The songs stuck in Florence Welch's head
The singer for Florence + the Machine, whose ‘Ceremonials' is out Tuesday, has been listening to Beyoncé, Suicide, Freddie King and more.
What are you listening to these days?
Right now I'm really interested in the new Kanye and Jay-Z record, “Watch the Throne.” I'm a huge Jay-Z and Kanye fan, and there's a song on it called “Lift Off” that has Beyoncé on it, and it's pretty amazing. While we were on tour I was running around San Francisco — I like to go running outdoors in new places because you can explore the city — and that song was playing as I was running up the hills of San Fran through Chinatown. It was amazing, seeing the trams, and suddenly you can see the sea and the bridges. It was just a really amazing moment.
Is that how you hear a lot of music, while you're running?
I listen to a lot of high-octane stuff, like Beyoncé — “Countdown” is a really good one to run to. And I wouldn't say I was an athletic runner. I'd say I'm more of balletic runner. I always end up doing a lot of leaps and jumping on park benches and doing twirls because I get so carried away with the music — dancing at street signs.
What are you listening to these days?
Right now I'm really interested in the new Kanye and Jay-Z record, “Watch the Throne.” I'm a huge Jay-Z and Kanye fan, and there's a song on it called “Lift Off” that has Beyoncé on it, and it's pretty amazing. While we were on tour I was running around San Francisco — I like to go running outdoors in new places because you can explore the city — and that song was playing as I was running up the hills of San Fran through Chinatown. It was amazing, seeing the trams, and suddenly you can see the sea and the bridges. It was just a really amazing moment.
Is that how you hear a lot of music, while you're running?
I listen to a lot of high-octane stuff, like Beyoncé — “Countdown” is a really good one to run to. And I wouldn't say I was an athletic runner. I'd say I'm more of balletic runner. I always end up doing a lot of leaps and jumping on park benches and doing twirls because I get so carried away with the music — dancing at street signs.
