Dance Fever (album)

Dance Fever is the upcoming fifth studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine.[1] It is set to be released on 13 May 2022, by Polydor Records.[2] Its release is preceded by the singles "King", "Heaven Is Here", “My Love” and "Free". 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]

Dance Fever
Standard CD and LP cover
Studio album by
Florence and the Machine
Released13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
Recorded2019–2022
Length47:12
LabelPolydor
Producer
Florence and the Machine chronology
High as Hope
(2018)		 Dance Fever
(2022)
Alternative 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

Background and recording

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 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.[3][4] The band's website was also updated with fifteen cards, the first of which featuring the mailer's design.[5] The single, titled "King" was digitally released on 23 February 2022 along with its accompanying music video.[6] Soon after, the second single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March.[7]

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]

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][8][9]

The title of the album was inspired by Welch's fascination with choreomania.[2][8][9]

Track listing
Dance Fever track listing
No.TitleWriter(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
 3:56
5."Girls Against God"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
 4:40
6."Dream Girl Evil"Welch 3:47
7."Prayer Factory"
  • Welch
  • Antonoff
 1:13
8."Cassandra"
 4:18
9."Heaven Is Here"Welch
  • Welch
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Antonoff
  • Bayley
1:51
10."Daffodil"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
 3:34
11."My Love"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
  • Welch
  • Bayley
3:51
12."Restraint"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
 0:48
13."The Bomb"
  • Welch
  • Robert Ackroyd
  • Bartlett
 2:45
14."Morning Elvis"
  • Welch
  • Bayley
 4:22
Total length:47:12
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Cassandra" (Acoustic) 
16."Free" (Acoustic) 
17."Morning Elvis" (Acoustic) 
18."My Love" (Acoustic) 
19."Search and Destroy" 

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

References
  1. Ackroyd, Stephen (9 March 2022). "Florence + The Machine have announced a new album, 'Dance Fever'". Dork. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. Skinner, Tom (10 March 2022). "Florence + The Machine floor-filling single 'My Love' and announces new album details". NME. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. Wang, Steffanee (22 February 2022). "Florence + the Machine Teases Comeback with "King" Playing Cards". Nylon. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. "Florence + the Machine Are Teasing New Music". DIY. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. Clarke, Patrick (22 February 2022). "Florence + The Machine announce their return: "Something's coming"". NME. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. Ackroyd, Stephen (23 February 2022). "Florence + The Machine's epic new track 'King' is here – watch the video now". Dork. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. Hussey, Allison (7 March 2022). "Watch Florence and the Machine's Video for New Song "Heaven Is Here"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. Strauss, Matthew (10 March 2022). "Florence and the Machine Announce New Album Dance Fever, Share Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. Renshaw, David (10 March 2022). "Florence + the Machine confirm Dance Fever album details". The Fader. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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