"I never wanted anything from you except everything you have and then what's left after that too". Florence Mary Leontine Welch sings this line in such a sweet voice at the break of the opening track "Dog Days Are Over" on her debut album "Lungs". This makes you wonder what kind of tricks she has up her sleeve. She's got quite a few indeed. Sounding similar to Fiona Apple, or Ani DiFranco, or even Bjork at times, she has come up with a unique style that sounds different and familiar all at the same time. All of her songs are wonderfully constructed with lyrics that seem sometimes uncomfortably vulnerable, and at other times quite confident and sexy. Florence has quite a powerful voice and knows when to hold back and when to let her soul shine through. This is one of those albums that you need to hear at least once or you'll be kicking yourself later when you find out what you've been missing.
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