Home / Hear Florence + the Machine Cover Iggy & the Stooges’ “Search and Destroy”; ‘Dance Fever’ Deluxe Out Now
This past Friday, May 13, Florence + the Machine returned with a powerful new album, Dance Fever.
It has already been followed with a Deluxe Edition, which Welch shared to digital platforms this week with some additional tracks — among them a cover of the classic anthem “Search and Destroy,” originally by Iggy Pop & his band the Stooges, covered here with a rhythmic, acoustic stomp, led as always by Florence Welch’s soaring voice:
The other new tracks on the Deluxe Edition include four acoustic versions of songs from Dance Fever: “Cassandra,” “Free,” “Morning Elvis,” and “My Love.”
Dance Fever was largely composed during the pandemic, but despite those circumstances, it’s a record of hopefulness and inspiration, a shot of positivity and uplift conceived during a time in which so many of us felt anything but jubilant, songs of swelling emotions that targeted the eventual return of the joyful side of human experience.
A news release sums up the project’s scope in more detail:
“The image and concept of choreomania—a Renaissance phenomenon in which groups of people danced wildly to the point of exhaustion, collapse and death—became a focal point of inspiration. Forced off the road for the first time in more than a decade, dance offered Florence propulsion, energy and a way of looking at music more choreographically.”
Here’s the album’s opening track, “King,” as performed on The Tonight Show:
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Give the Deluxe Edition a spin below.
Florence + the Machine tour dates for the rest of the year:
September 2 Place Bell Montreal, QC* September 3 Budweiser Stage Toronto, ON* September 7 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island Chicago, IL† September 8 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN† September 10 Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, MI† September 12 Capital One Area Washington, D.C.† September 14 TD Garden Boston, MA† September 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY† September 17 Madison Square Garden New York, NY September 20 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN‡ September 21 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Alpharetta, GA‡ September 23 Amway Center Orlando, FL‡ September 24 FTX Arena Miami, FL‡ September 27 Moody Center Austin, TX§ September 28 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX§ October 1 Ball Arena Denver, CO October 4 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC** October 6 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA†† October 7 Theater of the Clouds Portland, OR** October 9 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA†† October 12 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA†† October 14 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA October 15 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA *with Arlo Parks †with Sam Fender ‡with King Princess §with Yves Tumor **with Japanese Breakfast ††with Wet Leg
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