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Florence + the Machine at the Proms: a thrilling two hours of pure emotion

This imaginative orchestral reworking of her debut album Lungs was part film score, part pop song, and totally euphoric.

By Anna Leszkiewicz

Florence + the Machine at the Proms: a thrilling two hours of pure emotion

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Across her varied discography, the singer-songwriter conjures images of hyper-local folk tales and white Dorset cliffs.

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Watching Bruce Springsteen with my Dad

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When I saw that the Boss was performing just days before my father’s 70th birthday, I knew it was the…

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