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- Record Label: Island
- Release Date: Jun 2, 2015
- Summary: Produced by Markus Dravs, the third full-length release for the British indie rock band features contributions from Paul Epworth, Kid Harpoon and John Hill.
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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What Kind of Man | |
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I was on a heavy tip Tryna cross a canyon with a broken limb You were on the other side Like always, wondering what to do with life I already had a... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 25 out of 31
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Mixed: 6 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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Jun 4, 2015How Big is Welch’s most accomplished album yet, primarily because she doesn’t rely solely on operatics to make herself heard. Welch may have gone slightly smaller with her sound, but her emotional depth and capacity for wonder remain gigantic.
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Jun 3, 2015It’s apparent she’s among her generation’s most deserving superstars, maintaining a stunning balance of technical mastery and sensitive lyricism.
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May 26, 2015Overflowing with stately songwriting and lyrical craftsmanship, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful makes for a restrained but joyful return, and a collection that will last long after Welch’s broken bones are mended.
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Jun 10, 2015How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is an arena-ready and festival-ready record that, in true Florence and the Machine fashion, is packed to the brim with alarmingly catchy hooks and astounding vocal theatrics from its vocalist.
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Jul 9, 2015Some of the album's most memorable moments come when the power is dialed down, as with the moving "Long & Lost." But there's no denying how captivating this group can be when the arrangement allows them to fly free.
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Jun 4, 2015The results are brilliant, but the album too often focuses on the latter two-thirds of the album title at the expense of the first.
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May 28, 2015It’s an album that’s too overblown and daft for the songs to have the desired emotional impact: it’s never really intimate enough for the feelings Welch expresses to connect. Instead, it wobbles precariously along the line that separates the enjoyably OTT from the faintly exhausting.
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Positive: 79 out of 83
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Mixed: 3 out of 83
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Negative: 1 out of 83
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