Alright, I have a question for anybody to respond to. I'm clearly not the person to talk to about pop music outside of some Arcade Fire, The Killers circa 2000, and The National, (but could one argue that none of them are really pop with the exception of The Killers?) I feel bad sometimes for making my love of metal and shitty indie/alternative/electronic music overwhelm this blog sometimes. As a result I really don't listen to the radio outside of NPR and the local college radio station and former beacon for our very own Mr. Day.
Let me get off my pretentious asshole horse for a second because I really do have a question. Because I don't listen to the radio, I really have no grasp on the overall musical landscape outside my small bubbles of influence I expose myself to which leads me to my question. I've really taken a liking to Florence + The Machine lately and I really have no idea how to react. Regardless of how they fit in the big picture, the band moves me so it doesn't really matter that this is easily the most feminine music I've probably listened to... ever maybe? And I'm totally fine with that.
My question is, what was the consensus of how their music is looked at when they were more of a big deal? Are they a slightly weirder Adele or did you guys not really check them out when they apparently broke big? Anyways, long story short check them out. They have some fantastic songs that are sublimely enjoyable.
p.s. this was written on my phone so please excuse any odd formatting.
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I listen to a fair number of female vocalists lately. I don't know that I've ever heard her mentioned in the same sentence as Adele. If you like her, you should give Wye Oak a go, and probably St. Vincent and Beach House. The album St. Vincent did with David Byrne is pretty great, but I prefer her solo stuff
Which is to say, she was well thought of by my friends whose taste I generally respect as her music was getting big. I think I actually bought her album
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