Keep one eye open! Florence + The Machine are back with a new album this Halloween.
The gothic chamber-pop band have confirmed that their eagerly anticipated sixth studio album, “Everybody Scream”, is set for release on October 31.
This record marks the band’s first full-length project since “Dance Fever” back in 2022, and the new album comes with a theatrical, eccentric, and dark aesthetic in keeping with its Halloween debut, according to reports by Billboard and DIY Magazine.
Lead singer Florence Welch teased the announcement in recent months with cryptic social media posts, including studio snapshots with Idles guitarist Mark Bowen and captions that hinted at witchy themes like “Toil and trouble”, or “Drink Deep”, along with a hyacinth emoji.
More recently, a video shared on Welch’s Instagram also showed her screaming into a hole in the ground, which is a moment that baffled fans until the official reveal of the new album.
Title track arrives first
Alongside the album news, Florence + The Machine have shared its lead single and title track, “Everybody Scream”, released with a video directed by Autumn De Wilde.
The clip features both Welch and Bowen, blending the band’s trademark gothic imagery with the kind of theatrical intensity that has defined their work for over a decade, DIY Magazine reported.
Welch had previously hinted at new material through photos of a whiteboard scrawled with the phrase “Swans vs. Adele”, fueling speculation about the project’s sound and direction, according to Rolling Stone Philippines.
And with the new music video, the new single now hints at an album that still carries Florence’s signature blend of dark grandeur, artistic symbolisms and raw intimacy.
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From Lungs to primal scream
Formed in London in 2007, Florence + The Machine rose to prominence with their debut “Lungs” in 2009, a record that went on to win Best British Album at the BRIT Awards and earned them international acclaim.
Their dramatic production, orchestral flourishes and Welch’s powerhouse vocals have since become the hallmarks of their style.
Over the course of five albums, the band has consistently balanced baroque pop textures with deeply personal lyricism, topping charts in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
In 2015, Welch became the first British female headliner in the century, after headlining at Glastonbury, and then staging intimate orchestral shows such as last year’s one-off performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which marked the 15th anniversary of “Lungs”.
Beyond the Dog Days
The release of “Everybody Scream” comes during a reflective period for the band, especially with the 10th anniversary of their 2015 album “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”.
Welch even surprised fans at Glastonbury earlier this summer by joining The Maccabees onstage before performing her own classic “Dog Days Are Over”, according to Rolling Stone Philippines.
While little is yet known about the full track list, except for the cryptic social media captions (which are suspected to be the song titles), the unveiling of its lead single and the gothic aesthetic surrounding the rollout suggest that the album would lean into both the theatrical and the intimate, traits that have made Florence + The Machine one of the most distinctive, unique voices in modern pop.
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