How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful — Florence + the Machine

A triumphant, hard-won catharsis that rises out of the wreckage of personal heartbreak.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 9m

Ship to Wreck

3:55

What Kind of Man

3:36

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

5:35

Queen of Peace

5:07

Various Storms & Saints

4:09

Delilah

4:53

Long & Lost

3:15

Caught

4:24

Third Eye

4:20

St. Jude

3:45

Mother

5:50

Hiding

3:53

Make Up Your Mind

4:01

Which Witch (demo)

4:19

Third Eye (demo)

4:16

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (demo)

4:33

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden, explosive transition from the quiet, tense guitar intro of What Kind of Man into a wall of distorted brass and thunderous percussion.

The soaring, triumphant brass fanfare that opens the title track, evoking a vast, sun-drenched horizon that feels completely open-air.

The devastatingly quiet, near-acapella vulnerability of Various Storms & Saints where Welch's voice sounds completely exposed and close-mic'd.

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