Video: Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out

I'd like to take you back to a time when I actually typed the words, "I had never heard of The Black Keys before." It's hard for me to imagine a time that phrase could have been true. But it was true for far too long. The band had already sold a shit ton of records by the time I wrote that in January 2010. Today, I am seriously pooping myself that I can finally see them live. As headliners at Coachella no less. I never get sick of any of their songs. [...]

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Following on (belatedly) from Eclectic Eavesdroppings Favourite Albums of the year, here are my Favourite Songs of 2011 . Compressing the musical year into a mere twenty-five songs is a tough task for a music junkie like myself. Listing the songs in order of preference is near impossible. But either way, I’ve done my best to get a list together and even though it’s incredibly subjective, it sums up a very good year in music. Stream it as a playlist on YouTube over HERE or download a copy of the whole mix over HERE . [...]

This year has been an incredible year for music, both in our homeland and abroad. Here's a list of my personal favourite releases of the last twelve months. These are the albums that, at one time or another (or constantly!), gave me solace and smiles in 2012. 30. Austra - Feel It Break 29. Beirut - The Rip Tide [...]

Hi, Everyone!  Well, it's that time of year again!  The time when I get to pontificate about the top releases of the year.  However, as usual, I have a really difficult time ranking things.  This is something that carries over from my work as a professor.  After all, what is the difference between a 93 and a 94?  I know it when I see it, but just how to explain?  So, I'm just going to wimp out present some of the albums I loved in no particular order.  For those of you looking for a more [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , The Hit List Flickr/lizstless As you prep for your annual evening of New Year's Eve debauchery, you needn't look far for some aural inspiration as many a musician has penned a paean to late-night revelry. So forget the trials and tribulations of 2011 and get ready to carouse into twenty-twelve with this collection of 11 songs to keep the merrymaking going well into the [...]

Back in 2008 when Florence & The Machine appeared in the Breaking More Waves Ones to Watch for 2009 list we suggested that Florence Welch was likely to go on to have some commercial success but was probably a little too eccentric to achieve mainstream popularity. Fast forward three years on and Florence & the Machine can be found appearing on X-Factor - which really is as mainstream as it gets. We were both right and wrong at the same time. [...]

Florence and the Machine released a video for the new single, "No Light, No Light", from the album Ceremonials. This is the third video to promote the album. "What the Water Gave Me" was released in August offering fans a glimpse of the album's recording. In October, with the sophomore album's release only a few weeks away, the "Shake It Out" video was released. Both the Shake It Out video and the No Light, No Night video have a rather creepy macabre feel. Also, check out the videos from Florence + [...]

In late 2009, America encountered a British band named Florence and The Machine on music charts and the web. My first thought when I heard "machine" in its name was that Florence Welch and her ba... Continue reading "In Defense of ... Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out"" >

E' stata il fenomeno musicale degli ultimi due anni (da noi come al solito solo del 2010), con il suo lavoro di debutto "Lungs", premiato ai Brit Awards 2010 e col singolo " You've got the love" , che ha venduto oltre un milione di copie nel solo Regno Unito, adesso Florence Welch e la sua "Machine " tornano con tutta l'intenzione di sfondare di nuovo le classifiche d'Europa. "Ceremonials" , il nuovo album, è entrato in classifica direttamente in vetta e a giudicare dai primi due singoli, molto meritatamente. [...]

Florence + the Machine have blessed our ears with something that most musicians strive for but never quite attain, glory.  If F+M’s debut album Lungs , defined the band as a powerhouse of soul infused rock on the earth, their latest album Ceremonials , elates them to the heavens. Paul Epworth, who produced some of Adele’s best tracks for her album 21 , has returned as producer of the new album, nurturing F+M’s desire for a grander album. Beginning with “Only If For A Night”, the tone of the album is immediately set [...]

Elevating Florence and the Machine's idiosyncratic style to an even grander scale, Ceremonials makes Lungs seem quaint and charming in comparison. If there's a blueprint for art-scarred eccentrics to follow that outlines how they can aspire to become top-of-the-charts divas who still maintain the quirks that made them distinctive, you could do worse than the one Florence Welch has drawn up. There's a reason why Florence and the Machine can seem as at ease rubbing shoulders with the haute couture jet set as the band is getting remixed by au courant underground acts like the [...]

We here at RTV love Florence + The Machine and especially the remixes of their songs. Florence Welch has an incredibly strong and beautiful voice that fits very well with many music genres. This makes them easily a "victim" for them to be remixed, and this time it is their new single "Shake It Out" that is at stake. For the official remixes they unlisted The Weeknd and the one and only Benny Benassi to produce them.   "Shake It Out" is the second single from their second album "Ceremonials". The original song is [...]

Here is this week’s music singles chart for the week ending October 16 – 22. This week's #1 single is It by Rich Aucoin. The single is taken from his long awaited full-length album "We're All Dying To Live". If you haven't been to his live shows, this is one of the songs which he engages the audience to sing out the part "We Don't Leave It All In Our Heads". You should see him live if you can. Only new debuts is from First Aid Kit and Dad Rocks! which features Charles Spearin of [...]

• Dad Rocks! - Weapons (featuring Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene)
• First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
• Phantogram - Don't Move
• Rich Aucoin - It

Florence + The Machine Tickets for Florence + The Machine 's only UK gig this year went on sale this morning - and sold out in one minute. But fear not, people who didn't get tickets - the show, at Hackney Empire on October 25, will be streamed online for all to see, over at The Guardian in a special video player. The details: "The gig will cost just £3.99 to view, and as part of the experience, fans can engage in a user chat function whilst watching the show, as well as [...]

Florence and the Machine's new album, Ceremonials, comes out October 31st -- in the UK. A U.S. release still seems to be determined, but lord knows the music will make it's way across the pond one way or another. Welch already released the anthemic first single, " What The Water Gave Me " and she recently released a new video for the ebullient, "Shake It Out." The premise, a masquerade ball set in a stately house decorated with disco balls, is the perfect video to get you into the Halloween spirit in preparation for all [...]

Florence and the Machine's new album, Ceremonials, comes out October 31st -- in the UK. A U.S. release still seems to be determined, but lord knows the music will make it's way across the pond one way or another. Welch already released the anthemic first single, " What The Water Gave Me " and she recently released a new video for the ebullient, "Shake It Out." The premise, a masquerade ball set in a stately house decorated with disco balls, is the perfect video to get you into the Halloween spirit in preparation for all [...]

Over the last few years, the music world has been taken over by a new wave of "British Invasion" bands that have brought a diverse swath of styles and sounds across the Atlantic to captivate American audiences. Acts such as Adele, Mumford & Sons and Foals have all found big audiences in the U.S. Any list of UK-based breakout bands would be severely lacking if it also didn't include  Florence & The Machine - the recording moniker of one Florence Welch. Welch's enchanting baroque-pop, unique fashion style and powerful live [...]

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Florence + The Machine : Shake It Out - Video

Qualche settimana fa, vi avevamo fatto ascoltare "Shake it out" , la seconda anticipazione - dopo “ What The Water Gave Me ” - da “ Ceremonials ”: il prossimo album di Florence and The Machine . Ora arriva il video della canzone che vede la Welch cantare il brano durante un inquietante festa in maschera con tanto di seduta spiritica. Finale abbastanza delirante con la cantante in versione Regina dei Boschi (?) sul ramo di un albero (?) insieme a un'altra donna misteriosa. Nonostante il tentativo un po' forzato di girare qualcosa di evocativo e [...]