Florence and the Machine

[pootle]

I was listening to 6music the other day and the very early morning fella, the one before Sean Keaveney said that Florence had recorded either Dog Days or Kiss with a Fist with her first band, could that where the cover confusion is coming from?

 

[electrogirl]

Some of her songs were written by Johnny Borrell out of Razorlight.

That's how cool she is.

http://www.nme.com/news/razorlight/41731

UGH.

Borrell said he was keen to distance himself from the project because he was worried his reputation could have a negative effect on Florence Welch's band.

Awwww.

 

[butchersapron]

It is 100% a cover.

 

[electrogirl]

It is 100% a cover.

Why is it shrouded in mystery then? WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW WHERE IT IS FROM?!

 

[editor]

Kiss With A Fist was certainly recorded way before Florence's version - a band called Ashok played it at Offline in 2007, and the track had been up on their MySpace site for ages (it's gone now). They called it 'happy slap.'

I much preferred their version - it was more hoedown-y and the female singer gave it more energy - but it did sit rather uneasily in their jazzy/funky set. The band are from the same area as Florence so maybe she wrote it with them, or maybe she covered it.

 

[butchersapron]

Why is it shrouded in mystery then? WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW WHERE IT IS FROM?!

Because it's a cover.

 

[editor]

Ah ha! Mystery solved. Florence was in Ashok!

The debut album 'Plans', from emerging South London jazz/blues/rock band Ashok, is a breath of fresh air for those of us who are beginning to grow tired of the same old cliched songs that the music industry keeps pumping out since the turn of the century.

The trio (Chris Lane, Leo Nathan, Florence Welch) released their EP last year through Filthy Lucre Records whom they have stayed with to produce and release their full length debut this year.

The final song, 'Happy Slap' is completely different to any other track on the album, which ironically epitomises the style of Ashok, which in itself seems impossible to pigeon-hole as one or even a few specific genres.

http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2510/Ashok---Plans.html

http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2510/Ashok---Plans.html

 

[Refused as fuck]

Some of her songs were written by Johnny Borrell out of Razorlight.

That's how cool she is.

http://www.nme.com/news/razorlight/41731

Hahahahaha!

 

[butchersapron]

But he's the greates living songwriter - where's the shame?

 

[Refused as fuck]

Definitely not in the LONDON!!! phonebox he lives in.

 

[London_Calling]

Agree, early drawers. Like the latter, somewhat meatier, versions of Rabbit Heart.

You can see the influences straight orf Ms Bush, Tori > usual suspects, I suppose. No bad thing.


Camberwell gal, went to JAGS, I believe.

 

[pootle]

Ah ha! Mystery solved. Florence was in Ashok!

Erm, didn't I/6music solve the mystery a few posts up

 

[Clair De Lune]

She was incredible on Jonathon Ross! Not seen or heard anything else but I was left open mouthed at how good her whole performance was and how amazingly long and perfect her legs were hehe

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

i love her too...plus she has hair the way i wish mine was

she was wicked at glasto!

this one's my favourite

 

[editor]

Erm, didn't I/6music solve the mystery a few posts up

Ackshully. I think you'll find I managed to come up with more information, like the name of the band, the rough date and original song title.

 

[kained&able]

Yeah you're right. I only listen to gingers now. I've worn out my Proclaimers CD though. And Gina G only really has 3, maybe 4 good songs.

thank god for gerri halliwel and simply red.


dave

 

[Gromit]

Saw her at Radio One's Big Weekend. Had never heard of her before. She was very good indeed.

 

[ericjarvis]

Yeah you're right. I only listen to gingers now. I've worn out my Proclaimers CD though. And Gina G only really has 3, maybe 4 good songs.

<points electrogirl at Biff Bang Pow!>

 

[Refused as fuck]

Radio One's Big Weekend

*ignore list updated*

 

[F_Burnside]

Utter shit I reckon

 

[Sadken]

Burnside, that's a fantastic name

All I've knowingly heard of F&theM is a really bad version she did of the Killers "when you were young" the other day, however my mate keeps raving and raving about her so I owe him a listen to her, so I'll listen and get back but my decision on whether she is good or not is FINAL, ok, world?

 

[electrogirl]

Yeah but you became a fan of La Roux on facebook.

 

[pootle]

Utter shit I reckon

Much like then many of posts, I reckon

 

[Sadken]

Yeah but you became a fan of La Roux on facebook.

So will you, eventually! Once you've heard of them! Yeah, I even know there's two of them and EVERYTHING.

 

[rennie]

I missed her in Hyde Park on Friday.

 

[loud 1]

i'm not totally convinced yet, but i think she's obviously talented. I think she'll get more interesting as time goes on...

isnt she another hand picked sylvia young trained posh kid handed an image or is she the real deal?

 

[electrogirl]

isnt she another hand picked sylvia young trained posh kid handed an image or is she the real deal?

Do you mean 'is she another Amy Warehouse?'



You're welcome ken.

 

[poului]

45645rurty

Well, it's nice that she's trying, but the music just doesn't cut it atm.

That footage of her performance at Glastonbury in which she climbed the stage column was atrocious, too.

 

[electrogirl]

Well, it's nice that she's trying, but the music just doesn't cut it atm.

That footage of her performance at Glastonbury in which she climbed the stage column was atrocious, too.

wtf?! That was ace!

 

[loud 1]

Do you mean 'is she another Amy Warehouse?'



You're welcome ken.

i ment more of a hear say.