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Review: Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever is the fifth studio album from the much loved indie outfit and as ever it is a broad and widely infused rock sound. From pop to baroque, prog to indie, folk, dance, industrial and even spoken word, these adventurous sounds add up to a 14 rack fairytale. Originally planned to be recorded in New York, that was scrapped because of Covid and all recording was moved to London. Lead singer Florence Welch has cited Iggy Pop as a huge influence on the record, and the title and album concept came after Welch's fascination with choreomania.

Review: Some of the biggest and brightest stars of alternative pop music repulsed together here on this comprehensive and bumper collection from UMC. It is a storytelling selection that takes in a wide array of contemporary heavyweights from across the world. There everything from emo-pop to indie dance, alt-rock to all-out pop via soft rock, indie and more from names like Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Florence & The Machine sat alongside the likes of R.E.M., Panic! At The Disco, U2 and Queens Of The Stone Age.

Review: Talk about epitomising the concept album concept. Released on 5th April 2010, Here Lies Love sees the somewhat unlikely partnership of Talking Heads legend David Byrne and UK big beat DJ and producer Fatboy Slim focus their efforts on retelling the tale of Imelda Marcos, former-First Lady of the Philippines, as told with no less than 22 guest vocalists. These include Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Martha Wainwright, Natalie Merchant, Sia, Santigold, St Vincent, Florence Welch, and Charmaine Clamor. An impressive list to say the least, just two male voices appear - Steve Earle and Byrne himself - with the record primarily comprising what the latter once described as "clubby dance music". Certainly at the softer, more disco-derived end of that spectrum, the result of all these ingredients is a potent brew of song and story, exploring ideas around power dynamics and drivers, and one of few releases this century worthy of a full stage adaptation, which followed in 2013.