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Florence + The Machine has unveiled a brand new video, 'How Big How Blue How Beautiful' - her first new music in three years. Watch it below.
The song, which is mainly instrumental after a few repetitions of the titular refrain, is characteristically orchestral - the sound of brass trumpets is particularly prominent.
The video, meanwhile, which was directed by Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock, sees Florence carrying out a fairly sensual interpretive dance with her own doppelganger, whose face we never see.
Watch the video for 'How Big How Blue How Beautiful' below
Details of Welch's third album, the follow-up to 2011's Ceremonials, was teased earlier today, when iTunes briefly posted a banner advertising pre-orders of the new album, along with the automatic download of the single 'What Kind Of Man':
so on the iTunes Store the header is to preorder Florence's new album but disappears straight away WHAT??!!?!??'djszk pic.twitter.com/E45igekvmM
— toby (@to_byyy_) February 9, 2015
Said single reportedly came with the following artwork, reports Consequence Of Sound:
Meanwhile, as NME reports, Florence Welch hosted an album listening party last night (Monday 9 February) at Les Trois Garcons restaurant in London's Shoreditch - in which new tracks including 'Ship To Wreck', 'Caught', 'Delilah' and 'What Kind Of Man'.
Check out two exclusive photos from the listening party below, featuring Jessie Ware, and Welch's bandmate Isa.
The xx, Jessie Ware, Spector's Fred Macpherson and model Daisy Lowe were in attendance.
Florence + The Machine is currently a favourite to headline Glastonbury festival, but is also rumoured as the final headliner for Reading & Leeds. No UK dates have been announced yet, but the remainder of her 2015 festival tour plans are below. For tickets and more information, visit here.
APRIL
12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
JUNE
05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
19-21 – Scheeßel and Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Hurricane and Southside Festivals
25-28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
27-07/04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
JULY
16-19 – Benicàssim, ES
18 – Lisbon, PT @ Super Bock Super Rock
AUGUST
17 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
11-15 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
13-15 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Way Out West
14-16 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
