Florence + the Machine Everybody Scream: Every track ranked from best to worst

Florence + the Machine has become one of modern music's most beloved acts. After 2022's critically acclaimed Dance Fever, Florence + the Machine has returned with Everybody Scream in 2025. It was officially released on October 31, 2025.

Florence + the Machine announced the album release via an official Instagram post, captioning:

"Everybody Scream. The album. Out now"

The official description of the album on the official artist website reads:

"EVERYBODY SCREAM, THE 6TH STUDIO ALBUM BY FLORENCE + THE MACHINE RELEASES OCT 31, 2025. 12 NEW SONGS, DIGIPACK SLEEVE, FOLD-OUT POSTER"

Below is the complete tracklist of Everybody Scream:

Everybody Scream
One of the Greats
Witch Dance
Sympathy Magic
Perfume and Milk
Buckle
Kraken
The Old Religion
Drink Deep
Music by Men
You Can Have It All
And Love

This article features a track-by-track ranking of Florence + the Machine's Everybody Scream, from best to worst. Read on to get an insight into each song of Florence Welch's latest record.

Disclaimer: This article reflects the writer's personal opinions. Please share your thoughts on how you would rank the songs in the comment section below!

Florence + the Machine 'Everybody Scream': Every song ranked from best to worst

1. One of the Greats

This track was created with Bowen and Dessner's touch. Florence sings about criticisms, industry dynamics, and more. One of the Greats features Guitars' buzz with post-punk vibes. Vocals are also powerful. Notable lyrics include:

"I crawled up from under the earth/ Broken nails and coughing dirt/ Spitting out my songs so you could sing along, oh/ And with each bedraggled breath, I knew I came back from the dead"

2. You Can Have It All

Here, Florence sings about devotion and grief in practical terms. The arrangement of the song mainly leans on strings and pulse. Lyrics depict acceptance without surrender, which somehow makes it an anchor as the album nears the end. Some of its lines are:

"Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream/ And from it grew a bright red tree/ Shining with jagged leavеs"

3. Everybody Scream

The opener of Florence + the Machine's latest album sets the tone of the record with its organ and choir menace, rhythm, and a scream. The track is theatrical and talks about control, fatigue, and more. The horror-theme intro of Everybody Scream is notable. Florence sings:

"Get on the stage (Dance)/ And I call her (Sing) by her first name (Turn)/ Try to stay away (Move)/ But I always meet (Shake) her back at this place (Scream)"

4. Drink Deep

This one comes with a slow-burning folk-horror vibe and significant metaphors. Sparse textures of Drink Deep allow the listeners to feel the weight of the lyrics until the crescendo. This song is arguably one of the clearest articulations of the record's main theme. Florence + the Machine sings:

"My eyes began to hollow/ My skin began to fade/ What I thought was a night was a thousand years/ What I thought was a sip was a thousand tears"

5. Music by Men

Music by Men has an acoustic framing, which feels more intimate than other songs on Florence + the Machine's latest album. Lyrics talk about work, therapy, partners, and more. The plea to "put out a record and have it not ruin my life" is memorable. The song has some relatively conversational verses. Lyrics include:

"'Cause I know how to fall in love, I do it constantly/ I fall in love with everyone I meet for ten minutes at least/ Then comes the work, the resentments, and the hurt"

6. Kraken

The song leans into mythic imagery with a catchy rhythm. It comes with harmonies, percussion, and metaphors. The drum pattern and Florence's vocals are some of this track's strengths. Some of its lines are:

"I put my fist into my mouth and scream/ Some things it seems are catching up with me/ And as it rises to my chin, I should really stop watching"

7. Sympathy Magic

Sympathy Magic begins in vulnerability and ends in exclamations. It seemingly recalls Lungs-era percussion with a synth break. The shifts feel deliberate and not chaotic. Florence + the Machine sings:

"And light coming in the window just so/ And the wind through my fingers/ The only God that I know/ And it does not want me on my knees to believe"

8. Witch Dance

This is the record's one of the most effective invocations of its mystical theme. The song feels like a kinetic mood-piece. However, it does not feature any significant revelations or metaphors. The floor-tom pattern under the harp sounds nice. Notable lyrics include:

"Open my legs, lie down with death/ We kiss, we sigh, we sweat/ His blackberry mouth stains my nightgown/ I pull him close"

9. Perfume and Milk

One of the album's most austere cuts is Perfume and Milk. The lyrics talk about struggles between reading on a phone and eventual distractions. The melody is notable. The track's strength is its economy, which gives the record places to breathe and think. Florence + the Machine sings:

"Doing the work and sleeping alone/ Downloading "Revelations of Divine Love" on my phone/ Trying to read, but getting distracted"

10. Buckle

A relatively unadorned track of Everybody Scream. The lyrics read like a relationship pep-talk. Its strength is in pacing. "Buckle" keeps the emotional line of Florence + the Machine's latest record taut. The clipped drum elements of the tracks are notable. Some of its lines are as follows:

