Still rocking. Still doing it her way. But “Hunger” feels like a milestone. A checkpoint in Florence’s evolution as an artist. This is still distinctly Florence. Symbolic lyrics leave you deciding to interpret the song literally or figuratively. And you wouldn’t be wrong either way. But now here’s a Florence that pits downward despair with upbeat musicality. Reminds me of that little trick Morrissey has made a career out of.

“Oh, you and all your vibrant youth. How could anything bad ever happen to you? You make a fool of death with your beauty, and for a moment I forget to worry.”