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On 21 February 2022, fans of the band received a medieval-styled card in the mail that featured a photo of Florence Welch dressed in period clothing. The card had the word "King" on it, and each envelope was inscribed with the wording "Florence + the Machine - Chapter 1" along its back. That same day, digital billboards began popping up around London that featured the same picture of Welch that was printed on the card.<ref name="Nylon">{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + the Machine Teases Comeback with "King" Playing Cards|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/florence-the-machine-king-chapter-1-release-date|access-date=22 February 2022|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref><ref name="DIY">{{cite web|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + the Machine Are Teasing New Music|url=https://diymag.com/2022/02/22/florence-and-the-machine-new-music-king|access-date=22 February 2022|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref> The band's website was also updated with fifteen cards, the first of which featuring the mailer's design.<ref name="NME">{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Patrick|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + The Machine announce their return: "Something's coming"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/florence-the-machine-announce-their-return-somethings-coming-3167065|access-date=22 February 2022|work=NME}}</ref> The single, titled "[[King (Florence and the Machine song)|King]]" was digitally released on 23 February 2022 along with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ackroyd |first=Stephen |date=23 February 2022 |title=Florence + The Machine's epic new track 'King' is here – watch the video now |url=https://readdork.com/news/florence-and-the-machine-king-new-single-video/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]}}</ref> Soon after, the second single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=7 March 2022 |title=Watch Florence and the Machine's Video for New Song "Heaven Is Here" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-florence-and-the-machine-video-for-new-song-heaven-is-here/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
On 21 February 2022, fans of the band received a medieval-styled card in the mail that featured a photo of Florence Welch dressed in period clothing. The card had the word "King" on it, and each envelope was inscribed with the wording "Florence + the Machine - Chapter 1" along its back. That same day, digital billboards began popping up around London that featured the same picture of Welch that was printed on the card.<ref name="Nylon">{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + the Machine Teases Comeback with "King" Playing Cards|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/florence-the-machine-king-chapter-1-release-date|access-date=22 February 2022|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref><ref name="DIY">{{cite web|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + the Machine Are Teasing New Music|url=https://diymag.com/2022/02/22/florence-and-the-machine-new-music-king|access-date=22 February 2022|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref> The band's website was also updated with fifteen cards, the first of which featuring the mailer's design.<ref name="NME">{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Patrick|date=22 February 2022|title=Florence + The Machine announce their return: "Something's coming"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/florence-the-machine-announce-their-return-somethings-coming-3167065|access-date=22 February 2022|work=NME}}</ref> The single, titled "[[King (Florence and the Machine song)|King]]" was digitally released on 23 February 2022 along with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ackroyd |first=Stephen |date=23 February 2022 |title=Florence + The Machine's epic new track 'King' is here – watch the video now |url=https://readdork.com/news/florence-and-the-machine-king-new-single-video/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]}}</ref> Soon after, the second single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=7 March 2022 |title=Watch Florence and the Machine's Video for New Song "Heaven Is Here" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-florence-and-the-machine-video-for-new-song-heaven-is-here/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>


These video's were shot in [[Kyvi]] shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Welch dedicated ''Heaven is Here'' music video to the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.<ref>https://www.fox5ny.com/news/florence-the-machine-dedicates-new-music-video-filmed-in-kyiv-to-ukrainians</ref>
These video's were shot in [[Kyvi]] shortly before [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]] in February 2022, Welch dedicated ''Heaven is Here'' music video to the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.<ref>https://www.fox5ny.com/news/florence-the-machine-dedicates-new-music-video-filmed-in-kyiv-to-ukrainians</ref>


On 9 March 2022, Welch posted the album cover to her [[Instagram]] account in a post announcing the album's pre-order date. She described the album as "a fairytale in 14 songs" in the same post.<ref name = "Dork2"/> The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single "[[My Love (Florence and the Machine song)|My Love]]" on 10 March.<ref name="nme"/>
On 9 March 2022, Welch posted the album cover to her [[Instagram]] account in a post announcing the album's pre-order date. She described the album as "a fairytale in 14 songs" in the same post.<ref name = "Dork2"/> The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single "[[My Love (Florence and the Machine song)|My Love]]" on 10 March.<ref name="nme"/>

