She has red hair. She looks vaguely like she wanders the moors looking for Heathcliff. She played every venue and festival to the point where we all thought ‘come off it, let’s hear some new stuff’. It can only be Florence Welch. Flo returns with her machine all dusted down with a new sound. Still debating on whether I like this or not. It is definitely reminiscient of the track on Twilight’s Eclipse soundtrack. (Which was the last outing of new material consequently.) The harps are still here but perhaps not as dominant. ‘What the Water Gave Me’ heralds an emergence of a slightly darker sound. No funtime ‘Kiss With A Fist’ or swooningly in love sounding ‘Cosmic Love’ vibes are to be found here, no sir. We are expecting a new album eventually, and it is long overdue. But for now, the single is available to download from here … There’s more →