组建时间 / 地点:2007年 / 英国伦敦
Florence And The Machine 是一支来自英国的的独立流行乐队, 女歌手Florence Welch担任主唱,同时也是乐团灵魂支柱;吉他手Robert Ackroyd、鼓手Christopher Lloyd Hayden、键盘手Isabella Summers以及竖琴手Tom Monger等人建立起的The Machine,则是Florence幕后强大的支撑乐团。
乐队成员
Florence Welch: 主唱
Isabella Summers: 键盘
Robert Ackroyd: 吉他
Christopher Lloyd Hayden: 鼓
Tom Monger: 竖琴
乐队经历
乐队成立于2007年,在短短时间内就掳获许多人的目光,2008年的发表的两支暖身作品 Kiss With A Fist 和Dog Days Are Over,皆挤身英国金榜百大单曲之林。在尚未正式发行专辑之前,Florence + The Machine 已率先抱回2009年全英音乐「最佳乐评人奖」,推崇声刹时从四面八方涌入。09年推出的单曲「Rabbit Heart(Raise It Up)」于首周便拿下英国TOP12的好成绩,各大传媒——The Time(4/5)+ The Observer(4/5)+ The Guardian(4/5)+ Drowned In Sound(8/10)——皆给予近满分的破表推崇。
Florence And The Machine 随后坐上BBC的「2009年潜力新人」名单第三名;NME除了力挺有加,更邀请其参与The NME Tours盛会,登上英伦年度超大型户外摇滚祭典Glastonbury、Reading & Leeds的舞台。The Guide赞誉:“Florence + The Machine的疯狂式艺术流行乐将成为2009年最美丽的声响。”
Florence + The Machine连手出击首张专辑《Lungs》,一口气动员Paul Epworth (Bloc Party.、New Order)、James Ford (Mystery Jets、Arctic Monkeys)、Steve Mackie (Deana Carter、Aberfeldy)等三位横跨不同领域的大师齐力拱盘,以锐不可挡的气势直接空降英国金榜亚军。先前曝光的开场曲“Dog Days Are Over”,徘徊在Folk/Pop的边缘,加上Florence韧性十足的演绎功力,很难不让人深深着迷;首周拿下英国单曲榜Top12好成绩的“Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)”,充满魅惑的层次感声音表情,电子键盘的轻巧覆盖,加强不断外扩延展的想象空间;温热弦乐和冰冷琴音对撞之“Howl”,其中极具感染力的澎湃激昂嗓音再度加深歌曲记忆点;挑衅味浓烈同时冲出十足霸气的“Kiss With A Fist”,让这位强悍女人一鸣惊人,过瘾的庞克节拍点燃难以制伏的气焰;如精灵般跳跃着欢愉频率的“Between Two Lungs”和“Hurricane Drunk”,流露出独一无二的奇幻美感,并在感性细腻中听见流淌心灵间的酣畅音符。早已获各传媒The Time(4/5)+The Observer(4/5)+The Guardian(4/5)+Drowned In Sound(8/10)近满分的破表推崇。
主唱简介
Florence Welch
主唱Florence Welch生于1986年8月28日, 自小受到热爱音乐的父母的影响,从7岁就开始就在婚丧宴会中演出,11岁开始接受歌唱训练课程。虽然Florence有着读写障碍、动作协调障碍等问题,却丝毫不影响她追求音乐的热情和决心,在经过治疗后还可提笔撰写歌曲。在10岁时,Welch见证了她祖父病情的恶化。而当她艺术历史学家的外祖母自杀时,Welch14岁。 据Welch说:现在我们获得了辉煌,但我们的过去是一个恶梦。我过去常常待在自己的房间,跳舞。
Welch 2008年以来就和文学编辑Stuart Hammond 约会,他们暂时的分手为专辑Lungs提供了很多灵感。她说:“他不喜欢我谈论我们的分手,但把它唱出来反而更有意思。”2011年他们彻底和平分手,也催生了Florence And The Machine的第二张专辑。
Welch以一头红发闻名,但她其实是个天生的黑发女郎。年少时她就热衷阅读各类时尚杂志。出道时,她常把自己装扮成假小子。但后来她逐渐形成自己独特的着装风格,并被各大时尚品牌和粉丝追捧。她曾多次在演唱会上穿着Gucci和Chanel的服装。谈到自己的时尚风格时,Welch说,“在舞台上,我是夏洛特夫人和奥菲利娅的综合体……混合了恐怖哥特风的蝙蝠女士。但在现实生活中,我是个挺传统的人。”
Isabella Summers
Isabella Summers 出生月1980年10月31日,外号 Isabella ‘Machine’ Summers,同样来自英国。她担任乐队的键盘手,为第一张专辑LUNGS贡献了5首单曲,第二张专辑Ceremonials中也有三首歌有她的功劳。Isabella Summers还为其他著名音乐人编写出版过歌曲,如碧昂斯的Countdown。
乐队专辑
2009 Lungs
2011 Ceremonials
英文简介 (转自AllMusic)
Hailing from South London, Florence Mary Leontine Welch writes songs that occupy the same confessional territory as gossip-loving, genre-bending contemporaries like Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Adele, and Lily Allen and the moody, classic art rock of Kate Bush, blending pop, soul, and baroque arrangements into a sound that earned the young artist considerable buzz in 2007. Managed by the Camden-based DJ duo the Queens of Noize and backed by a rotating lineup of musicians, Florence + the Machine released their debut single, "Kiss with a Fist," on the Moshi Moshi label in June 2008. The critically acclaimed debut album Lungs followed in July 2009 and quickly became one of the year's most popular releases in the U.K., where Florence charted four Top 40 singles in less than 12 months. The songs gathered steam in other parts of the world, too, particularly in America, where "Dog Days Are Over" peaked at number 21, went platinum, and even earned its own performance on the TV show Glee. Lungs was reissued the following year in a two-disc package entitled Between Two Lungs, and included a bonus 12-track disc that featured live versions and remixes. That same year, Florence + the Machine returned to the studio with producer Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Adele) to begin work on their second full-length outing. The resulting Ceremonials, which successfully expanded on the group's already huge sound, arrived on Halloween in 2011. The following year saw the release of CD and DVD versions of MTV Unplugged, an 11-track set filmed before a small studio audience that featured fan favorites along with a pair of covers, including "Try a Little Tenderness" and the Johnny Cash/June Carter classic "Jackson," the latter of which featured guest vocals by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme.