Florence + the Machine | The Guardian (original) (raw)
January 2025
‘It’s all just very grimy and filthy’: Gregory Nolan’s photos of the 00s indie scene
The photographer gathered 6,000 images he took at the era’s centre, which offer a hedonistic window into a pre-smartphone era that remains relatively undocumented
October 2024
Why pop at the Proms hits the right note
Letters: Roger Downie and Liz Fuller respond to a letter on the ‘dumbing down’ of the Proms
September 2024
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club; The Coming Storm; Proms 2024
Florence + the Machine: Symphony of Lungs review – one crescendo of ecstasy after another
April 2024
BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco
Breakups, fantasies and her most cutting lyrics: inside Taylor’s Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department
August 2023
Florence Welch reveals she had life-saving emergency surgery
Florence + the Machine singer cancelled European festival gigs but vows to make final dates of tour
May 2023
Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards
Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners
April 2023
Harry Styles, Cleo Sol and Inflo top nominations for 2023 Ivor Novello awards
British songwriting awards also acknowledge Florence + the Machine, Wet Leg, Central Cee and more
March 2023
Womadelaide 2023: blockbuster headliners and record crowds drive a euphoric long weekend
Florence and the Machine, Bon Iver, Sampa the Great and a blizzard of feathers headline a festival striving to recapture its pre-pandemic glory
January 2023
‘A fundamental blow’: anger over threat to BBC Introducing music discovery platform
Fans and bands fear regional network that helped launch careers of Ed Sheeran and Little Simz will be cut back as BBC confirms changes to schedules
Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness
Laura Snapes
Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men
UK artists dominate Top 10 singles of 2022 for first time since records began
A clean sweep led by Harry Styles was an ‘astonishing’ high note for the music industry – but the domination of older songs reflected the impact of streaming
November 2022
‘They said I’m a badass and Hollywood needs me’: how Florence’s Machine took Tinseltown
Florence Welch cancels UK tour after breaking foot on stage
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Florence + the Machine review – a rock’n’roll fever dream
Florence + the Machine review – athletic feats and eerie rock’n’roll
May 2022
Why do female musicians have to fake it on TikTok?
Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Self Esteem
Everyone from FKA twigs to Florence is under pressure to provide viral social media content, but it’s at the expense of building a sustainable fanbase and honing one’s craft
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
From Dua Lipa at the O2 to a dispatch from Ukraine, the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in May 2022
Florence + the Machine: Dance Fever review – Florence Welch exorcises her demons
The singer spares no details on her confessional, pared-back fifth album with nods to Madonna and the Stones
About 244 results for Florence + the Machine