Revision as of 19:31, 13 May 2022

Dance Fever
Standard CD and LP cover
Studio album by
Florence and the Machine
Released13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
Recorded2019–2022
Genre
Length47:12
LabelPolydor
Producer
Florence and the Machine chronology
High as Hope
(2018) 		Dance Fever
(2022)
Alternative cover
HMV and Target exclusive LP cover
HMV and Target exclusive LP cover
Singles from Dance Fever
  1. "King"
    Released: 23 February 2022
  2. "Heaven Is Here"
    Released: 7 March 2022
  3. "My Love"
    Released: 10 March 2022
  4. "Free"
    Released: 20 April 2022


Dance Fever is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine.[1] It was released on 13 May 2022, by Polydor Records.[2] The album cover was shot by American photographer and film director Autumn de Wilde, who also shot the music videos and single covers for the album's first four singles.[1]

Work on the album was originally scheduled for early 2020 in New York, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all recording was transferred to London. Welch has cited Iggy Pop as the biggest musical influence on the album which features a variety of styles and genres, ranging from progressive pop to indie pop, disco, and industrial. The title and conception of the album came after Welch's fascination with choreomania.

Its release was preceded by the singles "King", "My Love" and "Free" and the promotional single "Heaven Is Here". To promote the album, the band will embark on the Dance Fever Tour with three legs in North America, Europe and Oceania.

Background and recording

The majority of the album was recorded in London. The first recording sessions for the album were originally scheduled to take place in March 2020 in New York City but were scrapped after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.[2] While recording the "anthemic" Dance Fever, Welch and her collaborators fostered a "dance, folk, '70s Iggy Pop" sound in the vein of "Lucinda Williams or Emmylou Harris and more" that is meant to be enjoyed during "the return of clubs, live music and dancing at festivals".[2] Welch also found inspiration in "the tragic heroines of pre-Raphaelite art, the gothic fiction of Carmen Maria Machado and Julia Armfield, the visceral wave of folk horror film from The Wicker Man" to the A24 films The Witch and Midsommar, and "folkloric elements of a moral panic from the Middle Ages".[2][3][4]

The title of the album was inspired by Welch's fascination with choreomania.[2][3][4]

Promotion

Main article: Dance Fever Tour

In early 2022, Florence and the Machine were confirmed to be headlining a series of summer music festivals, including the Madrid's Mad Cool. On March 28, 2022, Welch announced the Dance Fever Tour to support the album. The tour is scheduled to begin on 2 September 2022 at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, and will conclude on 21 March 2023 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6]

Singles

On 21 February 2022, fans of the band received a medieval-styled card in the mail that featured a photo of Florence Welch dressed in period clothing. The card had the word "King" on it, and each envelope was inscribed with the wording "Florence + the Machine - Chapter 1" along its back. That same day, digital billboards began popping up around London that featured the same picture of Welch that was printed on the card.[7][8] The band's website was also updated with fifteen cards, the first of which featuring the mailer's design.[9] The single, titled "King" was digitally released on 23 February 2022 along with its accompanying music video.[10] Soon after, the second single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March.[11]

These video's were shot in Kyvi shortly before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Welch dedicated Heaven is Here music video to the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.[12]

On 9 March 2022, Welch posted the album cover to her Instagram account in a post announcing the album's pre-order date. She described the album as "a fairytale in 14 songs" in the same post.[1] The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single "My Love" on 10 March.[2]

Composition

Dance Fever is a pop rock,[13] baroque pop,[14] and progressive pop[15] album with elements of indie pop,[16] folk,[17] disco,[17] electronic,[18] psychedelic,[17] industrial,[17] and spoken word.[19]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[20]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]
Clash9/10[19]
Dork[22]
Gigwise[18]
The Independent[13]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[16]
NME[17]
Paste8.0/10[14]
Pitchfork7.1/10[23]
Hot Press9/10[24]
The Daily Telegraph[25]

Dance Fever was widely acclaimed by critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[20]

