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Moderation (song)
2019 single by Florence and the Machine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Moderation" is a song by British band Florence and the Machine, released as a single on 24 January 2019 through Virgin EMI Records.[1] The digital release includes the B-side "Haunted House". It is the band's first new material since their fourth studio album High as Hope (2018).
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Background
"Moderation" was debuted during a concert in early January 2019.[2]
Critical reception
"Moderation" was called a "huge, cinematic stomper with gospel handclaps and a gigantic Florence Welch vocal performance at its center" by Stereogum, while "Haunted House" was described as "restrained" in contrast to "Moderation", as well as "softer and more tender".[2] Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the songs "brazen", further writing that "Moderation" is a rumbling piano-driven tune" about Welch confronting a "tepid lover", and "Haunted House" is about Welch "tackling the voices that keep her up late at night over a sparse arrangement that swells into a jittery blend of piano, drums and backing vocals".[3] Consequence of Sound called "Moderation" a "rousing number", while "Haunted House" was labelled "spooky and sad".[4] Billboard said "Moderation" "starts with a bang, a rousing intro", and that "Haunted House" "reveals Welch's somber side, with a tender piano accompanying Welch's lilting voice".[5]
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