Florence And The Machine- Cosmic Love

Florence And The Machine- Cosmic Love (Link 2)

Two Suns was incredible. I’ve long kept my distance from the work of singer songwriters, but Natasha Khan (or Bat For Lashes) definitely had the pedigree to draw me in- Mercury Award Nominations work wonders with the press. And let’s not forget Laura Marling, an altogether different proposition- less ethereal but no less essential.

The first female singer songwriter I really ‘dug’, however, was Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine. I’m kind of ashamed to admit that the main reason I discovered her was through Lightspeed Champion, one of my favourite male songwriters. His live act is made up of touring musicians and a female songstress, usually either Florence or Emmy The Great. It makes for tight live performances.

Florence is now taking time to follow her own musical ambitions and needless to say, the hype is enormous. Performances at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, a spread in the Daily Telegraph magazine a few days ago and even the Critic’s choice award at this year’s Brit Awards all prove that she has got ‘it’. You have to pinch yourself, though- she has yet to even release an album. There has always been a question in my mind: can she fight with the true heavyweights?

On the basis of this, yes. ‘Cosmic Love’, a potential single from her debut album Lungs, is a tour de force. Journalists are correctly drawing immediate comparisons between this effort and “Glass” from Two Suns. It has all the elements, but bats away the similarities as ‘flattery’ rather than downright imitation. The song slides in and then rapidly lifts off, potentially before we have even taken notice. The instrumentation is very frantic, and whilst most would be wary of this dominating proceedings, Florence’s voice holds court. This is simply essential.

Thanks to Brad from MuuMuse for bringing this one to our attention. Florence And The Machine’s debut album Lungs is available from 6th July. Pre-order.



6 Responses to “Florence And The Machine- Cosmic Love”

1. Ian says:

   June 11, 2009 at 12:28 am

   Thanks for posting this, love the song. Only problem, the download is already maxed, could you repost or send it to my email? Thanks!
2. Will says:

   June 11, 2009 at 2:31 pm

   Hi Ian- thanks for the comment. The Link 2 (zshare) is still up and running- enjoy!
3. Ramunas says:

   June 14, 2009 at 5:24 am

   hey mate. could u refresh DL link please or just send this brilliant song to my email please. thank you.
4. Aaron says:

   June 16, 2009 at 10:44 am

   Hey man any chance u could reset or e-mail this to me as well? Sorry but been lookin everywhere for it!! Thanks.
5. Monkey says:

   June 18, 2009 at 5:06 pm

   So how do you like our vid of Florence’s Rabbit Heart ?

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HqY0H944tE&feature=channel_page

   Please drop us a line on youtube if you think we are good or if we are s h i t
6. michael says:

   September 1, 2009 at 9:34 am

   Hi,

   thanks for writing about Florence + the machine. I had never heard of her before. It is great music.