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Florence + the Machine’s Conflicted Coronation, and 12 More New Songs
Profession vs. relatives. Creative inspiration vs. a stable lifestyle. “The earth ending and the scale of my ambition.” Florence Welch usually takes them all on in “King,” which affirms both of those the hazards and benefits of her choices. Like a lot of of the tunes Welch writes and sings for Florence + the Machine, “King” moves from confessional to archetypal in a grand, liberating crescendo, when its movie elevates her from a tormented companion to a little something like a saint. JON PARELES Bonnie Raitt, ‘Made Up Mind’ It is an previous story: the bitter finish of a romance. “Made Up Brain,” penned and first recorded by a Canadian…