Ceremonials is the second studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 28 October 2011 by Island Records. The band started working on the album in 2010 and finished it in 2011. All of the songs on the album were produced by Paul Epworth, who also worked prominently on the band's debut album Lungs (2009).

The album received acclaim from music critics, who drew comparisons to artists such as Kate Bush, while also praising the instrumentation, Welch's vocals and the production of the songs. As a critical success, it appeared on several year-end critics' lists in late 2011. Ceremonials debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one album in the UK. It also debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart. English novelist Emma Forrest contributed an essay to the album, which can be found in the booklet of the CD edition.

To date, five singles have been released from Ceremonials. "What the Water Gave Me" was released on 23 August 2011 as a teaser for the album, along with a music video. "Shake It Out" was released on 30 September 2011 as the album's official lead single, becoming one of the band's most commercially successful singles to date. "No Light, No Light" was released on 16 January 2012 as the second official single from the album and "Never Let Me Go" was released on 2 April 2012. "Spectrum" was released on 8 July 2012 and became Florence and the Machine's first number-one single in the UK. Ceremonials was also promoted by the band by a worldwide tour, Ceremonials Tour (2011-12).

Ceremonials es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda inglesa de rock indie Florence and the Machine, publicado el 28 de octubre de 2011 a través de Island Records. La banda comenzó a trabajar en el álbum en 2010 y lo terminó al año siguiente. Todas las canciones fueron producidas por Paul Epworth, que ya había participado en el anterior trabajo de la banda, Lungs (2009).

Ceremonials est le deuxième album du groupe de indie rock anglais Florence and the Machine, il est sorti en 2011.

Pour François Blanc du magazine Tsugi, Ceremonials contient des morceaux « moins frontaux que par le passé » regrettant les enchainements d'« une mollesse épuisante ». Il déplore ainsi des « chœurs de gospels plats, grosses percussions vaguement tribales et synthés un peu cheap » avant de renchérir sur le fait qu'il a « l'impression d'entendre la bande-originale du Roi Lion ou, pire, un disque de Phil Collins ».

Ä l'inverse, la critique de James Christopher Monger dans allmusic est très positive avec une note de 4,5 sur 5.

Ceremonials è il secondo album in studio del gruppo indie inglese Florence and the Machine, pubblicato il 28 ottobre 2011 dall'etichetta Island Records. La band lavorò sull'album dal 2010 al 2011. Tutte le canzoni dell'album sono state prodotte da Paul Epworth, che aveva già lavorato all'album di debutto della band, Lungs del 2009.

L'album ha ricevuto recensioni generalmente positive da critici musicali, che l'hanno paragonato ad artisti come Kate Bush, pur lodando la strumentazione e la produzione delle canzoni. Inoltre, è apparso in diverse liste di fine anno dei critici. L'album ha debuttato alla prima posizione dell'UK Albums Chart del Regno Unito, diventando il secondo album consecutivo al numero uno della band. La scrittrice inglese Emma Forrest scrisse un componimento per l'album, che si trova nel libretto dell'edizione CD. Il New York Times ha descritto Ceremonials come un album ''Dalle melodie celtiche, blues e rock con richiami al gotico e al gospel''

Fin ad oggi, sono stati rilasciati quattro singoli dall'album. What The Water Gave Me è il primo singolo promozionale ed è stato rilasciato il 23 agosto 2011. Il primo singolo ufficiale è Shake It Out, rilasciato il 30 settembre 2011. No Light, No Light è stato rilasciato il 16 gennaio 2012 come secondo singolo ufficiale e, Never Let Me Go è stato rilasciato il 2 aprile 2012. Il quinto singolo ad essere estratto dall'album è stato Spectrum, rilasciato il primo giugno, mentre il video ufficiale di Breaking Down è stato rilasciato su YouTube il 13 luglio 2012.

La stessa Florence, in un'intervista per il The Guardian classifica Ceremonials come un album chamber soul dalle atmosfere un po' gotiche. Per svariati brani, la band, si è ispirata al suicidio di Virginia Woolf, come singoli del calibro di What the Water Gave Me e Never Let Me Go. Il sound del secondo album in studio della indie band è molto più maturo del precedente, con richiami al Gothic rock già sperimentato in precedenza per singoli promozionali come Heavy in Your Arms. Nella versione deluxe del cd troviamo qualche richiamo all'indietronica come in Remain Nameless o Strangeness and Charm per nulla presenti nella versione standard.

Ceremonials er det andre studioalbumet av engelske indie-rock bandet Florence and the Machine , utgitt den 28. oktober 2011 av Island Records. Bandet startet arbeidet med albumet i 2010 og gjorde det ferdig i 2011 . Alle sangene på albumet ble produsert av Paul Epworth , som også satte et tydelig preg på bandets debutalbum "Lungs" ( 2009 ) .

Albumet fikk god kritikk fra musikk-kritikere, som trakk sammenligninger til artister som Kate Bush , samtidig som instrumentering, Welch vokal og produksjon av sangene ble godt mottatt. Ceremonials debuterte som nummer én på den britiske Albums-Chart , og er dermed bandets andre nummer-én album i Storbritannia. Det debuterte også som nummer én på den australske Albums Chart og nådde nummer seks på den amerikanske Billboard 200 listen . Den norsk forfatteren Emma Forrest bidro et essay til albumet , som kan finnes i heftet til CD -utgaven.

