Blog: Selective Service

Florence and the Machine have bewitched me with excellent singles all year long - the masochistic White Stripes-y stomp "Kiss With A Fist" and "Dog Days Are Over," which impeccably blends Kate Bush's ethereal sounds with blues and soul, have both spent lots of time on repeat - and now that their debut album Lungs has finally arrived stateside, their takeover of my Last.fm recently played list is complete. Lungs is my kind of pop album: dark, complex tunes; unpredictable, interesting arrangements [...]

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