [32] The single reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart and number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [33] [34] On 18 April 2015, "What Kind of Man" was issued as a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl for Record Store Day, featuring "As Far as I Could Get" as its B-side. [35]

"Ship to Wreck" was released as the second single on 9 April 2015. [36] The music video for the song, also shot by Haycock, choreographed by Heffington and filmed in Welch's own house, was released on 13 April. [37] The track peaked at number 27 on the UK chart. [33]

"Queen of Peace" was released as the third single on 4 September 2015. [38] The music video was issued prior to the single on 27 July 2015 as a 10-minute double-feature, including the song "Long and Lost", and was filmed on the Scottish island of Easdale. [39]

"Delilah" was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 27 November 2015. [40] The track premiered as a Hottest Record on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show on 19 May 2015, [41] [42] and its accompanying music video premiered on 21 October. [43] The song, along with its demo version, was released as a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl for Record Store Day on 16 April 2016, including a cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" as its B-side. [44]

Other songs

A music video for "St. Jude" premiered on 23 March 2015. Considered to be a continuation of the video for "What Kind of Man", it was also directed by Haycock and choreographed by Heffington and sees Florence Welch "traveling through their version of the Divine Comedy ." [45] [46]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10 [47]
Metacritic 77/100 [48]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [49]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [50]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [51]
Entertainment Weekly A− [52]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [53]
NME 8/10 [54]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [55]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [56]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [57]
Spin 7/10 [58]

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 31 reviews. [48] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly viewed How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful as "Florence + the Machine's most raw and stripped-down album to date", adding that "Welch may have gone slightly smaller with her sound, but her emotional depth and capacity for wonder remain gigantic." [52] Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound hailed it as "the strongest Florence album to date" due to Welch having "reached a new level of eloquence in her writing, making her a more complete artist than ever", concluding that "it's apparent she's among her generation's most deserving superstars, maintaining a stunning balance of technical mastery and sensitive lyricism." [59] Leonie Cooper of NME wrote, "Overflowing with stately songwriting and lyrical craftsmanship, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful makes for a restrained but joyful return, and a collection that will last long after Welch's broken bones are mended." [54] Carl Wilson of Billboard commented, "No matter the mood and tempo, though, the Florence & The Machine heard on How Big How Blue How Beautiful is a newly self-aware one. It shows a different kind of mastery by allowing for a different kind of vulnerability, an especially delicate balancing act for a young woman in pop music." [50] Q hailed the band's thematic development, noting a "more righteous indignation" in the album's lyrics. [56] In a four out of five star review, the New York Daily News observed that "[t]he songs have a canny way of avoiding genre cliches" and artistically, Welch "draws more from the new wave of Siouxsie and the Banshees or the pan-pop breadth of Annie Lennox's solo career". [60]

Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph praised the album as "thunderous" and stated that Welch "has turned her turmoil into a powerful record, adding a new spiritual depth and mature awareness to the thrill of the wild emotions she has always been able to pump so fearlessly out of her mighty heart and lungs." [51] Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork described the album as "a huge, sturdy record, built for arenas [...] and it's richly and carefully enough constructed to endure the extensive exposure Welch's heartache is going to get over the course of this summer." [55] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone opined that "Welch isn't the most rhythmic singer; she's more about powerful held notes and dramatic articulation, and her rock moves have sometimes felt fussy in the past. But here, she punches like a prizefighter." [57] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic expressed that Welch's "Brit-pop soul treacle is still miles better than some of her contemporaries' top-tier offerings, and when the album connects it moves right in and starts to redecorate, but when it falters, it's akin to a chatty party guest failing to realize that everyone else has gone home." [49] In a less enthusiastic review, Andrew Unterberger of Spin dubbed the album "an exceedingly coherent listen, both in terms of consistent production and lyrical themes [...] But it's not a great album, and that's because the production and dynamics are so compressed to soupy church-soul consistency that once you get into the thick of the LP, it's virtually impossible to keep your attention rapt throughout." [58] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian felt that the album is "too overblown and daft for the songs to have the desired emotional impact: it's never really intimate enough for the feelings Welch expresses to connect." [53]

