C’è finalmente un titolo per il nuovo album di Florence and The Machine. Si chiamerà “Cerimonials” e conterrà tredici brani inediti tra cui “What the water gave me” (il primo singolo rilasciato poche settimane fa), “Spectrum”, “Breaking down”, “Lover to lover” e “Shake it out”, il nuovo singolo in uscita in questi giorni. Brano affascinante e anche piuttosto complesso, ma che riesce a mettere ben in evidenza le doti vocali di Florence Welch.
“Cerimonials”, registrato ai famosi Abbey Road Studios di Londra, è stato prodotto da Paul Epworth (Adele, Cee Lo Green, Primal Scream…) già alla console per l’album di debutto di Florence and The Machine, “Lungs”.
La pubblicazione dell’album, inizialmente prevista per il 7 novembre, è stata anticipata al 31 ottobre, giorno in cui si celebra la festa di Halloween. Sarà forse un caso? Se pensiamo a quanto dichiarato recentemente da Florence è lecito avere qualche dubbio: “Il secondo disco sarà molto più ‘dark’ del precedente, si parlerà di aldilà, di presenze, di cari defunti che ritornano in sogno e di fantasmi…”.

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Testo canzone “Shake it out” di Florence and The Machine:

Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues strong
It’s always darkest before the dawn

And I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I’m always dragging that horse around

And our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues strong
But it’s always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaaah

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart
Cause I like to keep my issues strong
It’s always darkest before the dawn

Florence And The Machine Shake It Out lyrics found on

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It’s a final mess but it’s left me so empty
It’s always darkest before the dawn

Oh woah, oh woah…

And I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t
So here’s to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I’m ready to suffer and I’m ready to hope
It’s a shot in the dark and right at my throat
Cause looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Well what the hell I’m gonna let it happen to me

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

In attesa di conoscere il titolo del secondo album in uscita il prossimo 7 novembre, i fans di Florence & The Machine hanno l’opportunità di godersi una gustosa anteprima. Si tratta del nuovo singolo inedito “What the water gave me”, brano suonato per la prima volta in occasione del concerto al Greek Theatre di Berkeley lo scorso 12 giugno.
Forte del successo di vendite dell’album d’esordio “Lungs” del 2010 grazie alla hit “You’ve got the love”, Florence Welch (questo il nome della venticinquenne cantante londinese) punta decisa a fare il bis con questo nuovo singolo. Il brano, ispirato al suicidio della scrittrice inglese Virginia Wolf, ha una piuttosto melodia accattivante ed è pervaso da un’atmosfera misteriosa e anche un po’ lugubre. Infatti come la stessa Florence ha avuto modo di puntualizzare, pare che il nuovo album avrà un respiro molto più dark rispetto al precedente, con testi ispirati a tematiche riguardanti la morte, l’aldilà e misteriose presenze occulte.

Testo canzone “What the water gave me” di Florence & The Machine:

Time it took us
To where the water was
That’s what the water gave me
And time goes quicker
Between the two of us
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
Take what the water gave me

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

And don’t
The world’s a beast of a burden
You’ve been holding on a long time
And all this longing
And the shields are left to rust
That’s what the water gave us

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

‘Cause they took your loved ones
But returned them in exchange for you
But would you have it any other way?
Would you have it any other way?
You could have had it any other way

‘Cause she’s a crueller mistress
And the bargain must be made
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
I let the water take me

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the over flow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow