Florence Welch On The Supernatural Inspiration For 'Everybody Scream' | Sidetracked

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What’s scarier: being haunted by ghosts, or promoting an album? It’s a Halloween special with Florence Welch. As she prepares to release her new record, 'Everybody Scream', Florence reveals the supernatural elements that inspired her. Plus, swapping playlists with Ethel Cain and Abigail Morris, using fear as a muse; and Annie and Nick reminisce about partying with Florence in the early days of all their careers. 0:00 Welcome Florence Welch! 1:57 Accidental rider items - Christmas trees and hula hoops 3:08 How Florence feels about album release 5:11 Album promo in 2025 - ‘Everything is filmed now!’ 10:00 Stress of public facing events 16:30 ‘Everybody Scream’ - Themes and inspiration 24:21 Halloween and keening in Ireland 26:23 Keening on ‘Everybody Scream’ 29:38 ‘And Love’ - Final song on album 30:35 Musicians haunted by ghosts - Elton John, Kendrick Lamar, Kesha 32:28 Florence ‘accidentally haunted’ her sister - ‘My mum was so angry’ 35:46 Halloween playlist recommendations 40:45 ‘One of the Greats’ and Buffy the Vampire Slayer influence 44:49 Confidence with age 50:17 Release day plans Florence Welch’s Halloween Music Recommendations: ØXN - The Trees, They Do Grow High ØXN - Cruel Mother Lingua Ignota – DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR Anna Von Hausswolff –Theatre of Nature Hilary Woods - Acts of Light PJ Harvey - White Chalk Swans - It's Coming and It’s Real Judee Sill Storefront Church ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC Sounds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbcsounds?sub_confirmation=1 Find more episodes of Sidetracked here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gfmzbn Sidetracked playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2sFoqR-QcI&list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMgF39i6LB_PLsQlUWzOdLd Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMjIcANQ9ScCDCmN6PE5GP3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #FlorenceWelch #FlorenceAndTheMachine #Sidetracked We are BBC Sounds. The home of binge-worthy podcasts, music curated by music lovers and live radio.