The latest album from Florence + The Machine it’s time Everybody Screamarriving to delight fans of the singer-songwriter Florence Welch just in time for the Halloween weekend. Born of the personal trials endured and overcome by Welch in recent years, it’s fittingly her most personal and grandiose effort to date, boasting a stacked cast of producer collaborators.
Everybody Screams is a tale of catharsis and survival, written in the wake of the health emergencies and personal tragedies experienced by Welch while touring around her last 2022 album, Dance Feverwhich saw her hospitalized and her life threatened. It’s Welch’s rawest confession to date, seeing her exercising her personal demons while dissecting the cruel grip of fame.
Welch channels her personal trials and tragedies on Everybody Screamand alongside the spectacular collective of rotating musicians she assembles for recording and live performances, she also tapped several high-profile collaborators to assist her in writing in production, including members from The National, Idles, Glass Animalsand more.
The Ever-Evolving Lineup Of Florence + The Machine—An Explainer
Florence + The Machine isn’t a band in the traditional sense; instead, it’s the creative vehicle of English singer-songwriter Florence Welch, who writes all the lyrics and melodies, and has conjured the spectacular conceptual framework of her music since she stunned the world with her breakthrough album, Lungsin 2009 (featuring “Dog Days Are Over” and “You’ve Got The Love”).
Welch is the sole constant member and public face of Florence + The Machineand she works with a constantly evolving collective of musicians (rather than a fixed band). Notably, this includes Isabella “Machine” Summersa keyboardist and early collaborator, who serves as the longest-standing member of The “Machine” (as well as an occasional co-writer).
For live performances, Welch often works with a core live band of 6 to 8 musicians who rehearse under her direction (including drums, percussion, bass, guitar, keys, harp, and backing vocals). This lineup often includes Summers, harpist Tom Mongerand multi-instrumentalist Rob Ackroyd. The band’s fluid nature allows Welch to scale from intimate acoustic sets to stunning orchestral performances without a compromise in vision.
Welch’s songwriting process is instinctive and often intentionally chaotic, drawn from channeling emotions rather than a premeditated process. Welch begins with voice memos, which might form the skeletal core of the song, before she enters the studio with her session players, along with a small circle of trusted producers (including oft collaborators Paul Epworth and Markus Dravs).
Examining Florence’s Ensemble Of Collaborators On Everybody Scream
The recording of Everybody Scream spanned two years, from roughly 2023 to earlier this year, and was drawn from Welch’s physical recovery following the emergency surgery that halted her tour. This period of sickness and healing inspired an evocative tapestry of themes that stretches from witchcraft to mysticism, from personal mortality to the trials that often accompany fame.
Key recordings took place at the New York studio of The National’s founding member, Aaron Dessnerwho provided a creative haven for Welch. During the lead-up to the album’s release, she described the process as an “exorcism” in an interview with The Guardian.
“I had to scream it out—literally. After the surgery, I couldn’t move, but the rage and grief had to go somewhere. So I recorded myself howling in the dark, then built the songs around those sounds. It’s not therapy—it’s expulsion.”
Welch served as writer on all songs on Everybody Screamand co-produced the bulk of the album alongside Dessner, with additional production courtesy of longtime collaborator James Ford (who has served since Welch’s debut Lungs), and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowenwho also helped write the title track, “Everybody Scream,” bringing a certain raw energy to the song.
Acclaimed Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski AKA Mitski Miyawaki co-wrote several tracks with Welch, including the title track and “Kraken,” and provided guest vocals on the latter. Another high-profile guest was Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayleywho assisted with writing and production on another of the album’s standout tracks, “Witch Dance.”
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