After more than three years of waiting for another of Florence + The Machine album, we’re finally granted reprieve when they officially released their third studio album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The album first rolled out in Germany last 29th of May followed by the release United Kingdom on the first day of June 2015.
“It was a really vulnerable time for me when we first started making the record and because of that it’s the most personal record I’ve ever made,” Florence Welch once said in an interview.
It is no wonder then on how the album turned out. It is the most expressive album yet that Florence + The Machine has ever made. The English artist explored her feelings much in depth in HBHBHB through her signature stunning vocals and theater-worthy production. There’s a right tension surrounding the album; one that further enhance the fragility of the records.
HBHBHB is also a range of melodies from Welch snarling “What Kind of a Man” burning a jagged place as one of the essential track in the album to the steady hum of “St. Jude” made more arresting by the allusions used.
Another notable track in the album is “Ship to Wreck,” a contrast of raucous guitar chords and Welch’s arcing and fragile vocals down to her soothing choral accentuated with a steady backbeat.
It’s another water metaphor too of hers that made it into the album despite the dictum of her producer Marcus Dravs that forbids her from writing any more water-related songs. (Just shows how much amazing this song is.)
The album is a series of climaxes and denouements reflecting Florence Welch growing personality – both spiritually and emotionally – triggered by the events making her spiral out of control and then rising back up. The well-defined imagery provides a clear picture of that thanks to her writing eloquence. Adhere it with daring musical arrangement and Welch unfailingly grand vocals, Florence + The Machine deserves to be this generation’s superstars.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful receives favorable critical reception with a weighted average of 76/100 in Metacritic based on 23 reviews.
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