Florence and the Machine’s debut album Lungs is a celebration of where stories and songs originate from, between two lungs. While most of us take the air flowing through us for granted, Florence Welch has harnessed the power of her…
Album Review: Florence + The Machine – “High As Hope”
If you’re only mildly familiar with the music of Florence + The Machine, chances are, the two songs you know are “Dog Days Are Over” and “Shake It Out.” The former begins with cheerful harp strumming and the lyric “Happiness…
SXSW Review: ‘Song to Song’ Comes Off As One Note
Terrence Malick is not known for playing it safe. His avant-garde style has been a dichotomizing force among film critics for over a decade. He marches to the beat of his own drum, but recently that beat has been repetitive…
Album Review: Lady Gaga – “Joanne”
Lady Gaga is a weird gal, or at least weird in the terms of modern pop music. Yes, her looks are as iconic as they are strange. Her performances are equally complex and ridiculous, bouncing between avant garde and a Joel Schumacher…
Concert Review: The Revolution of Florence and The Machine
“She’s a movement, a revolution.” Those were the only coherent words I was able to form as I watched Florence Welch twirl her way across the stage at Wells Fargo Theatre on Thursday night in Denver, Colorado. I had no…