‘Everybody Scream by Florence and the Machine, out on Halloween’ — an unnassuming promotional tag line from singer Florence Welch.

However, the album that lies beneath is far more raw and personal than her playful rhyme would suggest.

Florence’s always immaculate vocals rip open painful topics such as near-death experience, ectopic pregnancy, and the overriding failures of the patriarchy.

The well-received singles Everybody Scream and One of the Greats really set the tone for what Florence was getting ready to unleash.

It’s gothic and primal and everything you could want from this iconic vocalist, but taps into a trend we have seen everywhere in women’s music this year.

Women are screaming back at the patriarchy with nothing left to lose.

Florence follows the likes of Lily Allen, Sab

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