🌕💃🏽🌸~TIMESTAMPS~🌸🕺🏽🌕 King - 1:15🌟 Free - 3:54🌟 Choreomania - 6:50🌟 Back In Town - 8:50 Girls Against God - 10:35 Dream Girl Evil - 12:29🌟 Prayer Factory - 13:48 Cassandra - 14:24🌟 Heaven Is Here - 15:56🌟 Daffodil - 16:42🌟 My Love - 18:11🌟 Restraint - 19:26 The Bomb - 20:03🌟 Morning Elvis - 21:35🌟 🌟= my fave!

@jaykay9400

2 жыл бұрын

P.S. My initial listen was also a bit… underwhelming? It took me a sec and re-listening to the album to REALLY fall hard for it. I felt that it’s about the feelings, desires, conversations, and observations she had to deal with as an artist pre, during, and post pandemic. All wrapped in a witchy, crawly sound that’s borrowed from F+TM’s other works, but different in its pacing and delivery. My second fave album of hers (after HBHBHB)!! 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you!! xoxo (not Gossip Girl)

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think it will be a grower for me, and totally see those themes you’ve said! Just really caught me off guard :(

This is definitely not a dance album, even though it approaches dance as a source of freedom. This is an album about the plague, to the dance linked to anguish, which reflects the last years of the pandemic to Florence (and of course for all of us). But historically, Dance Fever was definitely not a happy festival, on the contrary, it was 4 months of people who just couldn't stop dancing in the middle age. At its peak, 15 people died a day from heart attacks, strokes or simply starvation and exhaustion. why? Nobody knows yet. I believe that with this background in mind the album gains another perspective.

@vaderspetpig

2 жыл бұрын

YES. Thanks for this

@io3606

2 жыл бұрын

yessss, i was thinking about that when i was listening to choreomania! i was like, could be this a (now very literal) reference?

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

i feel like you thought it’d be more of a dance album that has a feeling like my love, but she always said that it’d a pretty dark album and told us that the inspirations for it were horror movies like midsommar and suspiria! i personally love it cause the weird horror movies are one of my favorite movie genres so this album was absolutely up my lane

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I also wish the lyrics loaded so I could connect that way :(

To understand this album I think some context is necessary. Lately Florence poetry and songs speak about this monstrous being, sometimes a divine entity, the character of the Song that she feeds by sacrificing experiences with people that should've been kept intimate. You can hear the character of the Song in Restrain, that's the Song almost mocking her for believing that she could restrain it, that song is my favorite even though it is just a couple of lines and it lasts just 40 seconds, its so haunting and even if you're not a songwriter you can relate to the feeling of taking from others just to feed your own emptiness. Anyway, Florence said this album is like a fairy tale between her and the Song, whenever you hear her speak about someone or to someone she's talking to the character of the Song.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!! 🤍🤍🤍

Florence said in an interview on Apple Music that Dance Fever is mostly the aftermath of dancing to your death (Choreomania), and this album reflects on the "fever" she had during the COVID pandemic, after making Back In Town she said she couldn't work on the album for a 1yr and half with Jack Antonoff. I personally have grown with the tracks...we REALLY needed this album during lockdown.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

💙💙💙

for me this album is a complete masterpiece. every single song is like a painting.. the only thing that kinda confused me on the first listen is the pacing of the album, but right now i very much like it! also i want to talk about the songs and how i understood them (while reading the interviews with Florence and stuff): Choreomania - this one for me is about anxiety and panic. the song constructed very all over the place, which makes sense because of the subject matter (as the song "Free", which is also about anxiety) Girls Against God - Florence herself called this one "a big lockdown anthem" (or something like that). because of the lockdown, Florence couldn't go on tour and perform, sing and dance and it was very dreadful for her. in this song she basically blames God ("You'll be sorry that you messed with this/us/me") while also being very self-aware of how others might perceive her ("Just another screaming speck of dust"). after all, she is a human being, who is trying to get some control in this lockdown situation. at the end of the song she sings "I met the Devil; you know, he gave me a choice; a golden heart or a golden voice" Dream Girl Evil - ooh, this one. in this song Florence basically destroys the concept of the whole "manic pixie dream girl" archetype while talking about the mommy issues that the subject of the song is having. yes you've read that correctly. "Am I your dream girl? You think of me in bed But you could never hold me And liked me better in your head" "Watch me shimmer A projection of your mother But don't come crying I'm nobody's moral center" Cassandra - this one has a lot of meaning. the first one is the same one as in "Girls Against God": feeling that frustration during the lockdown days when you can't do anything. the second one is that Florence relates herself to the mythological Greek heroine Cassandra - she was cursed to always speak the true prophecies, but no one would actually believe her. Morning Elvis - this one is about an actual story that happened to Florence and her band! she was supposed to fly to Graceland for her show, but she was so drunk that couldn't go there. i actually recommend you to watch her latest interview with Zane Lowe, she spoke a lot about this album's themes and how she came to write this project. overall, i'm very happy with the album and the songs! sorry if i forgot to say something about the songs, or if i completely misunderstood Florence's words. :p

