Ceremonials

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Florence Welch was raised in a family of writers and academics in England. She took to music at an early age and created her own band, which she named Florence and the Machine. The band met success beginning in 2006 and became famous a few years later with their debut album, Lungs (2009). On the album, Welch's voice can be heard on popular songs such as "Kiss with a Fist" and "Shake It Out." In 2011, Florence and the Machine released its second studio album, Ceremonials. Early Life Welch ponders the question, um-ing so softly the sound is lost to the purr of the engine, and eventually points to the example of her mum, an art history academic at the University of London. "She's not a performer. But when she gets on stage to give a lecture she becomes this heightened version of herself. She can suddenly hold the whole room rapt. I think that's where it comes from."

Parkin, April (4 April 2007). "Ashok – 'Plans' (Filthy Lucre)". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018 . Retrieved 30 January 2011. Florence and the Machine initially consisted of Welch, her friend Isabella "Machine" Summers and a drum kit and ended up becoming a seven-piece band by 2009. In 2007, Welch recorded with the band Ashok, which released an album with the earliest version of her song "Happy Slappy"—later renamed "Kiss with a Fist"—and made a hit. Shortly after the release of the album, Welch resigned from Ashok.

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