Accolades

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful was shortlisted for the 2015 Mercury Prize. [61] It also received five nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package for the album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for "What Kind of Man", and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Ship to Wreck". [62] The Odyssey was nominated for Breakthrough Long Form Video at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. [63] The albums was also ranked at number 68 on the list of the 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone. [64]

PublicationListRank
ABC News 50 Best Albums of 2015 [65] 17
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015 [66] 32
Billboard 25 Best Albums of 2015 [67] 17
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015 [68] 41
Entertainment Weekly The 40 Best Albums of 2015 [69] 15
Gigwise Albums of the Year [70] 50
The Huffington Post The Best Albums of 2015 [71] 6
NME Albums of the Year 2015 [72] 40
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2015 [73] 29
PopMatters The 80 Best Albums of 2015 [74] 44
People Best Albums of 2015 [75] 5
Q Top 50 Albums of 2015 [76] 10
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2015 [77] 22
20 Best Pop Albums of 2015 [78] 3
100 Best Albums of the 2010s [64] 68
Time Out London The 50 Best Albums of 2015 [79] 4
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2015 [80] 36

Commercial performance

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 68,788 copies, earning the band their third consecutive number-one album. [81] The album slipped to number two for two weeks in a row, [82] [83] before reclaiming the number-one spot in its fourth week on the chart, with 14,419 copies sold. [84] In the United States, the album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 137,000 album-equivalent units, of which 128,000 were pure album sales. It marked the band's first number-one album on the chart, as well as their largest sales week. [85] As of December 2015, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful had sold 290,000 copies in the US. [86] The album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week. [87] In Australia, the album debuted at the top of the charts, with sales of 15,706 copies. [88]

Elsewhere, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful topped the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Poland and Switzerland, while reaching the top five in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain, and the top 10 in Finland, Greece, Italy and Sweden. [89] [90] [91] [92] As of February 2016, the album had sold one million copies worldwide. [93]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ship to Wreck"
3:54
2."What Kind of Man"
3:36
3."How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
Dravs5:34
4."Queen of Peace"
  • Welch
  • Dravs
Dravs5:07
5."Various Storms & Saints"
  • Welch
  • Dravs
Dravs4:09
6."Delilah"
  • Welch
  • Summers
Dravs4:53
7."Long & Lost"
Dravs3:15
8."Caught"
Dravs4:24
9."Third Eye"WelchDravs4:20
10."St. Jude"
  • Welch
  • Ford
Dravs3:45
11."Mother"
Epworth5:49
Limited edition 7-inch vinyl box set bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."As Far as I Could Get"
  • Welch
  • Ford
4:05
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Hiding"
  • Welch
  • Ford
Ford3:52
13."Make Up Your Mind"
  • Welch
  • Hull
4:01
14."Which Witch" (Demo)
  • Welch
  • Summers
Isabella "Machine" Summers4:19
15."Third Eye" (Demo)WelchBrett Shaw4:15
16."How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" (Demo)
  • Welch
  • Summers
Summers4:32
Target exclusive edition additional tracks [94]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Pure Feeling"
  • Welch
  • Ford
Hugall4:08
18."Conductor"
Wilson4:52

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. [95]

Florence and the Machine

  • Florence Welch – vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1–10, 12, 13); body percussion (track 9); stamps, claps (track 14); piano, percussion (track 15)
  • Chris Hayden – drums (tracks 1–3, 6–9, 13); percussion (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 13)
  • Rob Ackroyd – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–9); acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 13); ukulele (track 9)
  • Mark Saunders – bass (tracks 2–4, 6–9)
  • Isabella Summers – Rhodes organ (track 3); programming, drums, synths, bass, keys (tracks 14, 16); strings, stamps, claps (track 14); Rhodes, percussion (track 16)
  • Rusty Bradshaw – piano (track 4)
  • Tom Monger – harp (track 13)

