Now 31, her hair less roaring fire, more gentle sunset, Florence Welch is a calmer woman than the whirling girl behind three number one albums who headlined Glastonbury in a silver suit. Today, removing her jewellery so as not to jangle over the tape recorder, she looks like the Lady of Shalott in blue jeans. It was during that everywhere period,... See more

Mary Wykeham: The Surrealist Who Embraced A Religious Life And Became A Nun

The insane thing is that it’s working. 98 Metacritic. Critics calling it “album of the year.” Audiences like me willing to walk 12 kilometers listening twice because stopping would break the spell.

This matters because it contradicts everything we’re told about cultural possibility in 2025. That attention spans are dead. That complexity can’t... See more