Blog: XO's Middle Eight

photo by Alex Lake Florence & The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) : One of the Songs Of The Year, absolutely. It's anthemic, elegant and muscular . Lyrically, it's a cross between Stevie Nicks and Courtney Love ; vocally, it reminds me of Sinead when she actually sang (it's all whispers now). This song really soars from the middle eight - about 2:15- onward. Wow. [...]