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Loved reading this! Thank you!!!!

such a masterpiece of an album, daffodil is one of my new fav florence songs ever

Its actually one of my favorites albums from them

This is my second favorite album by her. Only HBHBHB above it. The production, the vocals, the lyrics... ALL amazing.

@lookitsmon

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! HBHBHB, and this album is now fighting with Ceremonials for the second spot.

@ameliatorres6162

2 жыл бұрын

Same HBHBHB is just a supreme álbum through and through. Not a single song out there in that album that isn’t my absolute favorite. But I can easily see Dance fever taking the second spot occupied by ceremonials as I listen to it more and spend some time with it

@blancamadrigal000

2 жыл бұрын

omg same!!!!

I felt similar to you upon my first listen in that my preconceived ideas of what it was going to be (a dance album) got in the way. The second listen had me hook, line, and sinker lol. It’s very conceptual and she keeps describing it as “a fairytale in 14 songs”. It’s giving me big Fleetwood Mac and Tori Amos vibes, which I’m really loving.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Yesss I’m keen to relisten with the idea of knowing what’s involved haha! Thank you for this!!! 🧚🏻

@Bstrang104

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennshouts thank you for your reaction! Even if you didn’t totally love it on first listen I still enjoyed your reaction, I always love your videos!

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bstrang104 you’re amazing 💞💞💞💞💞

It's another hit for me! Florence really vibes with my taste lol I adore the "unexpectedness" of the album, there is always a sense of surprise, and the feelings are deep and dark (reflecting the past years) - plus she got a lot of inspiration from (twisted) horror movies and the supernatural. Everything I love

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Love that content!

ok, I'm back ,,, I'm sorry you didn't love this one ,, but I totally understand... it's hilarious cuz this one is my fav I think hahah !! This one solidified me as a Florence fan !!!! my first reaction to her I was like .... "mmmmm not my thing" now I'm like .... "WOW I GET IT!"

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHHAAH FERN! I can't believe you didn't vibe her earlier stuff, it's SO emotive!!!

sad to hear you didn't enjoy it much. This is probably my favorite album of the year so far!

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Me too :(

Every time come back to your channel the mustache grows. Don't ever change it please.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

haha i wont :P

the album I think is more a concept album inspired by the ornate nature of like Edwardian portraiture, and choreomania is a ritual where people would dance themselves until complete exhaustion and in one case 400 women in the middle ages literally danced themselves to death. The first few tracks were written before lockdown and the rest after which she said really shaped the record and like i think girls against god onwards post lockdowns you can mind of hear the record spiralling into madness and more dark sounds through to daffodil especially, and the the mast couple bring it back to the more relaxed outro tracks so i think its done good as a cyclical album in that way that it starts and ends more relaxed

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! 🧡

CHOREOMANIA GIRLIES RISE UP!

I listened to this album for the first time while hiking alone (absolutely recommend doing this) on route to an abandoned mine hiding in the hills (after listening Motomami to start the trek🤣). I freaked out a little, had fear when i eas reaching the domains of the mine and she said that she met the devil after the creepy noises🤣 While not loving all this album (my appreciaton was similar to yours), i attached every song to a physical, route memory and i love that. Choreomania is one of her biggest songs, and is inspired by a "pandemic" of people that literally danced to death. Was impressed when i read about that. My love is a song about the quarantines because of covid, one of her best, energy pumping song that comes from the fear, the pain and the struggle of these years. A beautiful testament of these moments. Finally, i found the last song , Morning Elvis, similar to Sakura of Rosalia's Motomami; closer songs that end with the crowd. The crowd that was privated for these people that live for performing. I like how artist leaves testament of their times and witnessing it. I think all these death and "creepy church" references in the album comes from the death near experiences all of us lived because of this global pandemia. Glad to be alive to keep dancing!! (This last sentence could resume the entire tracklist of Dance Fever...)

