Such a brilliant album. Delilah, Caught & Third Eye are my favourite non-singles.

 

St. Jude has yet to grow on me, though. :(

Amazing. Waaay to early to tell just after one listen but I think it may be better than 'Ceremonials' for me (obviously nothing can beat 'Lungs'). It sounds more 'earthy' (?) rather than the polished nature of 'Ceremonials'. 'Delilah' HAS to be the next single and I'm sure it will be, so amazing. 'St. Jude' is also still so beautiful.

 

Have to echo the bemusement and annoyance at 'Which Witch' not only relegated to deluxe status but also being left in demo status. :angry:

Quite liked the album on first listen, though all the instant grats are easily the best material. Agree that "Delilah" should be a single, though Annie Mac played "Queen of Peace" as a Hottest Record the other night and said that was the third (?) single after "What Kind of Man" and "Ship to Wreck".

 

Hoping it'll grow on repeated listens though, 'Lungs' and 'Ceremonials' are both incredible - with "No Light, No Light" remaining my favourite FATM track to date.

Think 'Queen of Peace' is already becoming one of my favourite Florence songs of all time, so if that was 3rd single that would be perfect.

 

For the record, I also concur this is a fantastic album. Much preferring it to 'Ceremonials' which always was a bit disappointing for me despite some real stand out tracks. This is way more consistent and the sound seems more natural and organic. The big moments just happen without any real try-hardness.

Queen of Peace was Hottest Record last week and is confirmed as single 3, clearly an album highlight!

I approve of the single choice!

They are now headlining Glastonbury because of the Foo Fighters' lead singer's leg injury. bless flo and her evil scheming that paid off :')

Oh my God she's contagious?

which witch~

They are now headlining Glastonbury because of the Foo Fighters' lead singer's leg injury. bless flo and her evil scheming that paid off :')

 

Florence (but not the Machine) also recently broke her foot jumping off the Coachella stage. : O

I had an epiphany about the sheer incredible-ness pf Ship To Wreck earlier tbh and I've barely listened to anything else all day :lol: It's just perfect, the balance between tragic lyrics and jaunty instrumental/melody <3

Anyone watch her headline Glasto set? I thought she did incredibly well, I forgot how much I loved her as a live performer.

Still obsessed with 3 tracks. The title song, Which Witch and Queen of Peace. Sensational trio.

Yeah, amazing set at Glastonbury, such energy and particularly loved the Foo Fighters tribute, that was a really nice touch.

 

And I finally listened to this album and sure enough it's really good! Much better than Ceremonials, it's nice to see her use her voice differently and go softer on some songs as well, particularly St Jude <3 Delilah's growing on me a little bit after not really getting it on first listen, hope it can be a single.

Edited June 27, 201510 yr by Chez Wombat

I don't really get the fuss over 'Which Witch'. I mean I do really like how big it sounds but I also feel as though there is something missing from it - it definitely sounds like the demo that it is. 'Queen Of Peace', 'Delilah', 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful', 'Third Eye' and 'Mother' are the stand out WOW tracks I think. All some of my favourite Florence songs ever already.

 

I still can't get over quite how good this album is either. I have always enjoyed Florence but never been a massive fan but this record has really turned that around and I have never liked her more. I would argue that the only song below an 8.0/10.0 on the standard tracklisting is indeed 'Ship To Wreck' and even that has grown on me a lot in the context of the album.

NEED to see her live.

Okay, this has now become my favourite album of hers and maybe even my favourite of 2015.

 

When you have such amazing songs as Which Witch, Conductor, As Far As I Could Get and Pure Feeling as merely your BONUS TRACKS, but they don't overshadow the main edition songs, it's a sign that you are doing this music thing RIGHT.

Just listened through the album on Spotify. On first impression, it's a pretty great album and probably one of the better things I've heard this year so far. I quite enjoyed "Ship to Wreck", the title track, "Queen of Peace", "Various Storms & Saints", "Delilah", and "Mother". Right now I'm leaning towards "Queen of Peace" being my favorite song.

 

I may check out the three bonus tracks since everyone is talking about how good they are.

Edited July 7, 201510 yr by Ninjabait

I finally watched back her Glasto set on iPlayer last night. What I've heard of the new album sounds like a return to form (I didn't care much for 'Ceremonials' bar 'Shake it Out') and 'Ship to Wreck' is a decent effort.

Apparently Long & Lost is a double A-Side single with Queen Of Peace?! Double A-sides aren't really needed in the digital era, and I think it's a pretty crap single choice. Good enough song but it's just "nice". Queen Of Peace is a monster and is going to have an epic 10 minute video I read, it doesn't need to be straddled with anything else!