{"id":448611,"date":"2025-09-24T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/448611\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:11:11","slug":"florence-the-machine-question-the-cost-of-greatness-on-transcendent-new-single-one-of-the-greats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/448611\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence + The Machine question &#8220;the cost of greatness&#8221; on transcendent new single &#8216;One Of The Greats&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-and-the-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florence + The Machine<\/a> have shared their transcendent new single \u2018One Of The Greats\u2019 \u2013 check it out here.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/florence-the-machine-dance-fever-3223402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a0Florence + The Machine \u2013 \u2018Dance Fever\u2019 review: the triumphant sound of a singer reborn<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s the second single from their upcoming album \u2018Everybody Scream\u2019 after the title track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/florence-the-machine-share-epic-everybody-scream-title-track-3886039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was released last month<\/a>, and it comes a week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-welch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florence Welch<\/a> first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/florence-the-machine-preview-raw-new-song-one-of-the-greats-3893046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a snippet online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really know how to explain myself with this one,\u201d said Welch of the new track, which she wrote in one take with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/idles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDLES<\/a> guitarist Mark Bowen. \u201cIt was sort of a long poem about the cost of greatness. Who gets to decide what that is? Why do I even want it? Why am I never satisfied?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI feel like I die a little bit every time I make a record, and kind of literally nearly died on the last tour. Yet I always dig myself up to try again, always trying to please that one person who doesn\u2019t like it, or finally feel like I made something perfect and I can rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Welch said that the track, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/aaron-dessner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Dessner<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-national\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/big-red-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Red Machine<\/a> also worked on, could be a \u201c15-year outpouring of frustration\u201d after being \u201cridiculed and derided for the bigness of my expression\u201d earlier in her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted it to feel like you were disintegrating into nothing at the end,\u201d she finished, \u201cWhich is sometimes what the creative process feels to me. Death and resurrection over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Everybody Scream\u2019 is set for release on October 31. The album, the group\u2019s sixth, explores womanhood, partnership, ageing and dying, and sees singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mitski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitski<\/a> involved as well as Bowen and Dessner.<\/p>\n<p>It follows 2022\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/florence-the-machine-dance-fever-3223402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dance Fever<\/a>\u2019, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/florence-the-machine-score-fourth-uk-number-one-album-with-dance-fever-3230447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reached Number One in the UK<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/florence-the-machine-dance-fever-3223402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a four-star review, NME described it as \u201cthe triumphant sound of a singer reborn.\u201d<\/a> The review read: \u201cThis 14-track collection reflects a new sense of resolve, packing an invigorated spirit into powerful, sneakily thrilling pop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florence + The Machine will be touring the album next year too, with UK and European dates across February and March, including two huge shows at London\u2019s The O2. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/florence-the-machine-tickets\/artist\/1362337?irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=UNVwQw38WxycT7fQVv30DVcHUkpzFdWVm2kPwA0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Florence + The Machine\u2019s \u2018Everybody Scream\u2019 2026 tour dates are:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>FEBRUARY<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>6 \u2013 Belfast \u2013 SSE Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>8 \u2013 Birmingham \u2013 bp pulse Live<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>9 \u2013 Glasgow \u2013 OVO Hydro<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>11- Newcastle \u2013 Utilita Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>13 \u2013 Liverpool \u2013 M&amp;S Bank Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>14 \u2013 Sheffield \u2013 Utilita Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>16 \u2013 London \u2013 The O2<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>17 \u2013 London \u2013 The O2<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>20 \u2013 Manchester \u2013 Co-op Live<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>22 \u2013 Paris \u2013 Accor Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>23 \u2013 Antwerp \u2013 Sportpaleis<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>25 \u2013 Amsterdam \u2013 Ziggo Dome<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>26 \u2013 Cologne \u2013 Lanxess Arena<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>MARCH<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>2 \u2013 Vienna \u2013 Stadthalle<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>4 \u2013 Munich \u2013 Olympiahalle<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>5 \u2013 Prague \u2013 02 Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>7 \u2013 Krakow \u2013 Tauron Arena<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>9 \u2013 Berlin \u2013 Uber Arena<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Welch has also revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/florence-welch-reveals-artist-moodboard-shared-with-idles-mark-bowen-for-new-florence-the-machine-album-everybody-scream-3886429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspiration for the \u2018Everybody Scream\u2019 album<\/a> came from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/florence-welch-reveals-that-she-has-had-emergency-surgery-that-saved-my-life-3489419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undergoing lifesaving surgery during the \u2018Dance Fever\u2019 tour in 2023<\/a>, as she alluded to in her comments on the new single. She looked into spiritual mysticism and folk horror too, understanding the limits of her body and asking what it means to be \u201chealed\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florence + The Machine have shared their transcendent new single \u2018One Of The Greats\u2019 \u2013 check it out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,481,269,3020,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-448611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-indie","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-pop","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115260862436158261","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}