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Loved reading this and your take on it all! HAHA perfect setting but totally freak out :P

I actually found this album very relatable.... very, very, very relatable. so, not sure if this is where she got the inspiration for album name, but there was a "dance fever" outbreak in the midevil times, where it was recorded that people literally danced themselves to death. when you consider the title from this perspective with the song style, I feel it makes more sense. additionally, from what I understand, Florence was struggling a lot during the making of this album, of which a lot of it was written during lock down. lock down and the isolation was a huge strain on many people's mental and emotional health, and many artists struggled with creative block, which for them is akin to a kind of death of the soul. I really hope you relisten to this album and give it another chance with these thoughts in mind. I've felt Florence has always sung with a certain kind of pure conviction about life experiences on a raw human level. This album is no different.

I loved the album, I think maybe you will need more time, it's something happened with me and all her past albums, because of the previous reactions and the expectations i think 🌸🦋🌕

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! 💕

yes Ben !!! loved your reaction !! also I don't wanna say my opinion yet cuz my vid is premiering in less than an hour lol !

So sad that you didn't vibe with this album like I did! I felt alot of the songs scratched that itch that I was missing from previous songs like Seven Devils, Which Witch, and Big God. And Dream Girl Evil!!! personally one of my favorites, along with Cassandra and Dafodil but I guess thats just personal preference

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sad too :( I didnt get that Seven Devils iconic feel from any of them :(

@emmabonzo4021

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennshouts yeah I guess nothing could replicate that accurately lol. Still love some of that otherworldly feels

Absolutely love Florence + The Machine! Been listening to them since I was a kid it definitely shaped my music taste now (ie. mother cain) :) I really love the weird, almost cryptic religious imagery in the music and the church sound, it's super nostalgic for me having grown up in a largely baptist town.

I've been waiting for this 💜💜

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Yay hehe

I love Florence and the machines I love their songs and relate To them a lot it’s sad how they don’t get much recognition :( ✨💕

Wishing a great weekend , Ben 🥰

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

You too bby

YES! i'm glad it's finally out so i can properly listen to cassandra which of course it didn't disappoint, what are y'all top um... 3? i need more time with it but on my initial listen i could say king, of course, cassandra and probably... daffodil, there

The first one, always here to support you, king 🌕🌸🦋

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

You’re amazing! Thank you x

I had a hard time connecting with the songs too... But they grew on me. Don't give up on the album!

@bennshouts

Жыл бұрын

its a smashing album i cant lie

Daffodil is definitely my favourite 🌱 i also really like cassandra & dream girl evil, I think the album is still wholesome and these interludes are very interesting! i think all of the albums florence writes are made for her, just some of them are more relatable than the others 🌷 thank you for your reaction, loved it as always 💞

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being so respectful! 💖💖💖💖💖

The album is not bad.... but the marketing is confusing, honestly I was hoping for a "witches screaming and dancing around the fire fantasy" with a "Heaven is here" motiv during the entire album and it was not that, not my favorite album but gotta support her bc I love her so much As you said, its weird not vibing to a Florence and the machine album

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

YES. THIS!!!

That thumbnail has me scared 😭

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Had to warn ya’ll 💔

Before anyone listens to the album, they should have seen interviews with Florence explaining the concept. Then they can't complain. Did people think the album was going to be dance-pop, electropop, synth-pop, disco,...? loolll

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

100%, however if you released singles, that’s how most will think the album will sound

@josepedrosilva1413

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennshouts I get it. Especially listening to My Love and Free. But Florence said that album would be inspired by horror movies. Also try to learn more about the meaning and concept of the album to connect more. Why the album is called Dance Fever, the meaning of Choreomania,...

@diegorivera7161

2 жыл бұрын

José Pedro Silva ...Dude the album is too fucking boring,nothing new,that normally happens when jack antonoff is around any artist. It happened to Lorde...now (sadly) was Dance Fever's turn.

I'm really connecting with this whole album. I think it's my favorite album of this year so far, which is a big claim, because several artists I love have dropped new stuff recently. Even though it has some good songs, I never really vibed with High As Hope, so I'm glad to be enjoying this Florence album as much as I did her first three.

