FloCast

Ariel and Everett attend the opening tour for Everybody Scream, sharing their thoughts and letting ticket holders of upcoming tours know what to expect! We have enacted a spoiler policy for this episode and will make clear which parts contain tour spoilers, starting with an FAQ section answering your questions about places to stand, merch stock, etc., followed by a more spoiler-heavy rundown of each show we attended.

Flocast goes AV Club! Florence did a Criterion Closet video, so we decided to sit down and watch all eight of these movies! https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/914-florence-welch-s-closet-picks?srsltid=AfmBOoqeuhIxI0GZgTWENQ_2aVG1x0-0ZIqIN_z_p-BUcq0F8QD-Vrlu

FloCast invites our friend, Marcie, on to discuss the folklore and mysticism of Everybody Scream. Plus, we catch up on the Buckle video, the Chamber Versions, and stockings.

Everybody Scream, Florence + the Machine's 6th album, is out now. Join us as we go track-by-track dissecting this album, discovering new favorites and moments that have jumped out to us from our early impressions!

We discuss the final single before the album releases, Sympathy Magic, as well as catch up on interviews and tour news from the last several weeks! Ariel gets awkwardly edited into the episode. Videos referenced:Graham Norton performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShCTVXdRvuQZane Lowe interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSjv6wCtc0Jimmy Fallon performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxN-lzy4O8Sympathy Magic video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRfet_VLbzU

Flocast invites some friends to discuss "One of the Greats", socks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then socks again. Articles mentioned in this episode:The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/27/florence-welch-sexism-screaming-lost-pregnancy-nearly-killed-herTriple J: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109Z86KAajU&pp=ygUaZmxvcmVuY2UgbWFjaGluZSBpbnRlcnZpZXfSBwkJ6wkBhyohjO8%3DSingle press release: https://www.stereogum.com/2324054/florence-the-machine-one-of-the-greats/music/

Florence + the Machine's 6th album, Everybody Scream, has been announced! We unpack the announcement, teasers, and music video for the title track and start our own witch choir.

We commemorate the 10th anniversary of Florence + the Machine's 3rd album - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - by looking back at the era and discussing what it still means for us.

Welcome to Hiatuscast! We discuss the crumbs we've gotten, such as the Weeknd collaboration and the tracks from Everything Is Recorded. Also, is The White Lotus gay culture? We ask the important questions.

Everett and Ariel attend Prom 69: Symphony of Lungs at the Royal Albert Hall, while Emily instead plots for the Oasis reunion.

Ariel goes to see The Great Gatsby musical and breaks her foot trying to be more like her hero.

Yep, it's the Taylor Swift episode. Plus, Gatsby and Lungs!

We discuss the "White Cliffs of Dover" cover for The New Look soundtrack, talk to our friend Heather about her research project on Dance Fever, and unexpectedly get to discuss the news of a feature on an enormous pop star's album.

We give our closing thoughts on the Dance Fever era, speak to a fan who attended the European summer festivals, discuss our hopes for the hiatus, and Everett whines about La Croix.Nylon interview: https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/florence-welch-the-machine-astrology-memes

A round-table about the new single "Mermaids" and a discussion about Dance Fever's one-year anniversary.

We preview "Mermaids", discuss the "Just a Girl" cover for Yellowjackets, interview fans who attended the 2023 Australian tour, and have a Gatsby musical update!

A fan who attended some of the recent UK shows gets interviewed, an investigation is opened into the disappearance of "Cassandra", and Ariel gets bleeped for being a potty mouth.

We talk to our friend Theo about that one fateful night Florence broke her foot...again.

Mosquitoes! Bear costumes! Power outages! Dave! We discuss the Sep/Oct 2022 North American Dance fever tour.

We interview a fan who went to numerous European festivals to get a taste of the Dance Fever tour!

We discuss the deluxe tracks, recent interviews, the Tempelhof Sounds earthquake, and play FATM album Hunger Games.Annabelle: https://www.annabelle.ch/kultur/florence-welch-mit-der-pandemie-hat-mich-der-prophetische-geist-meiner-songs-verlassen/Exclaim: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/florence_and_the_machine_dance_fever_album_reviewEthel Cain spotlight: https://ourculturemag.com/2021/04/21/artist-spotlight-ethel-cain/ 

Dance Fever is out in the world! We go track-by-track and break down our thoughts on the album.

We discuss "Free", the Dance Fever track list, new tour dates, the band's keys and piano exodus, and recommend apartment vacuums.Resources:https://consequence.net/2022/04/florence-and-the-machine-free-video-bill-nighy-watch/ https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2022/04/21/florence-and-the-machine-free-video https://twitter.com/thirdeyeflo/status/1516898931237601283?s=20&t=5Oms6s-Uo2rGHR1h6MVyewhttps://twitter.com/ayadotnet/status/1516815628375662600?s=20&t=sKPhGGh5DEYHoWoyZXIp9Qhttps://twitter.com/bookishmcgrath/status/1516937049462677505?s=20&t=MbeH259dDI0wUMzrzi0xrghttps://twitter.com/cyber_hannah_/status/1516738362668982282?s=20&t=MbeH259dDI0wUMzrzi0xrg

We discuss the Dance Fever announcement, the single My Love and its music video, tour dates, and debate how to pronounce "Midsommar".For the European tour date section, we also forgot to mention there is a Dublin date!

We're back! We discuss the single "Heaven Is Here", its choreography, and bully Emily around.Resources:Relix: https://relix.com/articles/detail/tracking-the-journey-jack-antonoff-on-his-grammy-nominated-studio-expressions-and-exuberant-live-statements/Emily's performance: https://www.tiktok.com/@emkrodriguez/video/7072871790246120747

Welcome to our first episode! We discuss the rollout for the new single "King", its music video, the lyrics, and our first glimpse at this new era of Florence + the Machine.Resources:King Music Video Analysis: https://www.florenceandthemachinefanclub.com/news/king-music-video-analysisNylon: https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/florence-the-machine-king-lyrics-meaning-explained?fbclid=IwAR0XrURb9LuJz8fDC81-11nldmRLb7qEY_IZ4kGggCHnKeQd6PH50zmEIy0Culled Culture: https://www.culledculture.com/florence-and-the-machine-king/Her Body and Other Parties: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/her-body-and-other-parties?fbclid=IwAR133AYBz7hz7ZK_n-ouRTC1Vbwdm8Wqd5t9DfLvlfQWaUELXkIhaEcVvWMGreen Ribbon story - In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Dark,_Dark_Room_and_Other_Scary_Stories?fbclid=IwAR2J8qSBx6ely4dTq8lFOVJEbdtDJrR6L7y9ikVPe95L06bs1Uiz2zqbst0