May 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday Florence and the Machine successfully made it through customs (Dave's joke) appearing as the latest musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. More

May 07, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Despite spending every waking moment on the road for much of 2012, Florence and the Machine has announced several more months of tour dates in support of her sophomore album Ceremonials, including a new leg of North American performances from August to October. More

May 01, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last week, Florence and the Machine debuted the band's epic new track "Breath of Life," a song composed to accompany the upcoming motion picture Snow White and the Huntsman. More

Apr 26, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Director Rupert Sanders upcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman is looking to put a darker, more epic take on the popular fairy tale this summer.  More

Apr 18, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

Florence and the Machine has been touring to support 2011's Ceremonials almost non-stop since the album's release last October. Under the Radar photography Robert Redfield caught them in Santa Barbara last weekend, before they headed off to Coachella and a tour across the U.S. More

Apr 09, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last night MTV experienced a rare moment of music-related programing when it aired a unplugged performance by Florence and the Machine. More

Apr 05, 2012 By Laura Studarus

As previously reported, last year Florence and the Machine recorded a MTV Unplugged Session. That show airs on April 8 at 11pm. We have a sneak peek. More

Mar 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

In a recent interview with NME Radio Florence Welch revealed the possibility of putting together a "strange album" with songwriter and producer Dev Hynes. More

Mar 21, 2012 By Laura Studarus

It’s already got a video—so why not a remix? Florence and the Machine recently handed over Ceremonials cut “Never Let Me Go” to Clams Casino.  More

Mar 07, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Everything is coming up Florence and the Machine. After yesterday’s announcement that the band would be dropping a MTV Unplugged album in April, today they released a video for Ceremonialscut, “Never Let Me Go.” More

Mar 06, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Late last year, Florence and the Machine performed at MTV Unplugged studios. That show—featuring a ten piece gospel choir—will be made available on April 9 as a live album.  More

Mar 01, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last night at the NME Awards, UK musical artists The Horrors and Florence and the Machine came together to perform a duet on the former band's standout single "Still Life." More

Jan 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Having already aired episodes featuring performances by Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom, Austin City Limits continued its stellar new season over the weekend with sets by Florence and the Machine and Lykke Li. More

Jan 26, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Before the majority of her U.S. tour dates go on sale tomorrow, Florence and the Machine's Ms. Welch herself has offered a bit of what to expect on stage by recently releasing a take of live footage capturing her Ceremonials track "Lover to Lover." More

Jan 23, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Florence and the Machine has announced that it will be kicking off a massive world tour, including a number of headlining U.S. dates around appearance both at this year's Coachella Festival and New Orleans Jazz Fest. More

Dec 23, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar's Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Dec 21, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

On Jan. 16 Florence and the Machine will release a 12'' of "No Light, No Light," the latest single off the artist's much-favored new album, Ceremonials.  More

Dec 20, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Yesterday, Florence and the Machine stopped by The View to perform Ceremonials single, “Shake it Out.” We have the clip.  More

Dec 20, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Last night the televised concert series VH1 Divas aired a special performance of music honoring the impact of soul music on modern artists. More

Nov 28, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Over the Thanksgiving holiday Florence and the Machine made a special appearance at BBC Radio One's Live Lounge to perform a number of chosen tracks off both her debut album Lungs and her latest full-length effort Ceremonials. More

Nov 21, 2011 By Mi Tran

Florence and the Machine stopped by Saturday Night Live once again, to perform "Shake it Out" and "No Light, No Light," in support of their latest album, Ceremonials. Florence Welch also made a guest appearance in a Thanksgiving skit playing a character named Flow Diggity. We have the videos.

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Nov 18, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Florence and the Machine experience the creepy power of voodoo in “No Light, No Light”—a cut from recently released Ceremonials. We have the video.  More

Nov 11, 2011 By Laura Studarus

As taken with Florence and the Machine’s new album Ceremonials as we are? Then this episode of The Creators’ Project is for you.  More

Nov 02, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Later…With Jools Holland showed off their superior booking skills with back-to-back performances from Florence and the Machine and My Morning Jacket. More

Oct 20, 2011 By Laura Studarus

After a long wait, and seemingly endless performances of "Dog Days Are Over," today Florence and the Machine unleashed their ambitious second album, Ceremonials.  More

Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.  Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here.  More

Oct 17, 2011 By Mi Tran

With the release for sophomore album Ceremonials looming near, Florence and the Machine gave fans a sneak preview of three new songs from the upcoming album. More