Additional musicians

  • Kid Harpoon – drums, percussion, bass, CP70 synth (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 1, 13); brass writing, brass arrangements (track 2); acoustic guitar, piano (track 13)
  • Leo Abrahams – acoustic guitar (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 2, 4–6, 9)
  • James Hallawell – Hammond organ (tracks 1, 4); Farfisa, piano, organ (track 7)
  • Markus Dravs – glockenspiel (track 1); percussion, synths (track 2); bass synth (track 5); programming (tracks 7, 10); body percussion, electric guitar (track 9); woodwind arrangements (track 10)
  • Janelle Martin – backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 9)
  • Nim Miller – backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 9)
  • Baby N'Sola – backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 9)
  • John Hill – synths, brass writing, brass arrangements (track 2)
  • Nigel Black – French horn (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Pip Eastop – French horn (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Sam Jacobs – French horn (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Elise Campbell – French horn (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • John Barclay – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 9); piccolo trumpet (track 3)
  • Philip Cobb – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 9); flugel trumpet (track 3)
  • Andy Crowley – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Andy Wood – Euphonium (tracks 2–4, 9); trombone (track 4)
  • Ed Tarrant – Euphonium (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Richard Edwards – tenor trombone (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Oren Marshall – tuba (tracks 2–4, 9)
  • Steve Jones – electric guitar (tracks 3, 7)
  • Robin Baynton – Rhodes organ (track 3); piano (tracks 3, 6, 9); organ (track 6)
  • Pete Prokopiw – harp, cimbalom (track 3); programming (tracks 6, 7, 10)
  • Will Owen – brass arrangements (track 3); string arrangements (tracks 3, 5)
  • Ali Helnwein – brass arrangements, string arrangements (track 3); strings (track 16)
  • Sally Herbert – orchestration (tracks 3–5, 10); conducting (tracks 3–5); flute arrangements, brass arrangements, string arrangements (track 4); brass orchestration, brass conducting (track 9); woodwind arrangements (track 10)
  • Ian Humphries – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Ian Belton – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Julia Singleton – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • John Smart – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Ann Morfee – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Natalia Bonner – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Sonia Slany – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Gillon Cameron – violin (tracks 3–5)
  • Ciaran McCabe – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Alison Dods – violin (tracks 3, 5)
  • Fiona Bonds – viola (tracks 3, 5)
  • Ian Rathbone – viola (tracks 3, 5)
  • Max Baillie – viola (tracks 3, 5)
  • Rachel Robson – viola (tracks 3, 5)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 3–5)
  • Chris Worsey – cello (tracks 3, 5)
  • Nick Cooper – cello (tracks 3, 5)
  • Sophie Harris – cello (tracks 3, 5)
  • Richard Pryce – bass (tracks 3, 5)
  • Lucy Shaw – bass (tracks 3, 5)
  • Eliza Marshall – flute, alto flute (tracks 3, 4)
  • Matt Ingram – drums, percussion (track 4)
  • Benson – additional keys, programming, flute arrangements, brass arrangements, string arrangements (track 4); backing vocals (track 7)
  • Daniel Newell – piccolo trumpet, flugel, trumpet (track 4)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (track 4)
  • Rick Koster – violin (track 4)
  • Oli Langford – violin (track 4)
  • Bruce White – viola (track 4)
  • Nick Barr – viola (track 4)
  • Iain Berryman – piano, harmonium, acoustic guitar (track 8); body percussion, cornet (track 9)
  • James Ford – programming (tracks 10, 12); woodwind arrangements (track 10); drums, bass, guitar, keys, percussion, piano, synths (track 12)
  • Rebecca Wood – oboe, cor anglais (track 10)
  • Pete Harrison – bassoon (track 10)
  • Paul Epworth – drums, bass, guitar, synths, organ, percussion (track 11)
  • Orlando Leopard – piano, bass, harmonium, organ, additional arrangement (track 13)
  • Charlie Hugall – programming, percussion (track 13)
  • Wayne Francis – saxophone (track 14)
  • Nick Walters – trumpet (track 14)
  • Adman Dayes – trombone (track 14)
  • Brett Shaw – additional percussion (track 15)
  • Alex Beitzke – guitar (track 16)

