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10.0
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The Independent
In its commitment to euphoria, ‘Dance Fever’ is an album that looks forward to the release of all the pandemic’s pent-up energy at this summer’s festivals
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Dance Fever may not be their pivot towards disco, but moments like these make it as thrilling as a night on the dance-floor
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9.0
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9.0 |
Gigwise
Spinning round magic and characters until she has to land on herself
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
A dance party to release your demons to, they cast yet another lyrically beautiful and musically capitulating spell
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8.0
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8.0 |
The FT
The band’s latest release confirms Welch’s supremacy with no-holds-barred songs of downfall and redemption
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8.0
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8.0 |
Albumism
The mercurial Dance Fever is a chaotic return to form from more than just a ceaselessly stellar vocalist, and it is Florence + The Machine’s best album in a decade
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8.0
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8.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
It’s an album that holds so much raw emotion but feels as if it’s depositing small gems of wisdom
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
While this effort may not be Welch's surprise transformation into a full-on pop diva, Dance Fever is a generous offering to the goddesses of dance and restorative energy
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8.0
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The Observer
The singer spares no details on her confessional, pared-back fifth album with nods to Madonna and the Stones
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
Florence Welch’s fifth album is a startling return, full of all the elements which made us sit up and take notice of her in the first place
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
A welcome shot of fairy-tale hedonism ripe for post-pandemic dancefloor indulgence
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
An album straining at its leash, dreaming of the freedom of the dancefloor. Now it’s here, there’s no holding back
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
Pain and euphoria collide on album five, as Florence crafts huge choruses to explore her evolving relationship with dance
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8.0
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Paste Magazine
The U.K. band draw on everything from Springsteen to festival EDM on their diverse, captivating fifth album
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8.0
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8.0 |
XS Noize
Dance Fever as a whole is a brilliant album, one that is sure to return Welch and her bandmates to the spotlight in a big way
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Welch's powerful vocals shine on this record through anthemic synthpop, baroque pop and folk balladry
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7.1
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7.1 |
Pitchfork
Florence Welch’s pandemic album turns her intensity inward, interrogating her relationship to performance and public image. These are her most personal lyrics, and among her most poignant
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7.0
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7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
‘Dance Fever’ is reflective of now; a time to celebrate overcoming shared trauma after a period of uncertainty and reflection. Scars and all
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
She chases her errent impulses down whichever mossy, forked path they might lead her
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
Creating their most conceptual, theatrical work, Florence + the Machine air out their lockdown grievances and ugly feelings by reminding us all to dance it out
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Florence Welch’s pandemic album finds the artist looking inward even while she’s unable to suppress the compulsion to break free from isolation
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
Yes, this is a pop album by a major artist – but could it mark the beginning of a new, slightly weirder era of Florence and the Machine?
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s all a bit proggy, at times a bit folky, very atmospheric and quintessentially English in many ways
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