Hittil er det blitt sluppet fem singler fra Ceremonials. "What the Water Gave Me" ble utgitt den 23. august 2011 som en teaser for albumet , sammen med en musikkvideo. "Shake It Out" ble utgitt 30. september 2011 som albumets offisielle singel, og denn ble en av bandets mest suksessfulle singler til dags dato . "No Light , No Light" ble sluppet 16. januar 2012 som den andre offisielle singelen fra albumet og "Never Let Me Go" ble utgitt 2. april 2012. "Spectrum" ble utgitt 8. juli 2012 og ble Florence and the Machine sin første nummer-én singel i Storbritannia. Ceremonials ble også fremmet av bandet på en verdensomspennende turné , Ceremonials Tour ( 2011-12 ) .

Ceremonials – drugi album londyńskiej grupy indiepopowej Florence and the Machine. Wydawnictwo ukazało się 28 października 2011 roku nakładem wytwórni muzycznej Island Records. Płyta zadebiutowała na 1. miejscu listy sprzedaży w Wielkiej Brytanii.

Magazyn NME potwierdził, że po nagraniu utworu „Heavy in Your Arms” na potrzeby soundtracku do The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, piosenkarka Florence Welch weszła do studia na dwa tygodnie, aby nagrywać z producentem Paulem Epworthem, z którym pracowała podczas nagrywania debiutanckiej płyty Lungs w 2009 roku. Powiedziała, że dwa nagrania, które zostały nagrane były inspirowane przez naukę, ponieważ „wiele jej rodziny to lekarze i próbuje stać się lekarzem, więc wiele jej rozmów kojarzy się z medycyną”. Utwór „Strangeness and Charm” (zawarty w wersji deluxe edition) został nagrany jako pierwszy na tę płytę, 2 maja 2010 roku w Olympia Theatre w Dublinie w Irlandii podczas trasy koncertowej zespołu. Welch zaśpiewała go na żywo po raz pierwszy w Hammersmith Apollo podczas kolejnego koncertu z jej trasy koncertowej. Piosenkarka opisuje piosenkę jako „dość nieustanne siedem minut” oraz „taneczną, ciężkie bębny, bas i buczenie”.

17 lutego 2011 roku w wywiadzie dla strony internetowej Gibson Guitar, gitarzysta Rob Ackroyd powiedział: „Praca nad drugim albumem rozpoczęła się z Paulem Epworthem i nie ma mowy, żeby wydać go w przełomie kwietnia lub maja”. W czerwcu 2011, Epworth powiedział w wywiadzie dla BBC 6 Music, że album będzie prawdopodobnie gotowy „do końca lipca” i będzie „o wiele mniej indie, ale więcej ducha” Dodał również, że istnieje szesnaście piosenki do umieszczenia na albumie, ale nie wiadomo, czy wszystkie znajdą się na płycie.

Podczas tournée w Ameryce Północnej, Florence and the Machine, 12 czerwca 2011 roku po raz pierwszy zaprezentowali singel „What the Water Gave Me” w Greek Theatre w Berkeley w Kalifornii. 23 sierpnia 2011 utwór ukazał się na iTunes jako singel z najnowszego albumu grupy, a na oficjalnym kanale VEVO w serwisie YouTube pojawił się teledysk.

Ceremonials é o segundo álbum de estúdio da banda inglesa Florence + The Machine, lançado em 30 de outubro de 2011 pela Island Records no Reino Unido. O álbum é conhecido por ter um som mais baroque pop do que seu antecessor, Lungs, foi comparado pelos críticos ao art rock de Kate Bush. Lançou singles de sucesso como "No Light, No Light", "Shake It Out" e "Spectrum".

Ceremonials — второй студийный альбом инди-рок группы Florence and the Machine, выпущенный 28 октября 2011 года звукозаписывающей компанией Abbey Road Studios. В целом альбом Ceremonials получил лестные отзывы критиков, а также дебютировал на первой строке в чарте UK Albums Chart и на восьмом месте в Billboard 200.

"Shake It Out" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released as the first official single from their second studio album Ceremonials (2011). It was written by Florence Welch, Paul Epworth and Kid Harpoon, while production was handled by Epworth. The song was digitally released in Australia on 14 September 2011, and it was available in the United Kingdom on 2 October. It had its radio debut on XFM on 14 September 2011 in the United Kingdom. Welch revealed that the song was written within an hour and according to her it talked about shaking the regrets and the things that were haunting her.

"Shake It Out" is a baroque pop and art rock song with soul and gospel elements which contains organs, bells and tambourines as its main instrumentation. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised Welch's vocals and its anthemic nature. An accompanying music video for the song premiered on 3 October 2011 and it was directed by Dawn Shadforth. It showed Welch attending an old party in England, evoking references to Eyes Wide Shut. It received mostly positive reviews from critics who praised its imagery and compared it with other works by Annie Lennox and Madonna. "Shake It Out" was nominated in the 2013 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance by Duo/Group.

"Regrets collect like old friends, here to relive your darkest moments."