This Album is such a masterpiece ❤️

Daffodil is a masterpiece

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

V nice

Im big fan so i like all florence has done

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

So fair!

I loved the album on first listen...so dark and introspective, as much of their work is. And it seemed more of a subtle dance vibe, rather than blatant dance songs. Some of the things she says are truly haunting, especially the spoken word parts. Give it a couple more listens, it will truly grow on you. Sending everyone all the best, from Dallas TX.

When I first listened through the album, I had a similar initial reaction as you did. Then somehow Girls Against God and Cassandra started growing on me. Morning Elvis is my favorite on the album. I'm still struggling with the interlude type songs other than Heaven Is Here.

Oh! And please please please can you react to the deluxe tracks from every album like Pure Feeling or Strangeness and Charm? 🥺🥺🥺 almost every one of them is a hidden gem!

your hair😍

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

😘😘😘

Lol imagine that being your reaction to Dream Girl Evil…

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

I know 😌😌😌

It took me a few listens, but I absolutely love this album now. I've been obsessed with it all summer! Got to see her live for the first time in August 😍 My favourite tracks are King, Choreomania, Cassandra, Heaven is her ( opening track on her spring/summer tour), Dream Girl evil (fucking amazing live, she usually comes down to the audience when performing this and I love the lyrics) My love ( I didn't love this one on my first listen) & Morning Elvis.

This album definitely fits its description of a Fairy Tale in 14 songs.... I'm not gonna lie.... this album honestly works best played in reverse order.... The title Dance Fever is honestly a TAD misleading but Florence has always had a different perception of what dance music can be. To me this is about the experience of finding herself again after the pandemic.

Omg, I totally thought you would've loved Dream Girl Evil, that's disappointing!

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

💔💔💔

ben where's arca's mutant album reaction, it was honestly a career defining moment for her, it'll acc terrify you i wanna see your reaction so bad

such a masterpiece !! fun fact I’ve been a fan of Florence + the machine for ages without even knowing because my old fav songs were from them

hey!! id love it if you could react to some Bree Runway if you get the chance! her debut mixtape ‘20004EVA’ is amazingggg, or even her EP ‘Be Runway’ which features a spoken word from Brooke Candy👀

The shortsightedness of it all.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

It is what it is

Definitely not my favorite album, but it’s nice to leave it as background while driving. I really liked the singles and 2 additional songs, but the rest are skippable (sound-wise). Ceremonials and Lungs are still my favorites.

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed - it’ll be a grower for sure!

Álbum of The year

not related to the video at all BUT bestie i got some tattoos you would love in the last couple of months, got the cover art of Caroline Polachek's 'Pang' and Lykke Li's 'I Never Learn', also little homages to Hayley's 'Flowers for Vases' and Lucy Dacus' 'Home Video' i'm actually so in love with them i'm gonna cry

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

OMG ALL SOUND INCREDIBLE! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 love love love!!!!

You should use KZread music dude! It's really good and simple to use.

Tbh I would suggest that the next time you do a bit of research before reacting to an album because literally everybody who read a single article about this album knew the title wasn’t referring to it being a dance album…not to mention only one of the four previously released songs had dance elements 😅

I miss the Machine (Isabella Summers), the band should be renamed to "Florence and the gang"

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

I think the difficulty is the marketing itself. Promo singles do not reflect what the whole album is like. Therefore when you actually listen to Dance Fever in full you end up feeling tricked by big production of those first few releases. And what the album is, are big tunes scattered between semi-acoustic ballads with less complex productions. This album is definitely a grower I guess and sonically as inconsistent as Lungs. It’s still a decent record but upon first few listens np fireworks on my end.

While I get the concept of “Dance” being a metaphor, this album didn’t resonate with me. I personally was hoping for a return to the more darker sounds like on “Lungs” and “Ceremonials.”

Girls against god is basically florence being mad at god for creating the pandemic and taking away what she likes most in life, which is her live performances. i think since this is a lockdown album it is a bit confusing, but i love it all anyway :)

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo that makes sense!

Remember she died in/at/of choreomania! hahaha

The album is good

You are right... you are not the only one that got tricked with the singles and expecting something else than this. 🥲 But is our Florence and we gotta support her ❤

@bennshouts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!