Florence + The Machine have announced a new live album titled Symphony of Lungs (BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall), recorded during the band’s recent performance with Jules Buckley and his Orchestra to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut effort. It will be out digitally on October 25th ahead of its physical release on March 14th, 2025.
The concert itself took place on September 11th at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms classical music festival and is set to be aired in full on BBC Two and iPlayer on Saturday, October 19th. Pre-orders for Symphony of Lungs are ongoing.
“I always thought maybe I would give my first album a long title. Under Heaven Over Hell (‘uh oh’ for short) was one idea,” Florence Welch said in a statement. “But, when I thought of Lungs, I knew it had to be that. This album is truly an exhalation and a gasp — a cacophony of ideas and influences. For things to get so big so fast on a debut album is both an unknowable blessing and a curse. You never know if the record (or the person) will survive it.”
She added, “To be able to go back to it, 15 years and five albums later, and have it still be so loved is the most extraordinary thing. Re-imagining it with Jules Buckley and his Orchestra was an act of enormous catharsis.”
Florence + The Machine’s most recent album, Dance Fever, was released in 2022. Earlier this year, the group covered “White Cliffs of Dover” for Jack Antonoff’s The New Look soundtrack. Welch also made an appearance on Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, contributing vocals, piano, and percussion to “Florida!!!”
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Symphony of Lungs – BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Artwork:
Symphony of Lungs – BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Tracklist:
01. Drumming Song
02. My Boy Builds Coffins
03. You’ve Got the Love
04. Bird Song
05. Swimming
06. I’m Not Calling You a Liar
07. Kiss with a Fist
08. Howl
09. Girl with One Eye
10. Hardest of Hearts
11. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
12. Blinding
13. Hurricane Drunk
14. Cosmic Love
15. Between Two Lungs
16. Dog Days Are Over
17. Falling