Oct 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend, The Creators’ Project held a festival at DUMBO, Brooklyn. We sent photographer Evan Smith down to cover the action.  More

Oct 03, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

With her much-anticipated sophomore LP Ceremonials slated for release Nov. 1, Florence and the Machine has premiered a decadent music video for the album's newest single "Shake It Out."  More

Sep 28, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The Weeknd recently took their hands to new Florence + The Machine track, “Sahke it Out.” More

Sep 14, 2011 By Mi Tran

Since the release of their debut album Lungs, Florence and the Machine have been touring incessantly while performing in a variety of settings, including with Drake, on Saturday Night Live, and Letterman. With the release of their follow-up album announced recently, today the band also released their official lead single off Ceremonials titled, "Shake It Out." More

Sep 13, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today our favorite redhead chanteuse Florence Welch announced additional details about the forthcoming Florence and the Machine album.  More

Aug 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today, Florence and the Machine unleashed a new track called “What the Water Gave Me”—one of 13 songs to appear on the forthcoming album. We have the video.  More

Aug 15, 2011 By Laura Studarus

As announced by producer Paul Epworth, Florence and the Machine (aka singer/songwriter Florence Welch and her ever changing band) has finished the follow-up to debut album Lungs. More

Jun 20, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

The star-studded tribute, which arrives June 28, features 19 tracks of Buddy Holly's greatest hits. More

Jun 11, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Day Two Bonnaroo! Check out photos from the performances on Friday, June 9th 2011. Photographer, Matt Jones, was there to capture all of the action. Full gallery here.
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Jun 02, 2011 By Laura Studarus

While the official release of Rave On—a collection of Buddy Holly covers—doesn't happen for a few more weeks, we’ve been graced with a series of sneak peaks. More

Feb 25, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

In the last couple of weeks, we've added a ton of classic interviews with both musicians and comedians to our archives. These are articles that ran in our print magazine, but are debuting on our website for the first time. This includes our  Joanna Newsom cover story from last year, as well as interviews with  Florence and the Machine,  Fred Armisen,  Charlotte Gainsbourg,  Pavement,  Local Natives, and others. More

Feb 15, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival's four-day entertainment extravaganza has unveiled its 2011 lineup.  More

Feb 14, 2011 By Laura Studarus

After proving she can hang with the divas at last night’s Grammy awards, Florence and the Machine announced she’ll be hitting the road this summer for a brief U.S. tour. In addition to solo dates, Welch and the gang will also serve as an opening band for U.K. rock royalty, U2. We have the dates.  More

Feb 14, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Arcade Fire's The Suburbs beat out such heavyweights as Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to win the Grammy for Album of the Year, the last award of the night. The Black Keys also won multiple awards and we have video highlights from Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Cee-Lo Green, and Muse.

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Jan 10, 2011 By Laura Studarus

This weekend, Florence Welch of can’t-be-stopped Florence and the Machine joined can’t-be-ignored rapper Drake on stage in London. We have the video.  More

Dec 09, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Grammy nominee Florence and the Machine is everywhere these days. The next stop on her victory parade? Late Night With David Letterman.  More

Dec 02, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Last night, this year’s Grammy nominations were announced. Among the bevy of expected commercial artists (Hello Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem) a fair number of Under the Radar-friendly artists received recognition for their accomplishments More

Nov 30, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Florence and the Machine released today a 10" vinyl of their KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic live session, recorded in 2009. More

Nov 22, 2010 By Laura Studarus

This weekend, Florence and the Machine stopped by Saturday Night Live to perform two Lungs cuts—“Dog Days Are Over” and “You’ve Got the Love.”  We have the video for both.  More

Nov 18, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Florence and the Machine (aka Florence Welch) is having one heck of a ride. She is set to close out the crazy year of performing in style with a stop in Oslo performing at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.  More

Oct 28, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Oct 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Florence and the Machine took Dancing With the Stars by storm last night with an acoustic rendition of “Dog Days Are Over.” We have the mesmerizing clip.  More

Sep 17, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Florence and the Machine brought their anthemic single, “Dog Days Are Over” to Sirius XM this week. We have the video.  More

Sep 13, 2010 By Brie Savard

Florence and The Machine debut new Heavy In Your Arms Music Video, as well as video from last night's MTV VMA performance of Dog Days Are Over More

Jul 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Good with a needle and thread? Great! Florence Welch, titular singer of Florence and the Machine wants you to design her an outfit. More

