Lungs : Special Edition

たった2枚の限定シングル("Kiss With A Fist", "Dog Days Are Over")をリリースしただけで、熱狂的なファンと批評家をしっかりとひきつけ、イギリスで最も名誉あるブリット・アワードで2009年度のクリティック・アワードを受賞!BBC Sound of 2009で3位獲得!ブラー再結成ライヴのオープニング・アクトを務めるなど、独特のカリスマ性、ステージでは神が降りてきた巫女のように歌うヴォーカルのフローレンス、その特徴的なアート・ポップスに釘付け!

Pitchfork - "[With] garage rock, epic soul, pint-tipping Britbeat, and -- best of all -- a mystic brand of pop that's part Annie Lennox, Grace Slick and Joanna Newsom." Entertainment Weekly - "Singer Florence Welch's immaculately constructed indie pop recalls Regina Spektor, but without the studied artiness..." -- Grade: A- Spin - "On 'Dog Days Are Over,' she sings so delicately about a happiness that hits you 'like a train' that you feel protective." Spin - Ranked #8 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "[The] debut has a decidedly slick veneer, making '80s New Romanticism feel like a fresh clarion call..." Entertainment Weekly - Included in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Best Albums of 2009' -- "LUNGS evokes generations of iconoclastic females...but doesn't surrender Welch's own spectacular voice for a moment." Observer Music Monthly (09/06 p.46) - "...there's a real joy about this debut. It's the sound of someone who has found their voice and is keen to use it - as loudly and freely as possible" Clash - "Summer has arrived, and with it a major new star" The Independent - "Fast-forward 15 years and...my guess is that Florence will still be there, making music that mixes glamour and danger in equal measure"

Florence Welch, better known alongside her band as Florence & The Machine, confidently announces her arrival on 'Lungs'. With several strong singles taking up a fair portion of this debut release, it's clear that Welch is as much a pop writer as she is a left-field artist, despite the early influence of punk and grunge on her life. Musically, these influences are tempered by an admiration for soul and contemporary indie. Welch also received the Critics' Choice award at the Brits in 2009, usually a sign of big things to come. Includes the singles 'You've Got The Love' and 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)'.|

作り込まれたドラマティックなトラックに、いくばくかの哀愁を漂わせたなめらかな歌声を乗せるUKニュー・フォークの新星がデビュー作を発表。耳を澄ませばハープやピアノなどさまざまな楽器の存在に気付くが、ローファイの対極にあるめくるめくシアトリカル・ポップとして仕上がった本作は、それ以上に彼女の個性に気付かせる。セリーヌ・ディオンあたりのファンが、間違えて買ってしまうのもありかもね。
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