History YMMV / FlorenceAndTheMachine

* UncannyValley: In the "Spectrum" video, there appears to be a young girl version of Florence doing ballet. It rather looks like a real life Photoshop, and decidedly unnerving.
** The audience standing with mouths agape in "My Love" is particularly unsettling.

* BigRockEnding: The endings of "Mother" and the titular song from ''How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'' could be considered this, or EndingFatigue.

** "Breaking Down", "Never Let Me Go", "I'm Not Calling You A Liar", "Queen of Peace", "Blinding", "Falling", "Swimming", "Howl", "Ghosts (Demo)", "Heavy In Your Arms", "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", "Landscape (Demo)", "June", "Grace", "No Choir", "The End Of Love", "King".

-->''Two of the dancers in this video are currently sheltering. To my brave and beautiful sisters Maryne and Anastasiia. I love you. I wish I could put my arms around you. Strength.''[[note]]The first three ''Dance Fever'' music videos were at least partially filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} just three months before the Russo-Ukrainian War. Two of the backing dancers, amongst many other background extras, were of Ukrainian nationality.[[/note]]

** "Breaking Down", "Never Let Me Go", "I'm Not Calling You A Liar", "Queen of Peace", "Blinding", "Falling", "Swimming", "Howl", "Ghosts (Demo)", "Heavy In Your Arms", "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", "Landscape (Demo)", "June", "Grace", "No Choir", "The End Of Love".

** "Breath of Life" is pure awesome, with Florence backed by a powerful orchestra and choir. Even if it is a song for [[Film/{{Twilight}} ANOTHER]] Creator/KristenStewart [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman movie.]]

* {{Narm}}: The song "Between Two Lungs" contains the spectacularly narmy line

** "Spectrum" music video has some lighting and other shots and a story which are slipped in and not essentially obvious first time round.

* EarWorm: If nothing else "Dog Days Are Over" because of it's constant use in [[Film/EatPrayLove media]] when everything is going good.
** "Seven Devils", "Heartlines", "Spectrum", "Leave My Body", "No Light, No Light", "What The Water Gave me", "Lover To Lover", "My Boy Builds Coffins".

** "Over The Love" is Florence's contribution to the 2013 film verion of ''Film/{{TheGreatGatsby|2013}}'', a song from Daisy's perspective, and holy shit does it deliver.

** "Over The Love" is Florence's contribution to ''Film/TheGreatGatsby'' film, a song from Daisy's perspective, and holy shit does it deliver.

* EpicRiff: "Seven Devils" piano riff is irresistible.

* LesYay: [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=100864570100268&set=pcb.100864813433577&type=1 Florence]] [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5vh1qjUE71ryiog8o1_500.gif and]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOA242SKXXU#t=140s Isa]], also known among parts of the fandom as [[PortmanteauCoupleName Florabella]].

* RewatchBonus: "Spectrum" music video has some lighting and other shots and a story which are slipped in and not essentially obvious first time round.

* SignatureSong: "Dog Days are Over" and "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
* TearJerker: "Hardest of Hearts", especially if you witness or felt this feeling.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks / ItsTheSameNowItSucks : Some listeners are confused with the direction they take on their second album, Either it's too similar to selected tracks on their first record, or lack the variety of their first album and therefore sucks.

%%* UnfortunateImplications: There have been statements among the viewing public of the "No Light, No Light" video that it has a racist under-tone, as the video has a man in {{blackface}} performing an aggressively sensual dance and [[ScaryBlackMan stabbing a voodoo doll]], and someone else in blackface [[WhereDaWhiteWomenAt chasing her through a city]]. She's saved by white choirboys and a white lover. Defenders say that the people in blackface are meant to be demons, which raises even more unfortunate implications. Officially, it represents her own darkness and despair.

* OneOfUs: Inspiration for ''Ceremonials'' came from science, chemistry and Florence's family mostly consisting of doctors.
** One of the songs she's already sung (at live events) shows this pretty well. It's called "Strangeness and Charm", as in the 'flavours' of quarks.

** "Breath of Life" is pure awesome, with Florence backed by a powerful orchestra and choir. Even if it is a song for [[{{Twilight}} ANOTHER]] Creator/KristenStewart [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman movie.]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "Only If For a Night" is based on a dream Florence had in which she was visited by the ghost of her grandmother. Keep that in mind, and listen closely to the lyrics; one gets a good idea of just how close they were. It makes for unlikely SweetDreamsFuel.

--> And my running feet could fly
--> Each breath screaming: "We are all too young to die!"

** "Breaking Down", "Never Let Me Go", "I'm Not Calling You A Liar", "Queen of Peace", "Blinding", "Falling", "Swimming", "Howl", "Ghosts (Demo)", "Heavy In Your Arms", "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", "Landscape (Demo)", "June", "Grace", "No Choir".

* OneOfUs: Inspiration for the new album came from science, chemistry and Florence's family mostly consisting of doctors.

** "Breaking Down (Acoustic)", "Never Let Me Go", "I'm Not Calling You A Liar", "Queen of Peace", "Blinding", "Falling", "Swimming", "Howl", "Ghosts (Demo)", "Heavy In Your Arms", "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", "Landscape (Demo)" and "Breaking Down".

** "StrangenessAndCharm"

* IThoughtItMeant: It may take you a while to realise "Kiss With a Fist" is not ''literal''. The British press covered this in some detail at the time. It's about a passionate relationship, not a violent relationship. (Check out [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_With_A_Fist the other wiki's page on the song]])
** And then after you realize it's not about domestic abuse the song just becomes [[CrowningMomentOfFunny downright hilarious.]]

** The music video for "No Light, No Light" takes it farther than "Drumming Song", using Christian, Voodoo, and Illuminati imagery.

** The performance of "Shake It Out" on ''TheXFactor'' used lots of religious imagery, from Florence's dress to the background to a gospel choir.