Track listing

Dance Fever track listing
No.TitelWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."King"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
4:40
2."Free"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
3:54
3."Choreomania"
3:33
4."Back in Town"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
3:56
5."Girls Against God"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
4:40
6."Dream Girl Evil"Welch
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
  • Bayley
  • Doveman[a]
3:47
7."Prayer Factory"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
  • Welch
  • Bayley
1:13
8."Cassandra"
4:18
9."Heaven Is Here"Welch
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Bayley
1:51
10."Daffodil"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Welch
  • Bayley
3:34
11."My Love"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Welch
  • Bayley
3:51
12."Restraint"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Kid Harpoon[m]
0:48
13."The Bomb"
  • Welch
  • Robert Ackroyd
  • Bartlett
  • Welch
  • Doveman
  • Antonoff
2:45
14."Morning Elvis"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Antonoff[a]
4:22
Total length:47:12
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
15."Cassandra" (Acoustic)
  • Welch
  • Harpoon
 
16."Free" (Acoustic)
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
 
17."Morning Elvis" (Acoustic)
  • Welch
  • Bayley
 
18."My Love" (Acoustic)
  • Welch
  • Bayley
 
19."Search and Destroy"Iggy Pop 
Apple Music edition bonus tracks
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
15."King (Poem Version)"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
3:00
16."My Love (Poem Version)"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
2:52
17."Cassandra (Poem Version)"
  • Welch
  • Harpoon
4:00

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[m] signifies a miscellaneous producer

References

  1. ^ a b c Ackroyd, Stephen (9 March 2022). "Florence + The Machine have announced a new album, 'Dance Fever'". Dork. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Skinner, Tom (10 March 2022). "Florence + The Machine floor-filling single 'My Love' and announces new album details". NME. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (10 March 2022). "Florence and the Machine Announce New Album Dance Fever, Share Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Renshaw, David (10 March 2022). "Florence + the Machine confirm Dance Fever album details". The Fader. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ Paul, Larisha (28 March 2022). "Florence and the Machine Announce North American Headline Tour in Support of 'Dance Fever'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ Dailey, Hannah (28 March 2022). "Florence + The Machine to Embark on North American Leg of 2022 Dance Fever Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ Wang, Steffanee (22 February 2022). "Florence + the Machine Teases Comeback with "King" Playing Cards". Nylon. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Florence + the Machine Are Teasing New Music". DIY. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ Clarke, Patrick (22 February 2022). "Florence + The Machine announce their return: "Something's coming"". NME. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (23 February 2022). "Florence + The Machine's epic new track 'King' is here – watch the video now". Dork. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  11. ^ Hussey, Allison (7 March 2022). "Watch Florence and the Machine's Video for New Song "Heaven Is Here"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ https://www.fox5ny.com/news/florence-the-machine-dedicates-new-music-video-filmed-in-kyiv-to-ukrainians
  13. ^ a b Brown, Helen (12 May 2022). "Florence and the Machine review, Dance Fever: Wonderful wildness from the most thrilling pop star of her generation". The Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b Bennett, Eric (9 May 2022). "Florence + The Machine Cry Freedom on Dance Fever". Paste. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  15. ^ Oddy, Guy (11 May 2022). "Album: Florence + the Machine - Dance Fever". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ a b Inscoe-Jones, Liam (10 May 2022). "Florence + the Machine shake up the formula on the joyous and personal Dance Fever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d e Williams, Sophie (12 May 2022). "Florence + The Machine – 'Dance Fever' review: the triumphant sound of a singer reborn". NME. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  18. ^ a b Harbron, Lucy (11 May 2022). "Album Review: Florence + the Machine - Dance Fever". Gigwise. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  19. ^ a b McDonald, Sophia (12 May 2022). "Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever". Clash. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Dance Fever by Florence + the Machine Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Dance Fever Review by Neil Z. Yeung". allmusic.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  22. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (11 May 2022). "Florence + The Machine – Dance Fever". Dork. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  23. ^ Blum, Dani (13 May 2022). "Florence and the Machine: Dance Fever Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  24. ^ Brayden, Kate (13 May 2022). "Florence and the Machine review, Dance Fever". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  25. ^ McCormick, Neil (13 May 2022). "Florence gets Dance Fever". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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