“The first album, for better or for worse, was done over from the ages of 17-22, with a couple of different producers. Some of it was recorded in an old swimming pool, some of it was recorded in a synagogue - it kind of was all over the place.”

English singer and songwriter

Florence Welch is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. She became widely known through the band’s chart success in the UK. Their debut album, Lungs, was released in 2009, reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and won the Brit Award for Best British Album. The band’s next five albums also performed well on the charts. In 2018, Welch published Useless Magic, a book of her lyrics and poems with illustrations.