Florence + The Machine Release Powerful New Single ‘One of the Greats’ Ahead of New Album
Florence + The Machine have unveiled their latest single, One of the Greats, a stirring, ambitious track that delves into the price of aspiration and the burden of legacy.
From the moment you press play, Florence Welch’s voice cuts through the mix with unflinching clarity, intimate yet commanding. Over sparse instrumentation that gradually swells into haunting textures, she seems to wrestle with the weight of greatness and the fragility of the self.
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The single emerges as the next piece to fall in place ahead of their much-anticipated sixth album, Everybody Scream, which is slated for an October 31, 2025 release. The track’s themes, identity, sacrifice, and the anguish beneath triumph, echo hints dropped in earlier teasers, and suggest that this era of Florence + The Machine will be one of deeper introspection.
Behind the scenes, the creative roster behind Everybody Scream continues to impress. Longtime collaborators like Mark Bowen return, while new musical voices, rumored to include Mitski and Aaron Dessner—add shape to the record’s emotional terrain. As Welch has steadily reconfigured her artistic vision in recent years, One of the Greats feels like a reckoning with past expectations and future possibility.
Musically, the track moves from soft tension to moments of cathartic release. The arrangement never overshadows the lyricism, every synth swirl or drum hit feels calibrated to elevate the core emotional heart of the song.
In dropping One of the Greats, Florence + The Machine aren’t just sharing a new single they’re issuing a proposition: what does it cost to belong among the greats, and at what point does greatness fracture the very self that seeks it?
Expect a music video, expanded teasers, and more details as the album’s release approaches. AAA Backstage will be here to break it all down, from the sonic threads to the deeper meanings, as Everybody Scream draws near.
