How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
by Florence + the Machine
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jun 2, 2015
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 703 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 626 out of 703
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 703
  3. Negative: 54 out of 703
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  1. SoundOfAMan
    Jun 2, 2015
    0
    I love Florence + the Machine, but I cound not get this one... I don't know. I expected sooooo much, but now I'm desappointed, frustrated and disconsolate. I'll still listen What Kind of Man, Delilah and Ship To Wreck, because they are amazing musics, but the rest of the album... I pass, I'm so sorry... :(

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#17 Most Discussed Album of 2015
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#31 Most Shared Album of 2015

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 8, 2015
    78
    Third LP How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful dispenses with that ethos [positivity on the aftermath of heartbreak], embracing the raging/wallowing period that's delivered through biblical and Greek mythological references.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Jul 9, 2015
    75
    Some of the album's most memorable moments come when the power is dialed down, as with the moving "Long & Lost." But there's no denying how captivating this group can be when the arrangement allows them to fly free.
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  3. No Ripcord
    Jun 15, 2015
    90
    The greater the risk, the greater the reward. And I can think of no better reward than this album.
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