Useless Magic

Lyrics, Poetry and Sermons

Florence Welch

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Penguin
03 November 2020

Music; Music: styles & genres; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti; Poetry by individual poets

The iconic voice of Florence + the Machine shares a beautifully designed collection of her lyrics, poems and scrapbook entries

The perfect gift for fans of Florence + the Machine, with additional lyrics, poems and a new chapter of sermons

'Songs can be incredibly prophetic . . . like a kind of useless magic.'

The complete lyrics by the iconic vocalist of Florence + the Machine, beautifully interwoven with poems, sketches and jottings from her never-before-seen scrapbooks. This is a glimpse into the work and creative processes of a fearlessly unique musician - packed full of Florence's on-the-page musings and reproductions of the art that has inspired her dramatic, genre-defying music.

By: Florence Welch
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 760g
ISBN: 9780241983829
ISBN 10: 0241983827
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Since forming Florence + The Machine in 2007, Florence Welch has written three albums, Lungs, Ceremonials and How Big How Blue How Beautiful, all of which have been chart toppers all over the world, and she has been nominated for and has won numerous international awards.

Reviews for Useless Magic: Lyrics, Poetry and Sermons

An alchemy of memoir and imagination * Waterstones Newsletter * A varied, visually arresting tome, it brings together poems, lyrics, sketches and notes from Welch's personal and professional life, making the reader feel as though they're peeking into a private journal * Refinery 29 * Pop's high priestess bares her soul in this candid collection of poems and lyrics . . . offering a chance to appreciate on the bare stage of the blank page the fineness of her words. And like fellow poet-musician Nick Cave, Welch has found a way for the song and the voice of the rabbit-hearted girl to coexist * Observer * A treasure . . . beautiful. Generous in its honesty, by the end you feel as though you have climbed into the colourful, and sometimes tortured, world of a passionate artist * iNews * Her first book of poetry is an elegant collaged scrapbook * Observer *