Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine has an album coming out soon in June. I actually don't know much about this band, but their new single is so mesmerizing. Watch the music video for it, What Kind Of Man, here. This is a music review blog, but I have to go over the music video briefly; it makes the song. The aesthetic value and artistic direction is similar -and as powerful- as the music video to Sia's Chandelier. Now that song is old news, but in a way it's revived in Florence's new single. The cinematography is visually appealing, and the choreography is a little obscure, and paired with Florence Welch's voice, it becomes a powerful single that readily looks toward to their new album release in June. Florence and the Machine fan or not, definitely give this song a listen.

Modest Mouse's New Album Release

For the first post, just to get started, I'll talk about a band that has an album coming out in the next month- Modest Mouse. If anyone listens to 104.5, then I hope you're not already sick of hearing their new song, Lampshades On Fire, play on repeat. If you haven't heard it, you can listen to it here. Iconic Modest Mouse is a raspy, raw lead singer, trumpets, and very thoughtful lyrics. No mushy love lyrics, or vague lyrics that have been written a thousand different ways by a thousand different bands. Her is a verse from one of their older songs, Blame It On The Tetons:

"All them eager actors gladly taking credit 

for the lines created by the people tucked away from sight 

is just a window from the room we're bound to. 

If you find a way out, oh would you just let me know how? "

Modest Mouse's new album Strangers To Ourselves will be released in March of 2015.