Overview
- Major outlets hail the sixth Florence + the Machine album as a theatrically bold return, published for Halloween with timely occult imagery.
- The record processes mortality, bodily trauma and the toll of fame through witchcraft and ritual, with feminist barbs surfacing on lead single One of the Greats.
- Welch’s lyrics draw on her miscarried ectopic pregnancy and life‑saving surgery during a 2023 tour, grounding the album’s meditations on loss and control.
- Critics describe a mix of signature orchestral pop and gothic textures—organs, choirs, synths—balancing big choruses with quieter, intimate passages.
- Collaborators include Mark Bowen of IDLES, Mitski (co-writing Buckle) and producer Aaron Dessner, with reviewers singling out Sympathy Magic, Witch Dance, You Can Have It All, Kraken and Buckle.