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Albums Of The Year 2009: Lungs by Florence + The Machine
It’s difficult to know whether proper albums are declining in number. It’s true that a lot of albums nowadays appear to be built around a couple of successful singles without much of an overall feel or structure. Not this album, though.
Lungs blasts in with Dog Days Are Over and Rabbit Heart, a couple of excellent singles in their own right, but from there it ebbs and it flows but with no drop in style or quality. Florence herself has a strong, but not overpowering voice, firmly in the Kate Bush mould, but to my ears, not as annoying.
A lot of artists peak with their debut album, but I hope that’s not the case here. If this is a taster of things to come Florence + The Machine could be up there with some of the best UK artists around.
