NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ”Ceremonials” the new album by Florence + The Machine produced by Paul Epworth (Adele) is scheduled to be released on November 1st, it was announced today by her record label Universal Republic. The lead single 'Shake It Out' which received a four star (****) review in Rolling Stone and was referred to as “the hottest record in the world” by BBC Radio 1 is currently available on iTunes along with the fan track "What The Water Gave Me.” Rolling Stone Magazine which gave the album a (****) lead review said “The rock band most forcefully evoked on Ceremonials is one of the biggest of all time: U2. Like them, Florence and the Machine are a true band, who channel garage rock camaraderie into a huge, lashing sound more fit for an Olympian mountain peak than a garage. And like U2, Florence and the Machine are fronted by a singer with the pipes, and the shamelessness, to pull off the melodrama to turn the ridiculous into the sublime.”
"This album continues those eternal themes of the first album love, death, sex and violence. I'm constantly battling between two sides of myself, the safe, grown up and responsible me and the freedom of getting away from all that…As a singer, you're always looking for that moment of transcendence being able to leave your body behind,” commented Florence on the new record. "It's about dealing with the choices you've made and the life you want to lead. It's a lot about guilt some of it is quite earnest and confessional. However, I think anything reverential in my songs is usually about having a hangover. There is definitely a kind of tragic heroine theme," she concluded. Florence Welch burst on to the music scene with her debut album "Lungs" in 2009. Epworth previously produced "Cosmic Love" on that album which inspired Welch to have him produce "Ceremonials" in its entirety. "With the first record I feel like I hit upon an idea half way through and with this album I've been able to refine all those mixed up influences and ideas and make them whole…I wanted it to feel like a body of work done at one time, in one place, with one producer and I'm really glad I got to do that," stated Welch.
"Ceremonials" will be available as the primary 12 track album and there will also be a deluxe 20-track double album which will include three new songs along with previously unheard demos and acoustic versions of “Heartlines,” “Shake It Out” and “Breaking Down.” A complete listing of tracks on both albums follows this release.
Florence + The Machine is scheduled to make several high profile TV appearances including Saturday Night Live on November 19th and Good Morning America on November 21st. They will also be profiled on CBS Sunday Morning which will air in November, and VH1 Divas on December 19th.
Nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist and an MTV Video of the Year Award along with unforgettable performances on last year's MTV Music Awards as well as the Grammy and Academy Awards, Florence + The Machine's debut album was No. 1 and sold over 3 million copies in the UK and received the British Critic's Choice Award. As a live touring act, Florence has received unanimous raves. Noted Jon Pareles of the NY Times when he reviewed her Bowery Ballroom show, "There's also far more to her voice: bluesy curves, rock belting, Celtic melancholy and banshee quavers, pouring on emotion as the songs metamorphosed. She pushes herself toward the primal without sacrificing control." Florence has also appeared on virtually every major music festival around the world including Coachella and Glastonbury's Other Stage which drew the biggest crowd in the festival's 40 year history. Florence + The Machine is scheduled to perform at several upcoming radio shows including Chicago on December 4th and Kansas City on December 5th.
‘Ceremonials’ Track Listing:
• Only If For A Night
• Shake It Out
• What The Water Gave Me
• Never Let Me Go
• Breaking Down
• Lover To Lover
• No Light, No Light
• Seven Devils
• Heartlines
• Spectrum
• All This And Heaven Too
• Leave My Body
‘Ceremonials’ Deluxe additional:
13. Remain Nameless
14. Strangeness & Charm
15. Bedroom Hymns
16. What The Water Gave Me (demo)
17. Landscape (demo)
18. Heartlines (acoustic)
19. Shake It Out (acoustic)
20. Breaking Down (acoustic)
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