Florence + the Machine released the title track and first single "Everybody Scream," which takes a darker musical turn with an eerie trot and chilling choral elements. The lyrics portray Florence Welch addressing a performance‑possessing entity and command listeners to scream, sing, and dance, culminating in a spell‑like finish. The song is paired with an Autumn de Wilde–directed video showing countryside chaos and people seemingly possessed; IDLES' Mark Bowen appears among the possessed. The album was crafted over two years following Welch's recovery from lifesaving surgery and draws on witchcraft, folk horror, mysticism, and chaos. The album arrives October 31 with pre-orders available on the band's website.
"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.
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