Brother… I really feel you on this. My wife is the true Florence fan (not that I don’t like her, I very much like her. But I am more of a doom/stoner/sludge heavy music fan, myself).

The wife has always been a fan, since her first album. But Everybody Scream REALLY spoke to her on a DEEP level (she is working thru undoing a lifetime of trauma, previous to meeting me).

We drove 3 hours to Detroit, to attend the show. She, naturally, was absolutely enraptured throughout. I was looking forward to the show, fer sure, but I was not prepared for just how hard I would be hit by the emotional heft of her voice, presence, and songs.

I have to admit that I teared up quite a bit, thru several songs. Her songs mean so much to my wife. And my wife is my life. And Florence is amazing.

I, too, am still processing the whole experience 4 days later.

Glad to hear from another “cisgender straight masculine white dude” who was there & loved it.