Florence and the Machine have seen worldwide success over the last year or so, and Spector have been making waves ever since their dramatic debut single Never Fade Away first graced our ears. They are both signed to the ever delightful Luv Luv Luv, so cross collaboration was always going to be on the cards with two acts whose sounds compliment each other so well – and here we have the fruits of just that.
Spector have taken Florence and the Machine’s sweeping, epic and alluring No Light, No Light (video below) and wrapped it in their grandiose synth-pop. What was once a soothing piece of beauty, has been transformed into something all the more urgent, more aggressive, and more industrial. I would say the Ryan Gosling reference has something to do with the aggressive urgency of Drive, but to be honest I have no idea on that front…
