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Verse Diversions: Florence and the Machine


Florence and the Machine -Album Cover for High as Hope

Florence Welch is an artist whose voice is unmistakably pure and yet equally haunting. She can take a song about a personal dispute and make it feel like it’s about you. But, then her visceral honesty will drive you to forgive and embrace her with all her imperfections. And this is why she is a fabulous verse diversion.

My hubby is a huge Florence fan. So I bought him tickets for his birthday and with them we received an awesome “free” gift - her High as Hope CD. Bonus! I took the liberty of borrowing it for the month leading up to the concert. And, to be honest, it was during those 20 or so car rides back and forth to work that I too jumped on the Florence band wagon.

Quick album review: High as Hope is a substance-free and yet substance-filled window into the what appears to be the healing interior of her soul. It's raw and yet deep with melodic originality.

A more professional review by Annie Zaleski from SPIN shared that her fourth studio album is a “...stepping stone toward a brighter future – a compass-led path forward that signals even greater things for her band and her own livelihood.”