Florence & The Machine tease return with ominous horror-tinged video
The haunting new clip sees Florence Welch screaming into a freshly dug hole.
By Nick Reilly
Florence + The Machine appear to dropping further hints about their their return after sharing an ominous, horror-tinged video on social media.
The last album from Florence Welch and co came in 2022’s Dance Fever, but a new carousel of images shared on Instagram last month suggested that a follow-up could be coming soon. One even showed Welch at work in the studio with IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen, while another included a mention of “witchcraft and folk horror”.
And it is that latter point that stands to attention in the new clip, which shows Welch frantically digging up the ground in a windy and deserted field. It’s followed by a shot of Welch from below as she stares into the hole, before letting out three bloodcurdling screams. You can watch it in full below.
Though a new album is yet to be announced, the band last performed in September 2024 when they performed debut album Lungs backed by a full orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall to mark its fifteenth anniversary .
Welch also joined Taylor Swift on stage at the final date of her European Eras tour at Wembley Stadium last summer to team up on their collaborative track ‘Florida!!!’.
More recently, she joined The Maccabees on stage at Glastonbury in June when they headlined the Park Stage, performing ‘Love You Better’ from the band’s second album Wall of Arms, before hanging around to perform her own ‘Dog Days Are Over’.