Lungs
by Florence + the Machine
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 20, 2009
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 511 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 463 out of 511
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 511
  3. Negative: 39 out of 511

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  1. owenrw89
    Dec 19, 2016
    5
    It's big and majestic, but it's also oversang and overblown. Florence Welch has an incredibly powerful voice, but she all too often sticks to using volume, rather than vocal control. Hearing her use her impressive range gets old, quick. Powerful notes are wonderful, but when you don't have the vibrato to control them, they end becoming one thing - SHOUTS.

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#25 Most Discussed Album of 2009
9
#9 Most Shared Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    Lungs showcases Florence's dramatic voice as an instrument that the other instruments follow, from the urgent, rhythmic drums on "Drumming Song" to the fluid harp runs on "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)."
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  2. Dot Music
    70
    If Lungs fails to make as much impact as those other debuts, it may be because Welch puts a little too much emphasis on singer and not enough on songwriter.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    As it is, they're more than quite good, and all the better for the tracks that surround them.
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