I like La Roux
but she's not as good as Florence
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:20, 1 reply)

I can't differentiate between them.
This current batch of ever-so-trendy, NME-friendly, 80s-nostalgia electro-clones fill me with an overwhelming sense of meh
( Fitznicely into a thimble, Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:28, closed)

But Florence is ace!
TO be honest, it's more the mrs that listens to this sort of stuff - I'm an old-school grunge & punk man myself.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:30, closed)

I don't understand the comparison between the two.
La Roux is a painful 80's nostalgia act that sounds really uninspired and won't be worth a damn in 5 years, whereas Florence -although incorporates more than a little bit of 80's sound in her work- is a genuinely talented vocalist who sings well-crafted songs that are much darker than your usual pop song. The only comparison is that they're both popular in '09, like the eighties and are redheads.
(almightyjoey is most likely listening to Electric Wizard on, Wed 21 Oct 2009, 23:21, closed)

Florence is an 80s-nostalgia clone
But a Kate Bush one, not an electro one.

Also she is indeed ace, especially on Rabbit Heart and Coffins. So thar. :)
(icassu, Wed 21 Oct 2009, 19:28, closed)