'Cause I'm stupid and I'm damaged, and you're a disaster/ When you walk into the room, oh, none of it matters/ Oh, baby, I just buckle my resolution in tatters

11. The Old Religion

The Old Religion connects the record's witchcraft or folk-horror theme to old beliefs. The arrangement sits in a mid-tempo churn. The lyric threads clear images. However, the track feels less essential than the other top track of Everybody Scream. Florence + the Machine sings:

"A lightning strike, a fallen tree/ I'm not afraid, oh, don't let it find me/ But you can't outrun yourself, you'll see/ And I'm powerless, oh, don't remind me"

12. And Love

It is the closer of Florence + the Machine's Everybody Scream. The track is relatively tidy and softly sung. The lyrics seemingly give resolutions to statements of the other songs on this album. As the album closes, And Love fades into strings. Notable lines include:

"And love was not what I thought it was/ It crept up on me despite myself/ And it was not a love song, it was something else"

Florence + the Machine 2026 tour dates and stops

Florence + the Machine will take the new record, Everybody Scream, on the road in 2026. The show dates are as follows:

Florence + the Machine UK and European shows

Friday, February 06, 2026, Belfast, UK, at The SSE Arena
Sunday, February 08, 2026, Birmingham, UK, at bp pulse LIVE
Monday, February 09, 2026, Glasgow, UK, at OVO Hydro
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, at Utilita Arena Newcastle
Friday, February 13, 2026, Liverpool, UK, at M&S Bank Arena
Saturday, February 14, 2026, Sheffield, UK, at Utilita Arena Sheffield
Monday, February 16, 2026, London, UK, at The O2
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, London, UK, at The O2
Friday, February 20, 2026, Manchester, UK, at Co-op Live
Sunday, February 22, 2026, Paris, France, at ACCOR ARENA
Monday, February 23, 2026, Merksem (Antwerpen), at AFAS Dome
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Amsterdam, at Ziggo Dome
Thursday, February 26, 2026, Cologne, NRW, at LANXESS arena
Monday, March 02, 2026, Vienna, Vienna, at Wiener Stadthalle
Wednesday, March 04, 2026, Munich, Germany, at Olympiahalle
Thursday, March 05, 2026, Praha 9, at O2 arena
Saturday, March 07, 2026, Kraków, at TAURON Arena Kraków
Monday, March 09, 2026, Berlin, at Uber Arena
Saturday, June 27, 2026, Limerick, Ireland, at Thomond Park Stadium
Sunday, June 28, 2026, Dublin, Ireland, at Marlay Park
Friday, July 03, 2026, Milan, Italy, at iDays Festival
Saturday, July 11, 2026, Lisbon, Portugal, at NOS Alive
Monday, August 24, 2026, Edinburgh, UK, at Royal Highland Showgrounds

Florence + the Machine North American shows

Wednesday, April 08, 2026, Minneapolis, MN, at Target Center. (with Rachel Chinouriri)
Friday, April 10, 2026, Chicago, IL, at Allstate Arena. (with Rachel Chinouriri)
Monday, April 13, 2026, Detroit, MI, at Little Caesars Arena. (with Rachel Chinouriri)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Montreal, QC, at Centre Bell. (with Rachel Chinouriri)
Thursday, April 16, 2026, Toronto, ON, at Scotiabank Arena. (with Rachel Chinouriri)
Saturday, April 18, 2026, Washington, D.C., at Capital One Arena. (with Sofia Isella)
Sunday, April 19, 2026, Boston, MA, at TD Garden. (with Sofia Isella)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden. (with Sofia Isella)
Friday, April 24, 2026, Brooklyn, NY, at Barclays Center. (with Sofia Isella)
Saturday, April 25, 2026, Philadelphia, PA, at Wells Fargo Center. (with Sofia Isella)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Tampa, FL, at the Benchmark International Arena. (with CMAT)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Miami, FL, at Kaseya Center. (with CMAT)
Friday, May 01, 2026, Atlanta, GA, at State Farm Arena. (with CMAT)
Saturday, May 02, 2026, Nashville, TN, at Bridgestone Arena. (with CMAT)
Monday, May 04, 2026, Austin, TX, at Moody Center. (with CMAT)
Tuesday, May 05, 2026, Houston, TX, at Toyota Center. (with CMAT)
Thursday, May 07, 2026, Fort Worth, TX, at Dickies Arena. (with CMAT)
Saturday, May 09, 2026, Glendale, AZ, at Desert Diamond Arena. (with Mannequin Pussy)
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Seattle, WA, at Climate Pledge Arena. (with Mannequin Pussy)
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Portland, OR, at Moda Center. (with Mannequin Pussy)
Friday, May 15, 2026, San Francisco, CA, at Chase Center. (with Mannequin Pussy)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Los Angeles, CA, at Kia Forum. (with Mannequin Pussy)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Los Angeles, CA, at Kia Forum. (with Mannequin Pussy)