Tom: I’ve known a few people who’ve said “they like the Machine, but not Florence”: her vocals tend to polarise people. How well does she fit with Calvin Harris, then?
Slight warning here: while there’s no actual blood or nudity, this isn’t a comfortable video to watch.
Tim: Ooh, blimey.
Tom: Somehow, despite the video, this feels like an album track.
Tim: It does – there’s nothing to really get you going on it. No massive hook to remember, no big chorus to hang around afterwards.
Tom: I can’t say why: Florence Welch sounds like Florence Welch, Calvin Harris sounds like Calvin Harris, together the two of them should sound spectacular. Were my expectations too high?
Tim: I’ll going for something like: a good Calvin Harris track needs bigger vocals than this, a good Florence track needs slightly more traditional instruments. To me, this sounds more like a mash-up that doesn’t quite hit the spot.
Tom: Yes! That’s exactly it. It’s like someone’s taken the unmemorable verses from two tracks and mashed them together, rather than the choruses that everyone knows.