florence + the machine - big god
i can honestly watch this video by autumn de wilde on loop. between the incredible song by florence, the amazing choreo that she collabs with akram khan (and those other dancers!), this is just a beautiful piece of visual that you can lose yourself into. simple but so powerful at the same time. hence my video of the week.
florence + the machine - hunger
announcing the release of her new album 'high as hope' at the end of june, florence also gave us the album track 'hunger' which she wrote on her own while taking a creative getaway to los angeles. can't wait to hear more!!!
florence + the machine - sky full of song
do i even need to write anything? it's the first new track by florence + the machine since 2016! it's also wonderfully restrained and feels almost praise like in it's deliverance. it's lovely and our fave song this week. welcome back!
florence + the machine - third eye
the 9th and final chapter of the florence odyssey video series, ends with a stirring acapella vocal and powerful mantra from one of our fave songs of last year. once again vincent haycock directs with ryan heffington on choreo making this collaboration truly wonderful!
florence & the machine - delilah
directed by collaborator vincent haycock, flo's high concept 'odyssey' series reaches a pinnacle as her character readies herself for the inevitable disastrous end. it's all in the wild dance choreographed by holly blakey... duh! oh and here's a portrait from the video shoot. just eerie and lovely!
florence and the machine - queen of peace / long and lost
directed by vincent haycock, this back to back video brings our vocal heroine to the cliffs of scotland for a wonderfully dramatic music piece. officially the 3rd single off her 'how big, how blue, how beautiful' album, this is easily a good listen to two sides of a very dynamic album. we are fans, can't you tell?
florence + the machine - ship to wreck
[UPDATE: now with video premiere!] the second official single from her upcoming 'how big, how blue, how beautiful' album is a brighter jam than her previous releases, the irony is that the lyrics are about self sabotage.
florence + the machine - what kind of man
whoa! there's some seriously disturbing images in director vincent haycock's interpretation of florence's brand new single "what kind of man". throw in ryan heffington's awesomely tumultuous group choreography (which reminds me of lars von trier weirdly enough) and you're looking at some dark thoughts behind florence's take on relationships. it's all very exciting don't you think?
want more? check out this beautiful title number from the upcoming album 'how big how blue how beautiful':
florence + the machine - how big how blue how beautiful
look florence dances with herself!
ms mr - think of you
ms mr offer up a very good florence tribute while putting out one of the catchiest lines of the summer in 'i still think and all the shit you put me through...and i know you were wrong!'
WONGIE FM BEST OF 2012: guilty pleasures #1-15
1. Otto Knows – Million Voices
2. Sam and the Womp – Bom Bom
3. Cheryl – Call My Name
4. Jessie J feat David Guetta – Laser Light
5. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together
6. One Direction – Little Things
7. Little Mix – DNA
8. Loreen – Euphoria
9. The Saturdays – 30 Days
10. Florence and the Machine – Spectrum (Calvin Harris remix) / Calvin Harris feat Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
11. Scissor Sisters – Lets Have A Kiki
12. James Arthur – Impossible
13. Jason Mraz – 93 Million Miles / I Won’t Give Up
14. B Traits feat Elisabeth Troy - Fever
15. Cher Lloyd – Want You Back
wanna check out the 2nd half of this list? click this link now!
florence and the machine - spectrum (say my name)(calvin harris remix)
[i'm not too big of a fan of the original song (which you can see below), so when i heard the wonderful calvin harris remix, i was TOTALLY floored how he enhanced the track into a summer floor filler. just genius!]
florence and the machine feat josh homme - jackson
[OMG the voices of josh homme and flo covering this johnny cash song is sick! SICK!!! i LOVE this cover!]
florence and the machine - spectrum (say my name)
[maybe cause this sounds too much like a track from the sessions of the last album, but the song just leaves me cold. doesn't help that david lachapelle offers up an uninspired video (ballet dancers dance around flo! how creative!) meh...]
the maccabees - feel to follow
[what a smart adult indie song from the highly praised maccabees! the brighton band manage to offer up their 2nd single with a track that surprises in it's musical artiness. i'm a new fan and now i'm kind of obsessed!]
the maccabees - pelican
[oh my gosh, how much do i LOVE this song!!! it helped to watch florence go apesh*t to this at the nme awards last week, but i've since delved into my own version of heavy pogo-ing whilst singing at the top of my lungs in the lovely privacy of my room! oh and what a wonderful video by director david wilson]
florence and the machine - no light no light (spector ryan gosling remix)
[uk band spector offer up a massive sounding remix of flo's current single and i have to admit that i definitely like it better than the original! yaay for remixes!]
florence and the machine - no light no light (tv on the radio remix)
[this just in, dave sitek from tv on the radio has also offered his hand at the remixing decks and come up with this solid chaotic rerub that once again kicks the original version in the bum. yaaay!]
florence and the machine - no light, no light
[to be honest, i'm not feeling this as much as her previous single 'shake it out'. maybe it's a better live performance piece? but for now it sounds a bit like retread of her own material.]
florence and the machine - shake it out
[oh boy after the massive love we gave this song last week, flo offers up the official video for this amaaaazing song! yaaay!]
florence & the machine - heavy in your arms
[originally taken off the 'eclipse' soundtrack, the song is now released in it's own right (with weird uber grainy video). not my favorite of her discography, but i love her enough to appreciate everything she does!]
