Dance Fever
Details
LP / Format
Sign In to rate and review
CRITIC REVIEWS
100
The festival queen Florence returns with an album of fierce and poignant songs inspired by plagues past and present.
100
Those that are familiar with her past body of work will likely feel the exact same way about Dance Fever as they have with any other Florence + The Machine album prior – lots to adore but very little to remember.
100
Welch’s self-mythologising is extravagant, her poetic language overloaded, yet her lush music binds it all into something magical on songs that exploit explicitly female archetypes to examine her own psyche.
100
In its commitment to euphoria, Dance Fever is an album that looks forward to the release of all the pandemic’s pent-up energy at this summer’s festivals, where (like the medieval market square jiggers) we can dance until we drop.
90
Put perfectly by Florence, this is "grand self-mythology", spinning round magic and character until she has to land on herself.
90
Dance Fever feels like Welch’s biggest change of course in a decade.
90
Balancing a dramatic soundtrack with heartfelt emotion, Florence + the Machine invite you into their fever dream. A dance party to release your demons to, they cast yet another lyrically beautiful and musically capitulating spell.
80
She’s far from the banshee of old, but this latest development is always absorbing.
80
The mercurial Dance Fever is a chaotic return to form from more than just a ceaselessly stellar vocalist, and it is Florence + The Machine’s best album in a decade.
80
Proof that absence can make the heart grow fonder, ‘Dance Fever’ is an album straining at its leash, dreaming of the freedom of the dancefloor.
80
The singer spares no details on her confessional, pared-back fifth album with nods to Madonna and the Stones.
80
Rather than falling between the two stools, she's taken a great leap forward at the very moment one was required.
80
Welch's powerful vocals shine on this record through anthemic synthpop, baroque pop and folk balladry, as the band experiment with new textures, aligning with the inspiration drawn from the Pre-Raphaelite tradition of embracing contrast within art.
80
A welcome shot of fairy-tale hedonism ripe for post-pandemic dancefloor indulgence.
80
When a band have been so focused on their brand for as long as Florence + The Machine have, it’s easy for them to box themselves in, muting their power; instead, Dance Fever is the sound of a band finding an escape route, rediscovering what makes them special.
80
Pain and euphoria collide on album five, as Florence crafts huge choruses to explore her evolving relationship with dance.
80
While this effort may not be Welch's surprise transformation into a full-on pop diva, Dance Fever is a generous offering to the goddesses of dance and restorative energy.
80
Florence Welch’s fifth album is a startling return, full of all the elements which made us sit up and take notice of her in the first place
71
Florence Welch’s pandemic album turns her intensity inward, interrogating her relationship to performance and public image. These are her most personal lyrics, and among her most poignant.
70
‘Dance Fever’ is reflective of now; a time to celebrate overcoming shared trauma after a period of uncertainty and reflection. Scars and all.
70
Some of Florence's best songs and performances yet.
70
The latest Florence + the Machine LP is an ecstatic prayer for post-pandemic redemption.
70
Florence Welch’s pandemic album finds the artist looking inward even while she’s unable to suppress the compulsion to break free from isolation.
70
Creating their most conceptual, theatrical work, Florence + the Machine air out their lockdown grievances and ugly feelings by reminding us all to dance it out.
60
Yes, this is a pop album by a major artist – but could it mark the beginning of a new, slightly weirder era of Florence and the Machine?
40
It’s all a bit proggy, at times a bit folky, very atmospheric and quintessentially English in many ways.
Florence + The Machine volta triunfantemente à música 4 anos após seu último álbum com 'Dance Fever', um registro no qual a banda traz um som e lírica que consegue encantar o ouvinte além de um conceito surpreendente e bem elaborado, conseguindo assim entregar um dos melhores discos do ano.
O quinto álbum de estúdio da banda é fascinante conceitualmente, e por isso acredito que seja interessante falar um pouco sobre isso. ... read more
Então quer dizer que a bruxona resolveu lançar um álbum em plena sexta-feira 13?💀
Odeio sexta-feira 13, pois não existe um dia como esse em que nada de errado tenha acontecido ao meu redor. Mas, Dance Fever, o novo disco do Florence + The Machine conseguiu me convencer a ficar acordado até tarde para poder ter acesso a todo esse ritual surreal comandado por Florence Welch.
Em primeiro lugar, Dance Fever é um disco típico cheio de altos e ... read more
'Dance Fever' is a project with feeling and rhythm, which reflects the band's state of mind and the desire to change and find new ways of making art without losing their essence.
The album starts with the excellent "King" which has the production of Jack Antonoff who manages to work perfectly with Florence + The Machine to convey a song that elevates the band's potential. One of the phrases that most impacted me during the entire album was "the very thing you're best at is the ... read more
Favorite: My Love
Worst: Back In Town
1. King (80/100)
2. Free (90/100)
3. Choreomania (90/100)
4. Back In Town (50/100)
5. Girls Against God (75/100)
6. Dream Girl Evil (90/100)
7. Prayer Factory (70/100)
8. Cassandra (80/100)
9. Heaven Is Here (80/100)
10. Daffodil (90/100)
11. My Love (100/100)
12. Restraint (-)
13. The Bomb (60/100)
14. Morning Elvis (60/100)
Final Note: 80
O quinto álbum de Florence e as Máquinas faz juz ao nome: é um festival de dança. Os elementos e estéticas dessa era são um dos melhores da carreira, com Welch assumindo de vez sua personalidade bruxa, ninfa e de mãe natureza. As músicas são um misto de sensações indo de liberdade - como em ''King' - a melancolia autodestrutiva - como em 'The Bomb'. É um dos melhores trabalhos da banda, pois vemos os vocais de ... read more
Contributions By
Novell_sx, ireydur, domvic, Toasterqueen12, MikeOwen, ThomYorke2, znxx, jewelbreak, babyblue, OPENblinds, roseszs, gbar25, hbearBecome a Donor
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Advertisement
Track List
| 1 | King 4:40 | 91 |
| 2 | Free 3:54 | 88 |
| 3 | Choreomania 3:33 | 85 |
| 4 | Back In Town 3:55 | 75 |
| 5 | Girls Against God 4:40 | 81 |
| 6 | Dream Girl Evil 3:47 | 86 |
| 7 | Prayer Factory 1:13 | 73 |
| 8 | Cassandra 4:17 | 87 |
| 9 | Heaven Is Here 1:51 | 79 |
| 10 | Daffodil 3:34 | 86 |
| 11 | My Love 3:51 | 90 |
| 12 | Restraint 0:47 | 71 |
| 13 | The Bomb 2:44 | 82 |
| 14 | Morning Elvis 4:22 | 82 |
Total Length: 47 minutes
Year End Lists
| #4 | / | Coup De Main |
| #5 | / | The New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz |
| #6 | / | The Telegraph |
| #7 | / | USA Today |
| #8 | / | WXPN |
| #11 | / | Albumism |
| #14 | / | Double J |
| #15 | / | A.V. Club |
| #16 | / | The Forty-Five |
| #21 | / | Gigwise |
More Lists
Please stay on topic. To go off topic, head to the General Chat.
Sign in to comment
3mo
Saw Florence live last night and, even though she was still recovering from a severe surgery, she was still able to put on such a compelling and beautiful show. My respect for this woman is huge.
1y
"The Bomb" hits different when you actually have been through a relationship where your 'unavailability was the only thing that turned them on' and where 'had you been free to love them they wouldn't have wanted you'. I can't help but cry every single time to that song.
Added on: March 9, 2022