Florence And The Machine to release first album in three years on Halloween
Florence And The Machine have announced their sixth studio album (Matt Crossick/PA)
Florence And The Machine are to release their first studio album in three years on Halloween named .
The Florence Welch-fronted indie pop group, whose last album was released in May 2022, will release their sixth album on record, CD and cassette as well as on streaming on October 31.
It comes after Welch, 38, teased new music by posting a video on her personal Instagram account of herself digging a hole before looking down and screaming into it, and a video of herself walking across a field.
The new album was announced with a picture of its cover posted to Instagram, which shows Welch reclining in a black-and-white outfit, and is currently available for pre-order.
The bandās last record reached number one on the UK albums chart, and they also released the live album , recorded at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jules Buckley and his Orchestra, in 2024.
featured the singles , and .
Last year, Camberwell-born Welch joined Taylor Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium during the US pop starās Eras Tour to perform their collaboration , with Swift describing the moment as āunforgettableā.
The pair are long-term friends.
Beginning their career in 2007, Florence And The Machine have had four albums in (2009), (2011), (2015), and .
The band are best known for songs such as , and .
Florence And The Machine, who were formed in London, are currently completed by Isabella Summers, Robert Ackroyd, Tom Monger, Cyrus Bayandor, Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Dionne Douglas, and Loren Humphrey.
The band have not toured since 2023.
