Florence is the thirteenth solo studio album by British singer/songwriter Darren Hayman.
[1] It is named after the Italian city of Florence where the album was written and recorded by Hayman whilst on holiday.
[2] Hayman was visiting Elizabeth Morris of Allo Darlin' and Ola Innset of Making Marks and recorded the album in their apartment.
[5] Record Collector write that "Hayman’s lyrics, vocals and musicianship add up to a frequently touching whole" but feel that most of the songs are "full of potential" rather than being the finished article.
[8] Drowned in Sound write that "as a whole, Florence drifts at a sleepy pace – but a good sleepy, more a lullaby than a dirge", stating that the album is concerned with "finding grace in the prosaic, granting peace and grace to those that need it.