Jun 02, 2010 By Laura Studarus

As previously announced, Twilight’s newest installment Eclipse includes contributions several Under the Radar-friendly bands including Vampire Weekend, Florence and the Machine, Metric, and a show-stopping duet between Beck and Bat For Lashes. Today, for a scant 24 hours, the powers that be are offering a preview of the album in full. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Today the third Twilight film Eclipse's soundtrack was announced. This time Under the Radar-friendly artists Metric, Beck, Bat For Lashes, and Florence and the Machine join the franchise who's last installment included Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, and Grizzly Bear. More

May 07, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto

For the past couple weeks, our writers (namely Laura Studarus, Frank Valish, and Hays Davis) have been working hard to bring you website-exclusive interviews. We've posted a total of 12 interviews since late April, 10 of which were conducted at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Making it easy to keep up, we've complied an alphabetical list of our most recent interviews. Find links to our interviews with Doves, Jónsi, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Camera Obscura, Phoenix, Matt and Kim, Florence and the Machine, Local Natives, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Big Pink, and more. More

Apr 22, 2010 By Laura Studarus

For Florence Welch, also known as Florence and the Machine, the past few years have been a whirlwind, transforming her from art-school dropout to Mercury Prize nominee for debut album, Lungs. Still flush from her dynamic Coachella performance, the redhead songstress sat down with Under the Radar to discuss progress on her next album, cover songs, and collaborating with her hero, David Byrne. More

Apr 20, 2010 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Staff photographer and Under the Radar's Co-Publisher/Co-Founder, Wendy Lynch Redfern, was at Coachella 2010. Check out a gallery of her photos from the third day of Coachella 2010. The gallery includes photos of Thom Yorke, Pavement, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jónsi, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, and The Big Pink. Click here to view the full gallery. More

Apr 20, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn't have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here's what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More

Jan 28, 2010 By Laura Studarus

British songstress Florence Welch and her band the Machine have announced they'll be heading Stateside for a short string of dates, ending with an appearance at the Coachella Music Festival. We have the dates. More

Dec 01, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

This past weekend, U.K. hitmakers Florence and the Machine played a guest-crazy show at London's Tabernacle. (Via NME.) The gig featured surprise guest spots from Patrick Wolf, Jack Peñate, Kid Harpoon, and our former cover subject Jarvis Cocker. More

Sep 16, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Mercury Prize nominee Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine has already taken her native Britain—and Under the Radar's Summer 2009 “Please to Meet You” section—by storm. Now she’s headed to North America for the first tour of what’s sure to become full-scale invasion. More

Sep 08, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Speech Debelle has won this year's Mercury Prize, it was just announced at a ceremony in London. The British rapper was something of a surprise winner and beat out the likes of The Horrors, Friendly Fires, Bat For Lashes, The Invisible, Florence and the Machine, Kasabian, Glasvegas, and others. Debelle took the stage and immediately gave a shout out to one of her fellow nominees. "Big up The Invisible," she said. Debelle had told BBC 6 Music radio earlier in the evenining that The Invisible were her favorite other nominee. Ironically, despite her name, Speech Debelle gave a short speech. She thanked her label, producers, and family ("my gran's over there").The winner is awarded 20,000 pounds and Debelle also said, "Thank-you to whoever's name is on the check." More

Jul 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Every year since 1992 The Mercury Prize has been awarded to the best album recorded by an artist from either the United Kingdom or Ireland. Last year Elbow won it. This morning 2009's nominees were announced. They include Bat For Lashes, Florence and the Machine, Friendly Fires, The Invisible, Glasvegas, The Horrors, Kasabian, and others. More

Jul 10, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Florence and the Machine’s debut album Lungs will become available in the U.S. October 20th after a successful first day on the U.K. charts. More

Dec 01, 2009 By Chris Tinkham

"I'm going to be so high after this coffee," Florence Welch says with a laugh. "I've drunk so much coffee today already, just trying to stay awake." The English singer/songwriter and darling of the British music press has spent the last four days in New York and Los Angeles doing promotion, while also securing a U.S. label for her debut LP Lungs, due in the States this fall. About 15 minutes after the arrival of her coffee mug, Welch holds out her trembling hand and comments: "Look, I've got caffeine shakes." More

Apr 20, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn't have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here's what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More

Oct 29, 2009 By Laura Leebove

It's no surprise that Florence and the Machine's first proper New York show sold out quickly, as this performance was way overdue but very much worth the wait. More