Technical

  • Markus Dravs – production (tracks 1–10)
  • Kid Harpoon – production (track 1); co-production (track 13)
  • Robin Baynton – engineering (tracks 1–7, 9, 10); strings recording, brass recording, flute recording (track 4); woodwind recording (track 10)
  • Jonathan Sagis – engineering assistance (tracks 1–10)
  • Iain Berryman – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3–10); additional engineering (track 2)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12)
  • Geoff Swan – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering (all tracks)
  • John Hill – co-production (track 2)
  • Joe Kearns – additional engineering (track 2); engineering (track 8)
  • Mat Bartram – brass recording (tracks 2–4, 9); strings recording (tracks 3–5); flute recording (tracks 3, 4); engineering (track 5)
  • Ronan Phelan – brass recording assistance (tracks 2–4, 9); strings recording assistance (tracks 3–5); flute recording assistance (tracks 3, 4)
  • Craig Silvey – mixing (tracks 3–8, 10, 11)
  • Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistance (tracks 3–8, 10, 11)
  • Dan Cox – additional engineering (track 4)
  • Paul Epworth – production (track 11)
  • James Ford – production (track 12)
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineering (track 12)
  • Charlie Hugall – production, engineering (track 13); mixing (tracks 13, 14)
  • Will Donbavand – mixing assistance (track 13)
  • Isabella "Machine" Summers – production (tracks 14, 16)
  • Ben Roulston – engineering (tracks 14, 16)
  • Alex Beitzke – engineering (tracks 14, 16)
  • John Catlin – mixing assistance (track 14)
  • Brett Shaw – production, engineering, mixing (track 15)

Artwork

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [140] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [141] Gold7,500*
Germany (BVMI) [142] Gold100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [143] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [144] 3× Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [145] Platinum359,588 [146]
United States (RIAA) [147] Gold500,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide—1,000,000 [93]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef(s)
Australia29 May 2015
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Universal [148] [149]
Germany [150] [151] [152] [153]
LP Standard [154]
Ireland
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Island [155] [156]
LPStandard [157]
France1 June 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Universal [158] [159] [160] [161]
LPStandard [162]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Island [163] [164] [165] [166]
LPStandard [167]
7-inch vinyl box setLimited [168]
United States2 June 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Republic [169] [170] [171]
LPStandard [172]
Australia19 June 2015Universal [173]

Notes

  1. ↑ The deluxe edition and digital download album cover only includes the grayscale photograph of Florence Welch.
  2. ↑ Tracks 1–10 and 12; woodwind on track 10
  3. ↑ Brass on tracks 2–4 and 9; strings on tracks 3–5; flute on tracks 3 and 4
  4. ↑ Track 4
  5. ↑ Track 12
  6. 1 2 Track 13
  7. ↑ Tracks 14 and 16
  8. ↑ Track 15

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English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released five studio albums, three live albums, four compilation albums, six extended plays, 25 singles, four promotional singles and 29 music videos.

<i>+</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Ed Sheeran

+ ("Plus") is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 9 September 2011 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album is considered Sheeran's commercial breakthrough. He previously released five EPs independently. Jake Gosling and Sheeran produced the majority of the album, with additional production by American hip hop producer No I.D.

<i>Ceremonials</i> 2011 studio album by Florence and the Machine

Ceremonials is the second studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 28 October 2011 by Island Records. The band started working on the album in 2010 and finished it in 2011. The standard edition of the album was entirely produced by Paul Epworth, who also worked prominently on the band's debut album Lungs (2009).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spectrum (Say My Name)</span> 2012 song by Florence and the Machine

"Spectrum" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album Ceremonials (2011). It was written by lead singer Florence Welch and Paul Epworth with production being handled by Epworth. The band premiered the song during a concert at Brooklyn's Creators Project on 15 October 2011, prior to the release of the album. The album version of "Spectrum" is a downtempo orchestral pop, dance-pop and disco song. The accompanying music video for the song premiered on 30 May 2012. It was directed by David LaChapelle and John Byrne.

