Overview
- Critics highlight an atmospheric and grimmer turn, with reviews praising the album’s intensity and cohesion.
- Welch cites a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy and finishing a festival set with a broken foot as catalysts for the album’s themes.
- The sound blends pop and rock with medieval and choral elements, including a specialist choir on the track 'Drink Deep' to evoke a folk-horror feel.
- Notable contributors include Mitski, Idles guitarist Mark Bowen, and The National’s Aaron Dessner.
- The lead single 'Everybody Scream' was written for the stage, and a world tour begins in February 2026 with stops in Cologne, Munich and Berlin, as Welch undergoes physio to prepare.