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Florence and the Machine were formed in 2007 by Florence Welch and Isabella Summers. They released their first single "Kiss with a Fist" in June 2008, which was followed by "Dog Days Are Over" in December. They released their first EP A Lot of Love, A Lot of Blood in April 2009, which was followed by their third single "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" in June. Their first album Lungs was released in July 2009, and debuted at number 2 in the UK selling 63,020 copies in its first week. In January 2010, it went at number 1 for two weeks. In November 2010, the album was re issued as Between Two Lungs. They released their second album Ceremonials in October 2011, which charted at number 1 in the UK. They are currently working on their third album.

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