Come to the magical, mystical winter wonderland that is Florence and the Machine at 21st Annual KROQ Acoustic Christmas. The British indie-rock pixie and lyrical dreamweaver took the main-stage, slinking on the stage wearing a white chiffon dress and moving with an ethereal grace and a sublime air of visceral power.
Florence Welch is a woman of her word; she fuses her theatrical, intoxicating lyrics with her life story seamlessly. When you watch Welch, you are swept up in her personal struggles and her profoundly meaningful triumphs.
Florence and the Machine’s critically acclaimed 2009 album, Lungs, is one of our favorite records to date. Florence Welch’s songwriting style lends well to the feminine psyche; she perceives womanly longing, heartbreak, and tongue-in-cheek whimsy with fresh–and ofttimes experimental–insight.
Welch looked like a Christmas angel on top of the tree and one of our other writers stated, “I think she deserves to be on top of the tree.” She is definitely one of the most powerful female vocalists in existence–if not the best female vocalist of our time.
Welch sang “Cosmic Love,” conducting the air sprites with her drumstick; she leaned back with her eyes closed, almost offering her soul to the goddesses. She pounded on her drum while she sang “Girl With One Eye,” enticing the crowd into an orgiastic chant. Accompanying Welch was her “machine,” including a keyboardist dressed in a black velvet gown and a gorgeous golden harp.
Ending her set with her hit single “Dog Days Are Over,” Welch belted operatically, showing off her undoubted vocal prowess. Stepping out of her angelic trance, she grinned and led the the KROQ audience into special Christmas dance. As she bounced up, her diaphanous white dress flew up in the wind around her.
And for a moment, we almost thought Florence Welch could fly.
Nadia Noir, KROQ
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