Listening to Triple J last week (or given that its now monday - the week before) and they featured a stunning album that presents amazing female vocals with an interesting and diverse range of sounds. For all I know this could all be old hat but the artist I'm talking about is Florence and the Machine.
And only now am I finding out that I cant embed ANY of their videoclips due to copyright. No one thinks of the bloggers anymore... sigh.
But anyway.. Based out of the UK the band is fronted by Florence Welch - 22 years old and with a voice like a woman many years her senior - she was labelled dyslexic and a troubled teen during her academic days, to which she says "I was just quite absent, mentally as well as most of the time physically." Im sure this is something many people, including myself can relate to.
The music itself keeps an etheral feel to an extent and paints a kind of cheerful but melancholy picture over which the singing soars from dynamic heights to intimate lows.
Florence and the Machine Official Site
Florence and the Machine Myspace