
Florence + The Machine - Symphony of Lungs (BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall) - LP
Live Celebration of the Lungs Album on Double LP! Florence + The Machine joins Jules Buckley and his orchestra for a 15 year anniversary celebration of her seminal debut album Lungs live at the Royal Albert Hall. The show received 5-star reviews across the board, praising the new arrangements and Florence Welch's commanding stage presence. "When I first heard Jules's orchestration, I cried," Welch told the audience. "This album is about feeling and I never thought anyone could add more feeling. But Jules did." In a statement, Welch shared, "I always thought maybe I would give my first album a long title. Under Heaven Over Hell ('uh oh' for short) was one idea. But, when I thought of 'Lungs', I knew it had to be that. This album is truly an exhalation and a gasp – a cacophony of ideas and influences. For things to get so big so fast on a debut album is both an unknowable blessing and a curse. You never know if the record (or the person) will survive it." "To be able to go back to it,