Florence + the Machine Unveils New Song “Everybody Scream”: Stream

Florence + the Machine has released “Everybody Scream,” the title track and first single to their upcoming sixth album.

“Everybody Scream” is undoubtedly a darker turn from Florence + the Machine. Across an eerie trot, the song finds Florence Welch addressing the entity that takes over when she performs: “Look at me run myself ragged/ Blood on the stage/ But how can I leave you when you’re screaming my name?,” she sings in the first chorus. Her commands for everyone to scream, sing, and dance are echoed by a chilling choir throughout, and the song culminates in something of a spell.

The song also arrives with a video directed by Autumn de Wilde, who also helmed each of the videos from Florence + the Machine’s last album, 2022’s Dance Fever. The video depicts a chaotic scene in a countryside, with frantic shots of people possessed by an unknown force, shaking uncontrollably, and — true to the song’s title — screaming. IDLES’ Mark Bowen also appears as one of the men possessed by Welch’s (evil?) charm. Watch the official video below.

Along with the release of the title track, Florence + the Machine have offered more details about the upcoming album. According to a press release, Welch was inspired by her recovery from a lifesaving surgery conducted during her “Dance Fever” tour in 2022. She crafted the album over a two-year period with a close knit group of collaborators, including the aforementioned Bowen as well as Mitski and The National’s Aaron Dessner.

Welch also revealed some of the new album’s inspirations, which include witchcraft, folk horror, mysticism, chaos, and more. In addition to posting a photo working with Bowen on the new album and wrote “Swans vs. Adele” on a notebook, alluding to a more carnal, hybrid sound for Everybody Scream.

Florence + the Machine’s upcoming album Everybody Scream will arrive on October 31st. Pre-orders for the new album are ongoing via the band’s website. Welch originally teased the album this month with a dramatic Instagram video featuring her frantically digging a whole and proceeding to scream directly into it.

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