<i>MTV Unplugged</i> (Florence and the Machine album) 2012 live album by Florence and the Machine

MTV Unplugged is the second live album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 6 April 2012 by Island Records. It was filmed on 15 December 2011 in New York City's oldest synagogue building, the Angel Orensanz Center, as part of the MTV Unplugged series, with the band being backed by a ten-person choir. The album contains acoustic performances of eleven songs, nine from the band's two studio albums, Lungs (2009) and Ceremonials (2011) alongside a cover of "Jackson" with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and "Try a Little Tenderness". Upon its release, MTV Unplugged received mixed to positive reviews by music critics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris song)</span> 2012 single by Calvin Harris

"Sweet Nothing" is a song by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from his third studio album, 18 Months (2012). It features vocals from Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch. Harris previously worked with the band in a remix of their single, "Spectrum" (2012). While recording 18 Months, Harris expressed interest in working with Welch. He mentioned that it was not easy and he had to chase her, due to schedule conflicts. Welch accepted his invitation and the two recorded "Sweet Nothing". The track premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 28 August 2012 and was later released as the fifth single from the album on 12 October 2012.

<i>18 Months</i> 2012 studio album by Calvin Harris

18 Months is the third studio album by Scottish DJ and musician Calvin Harris. It was released on 26 October 2012 by Deconstruction, Fly Eye and Columbia Records. It marked Harris's first album where he does not regularly provide vocals on each song, instead producing the music and having guest singers sing for him, as Harris stated in late 2010 he did not intend to sing on his songs anymore. The album also shows a shift from Harris' usual nu disco-style songs, focusing more on an electro house style.

<i>Morning Phase</i> 2014 studio album by Beck

Morning Phase is the twelfth official studio album and twelfth overall by American singer Beck. The album was released in February 2014 by his new label, Capitol Records. According to a press release, Morning Phase is a "companion piece" to Beck's 2002 album Sea Change. Almost every credited musician who recorded parts for Sea Change returned to record for Morning Phase, with the sole exception being Sea Change producer Nigel Godrich.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">What Kind of Man (Florence and the Machine song)</span> 2015 single by Florence and the Machine

"What Kind of Man" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch, Kid Harpoon and John Hill, produced by Markus Dravs and co-produced by Hill. The song was released on 12 February 2015 as the album's lead single. "What Kind of Man" received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ship to Wreck</span> 2015 single by Florence and the Machine

"Ship to Wreck" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was released on 9 April 2015 as the album's second single. The track premiered on Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1 on 8 April 2015 and the accompanying music video was released on 13 April, following the narrative of band's previous two videos of "What Kind of Man" and "St. Jude". The video was filmed in frontwoman Florence Welch's London house.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delilah (Florence and the Machine song)</span> 2015 single by Florence and the Machine

"Delilah" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Isabella Summers, and produced by Markus Dravs. The song was released on 27 November 2015 as the album's fourth and final single.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen of Peace (song)</span> 2015 single by Florence and the Machine

"Queen of Peace" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Markus Dravs, and produced by the latter. The song was released on 4 September 2015 as the album's third single. "Queen of Peace" debuted at number 178 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking three weeks later at number 133, the band's first single to miss the top 100 since "Lover to Lover" in 2012.

<i>High as Hope</i> 2018 studio album by Florence and the Machine

High as Hope is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 29 June 2018, by Republic and Virgin EMI Records. It was preceded by the singles "Sky Full of Song" and "Hunger". "Patricia" was released as the third and final single on 10 August 2018.

<i>Hurts 2B Human</i> 2019 studio album by Pink

Hurts 2B Human is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Pink. Released on April 26, 2019, by RCA Records, the album was initially planned as a standalone extended play (EP). Pursuing a sound that would be a departure from her previous albums, Pink enlisted the assistance of collaborators such as Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, and Ryan Tedder. The album features guest appearances by Cash Cash, Khalid, Chris Stapleton, and Wrabel. The album was officially announced during Pink's interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show broadcast in February 2019. Musically, Hurts 2B Human is a pop record whose lyrics delve into themes of love, family, introspection, life, and self-worth.

<i>Dance Fever</i> (album) 2022 studio album by Florence and the Machine

Dance Fever is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 13 May 2022 by Polydor Records. Work on the album was originally scheduled for early 2020 in New York City; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the recording took place in London instead. Frontwoman Florence Welch has cited Iggy Pop as the biggest musical influence on the album; which features a variety of styles, ranging from progressive pop to indie pop, disco, and industrial music.

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