Digital Booklet - Ceremonials - US Deluxe Booklet

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ONLYIFFORANIGHT

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SHAKEITOUT

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WHATTHEWATERGAVEME

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NEVERLETMEGO

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BREAKINGDOWN

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LOVERTOLOVER

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NOLIGHT,NOLIGHT

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SEVENDEVILS

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HEARTLINES

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SPECTRUM

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ALLTHISANDHEAVENTOO

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LEAVEMYBODY

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REMAIN NAMELESS

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STRANGENESS AND CHARM

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BEDROOM HYMNS

16 WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME ( DEMO)

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usedtocrymyselftosleepbecauseIdidn’twriteThe

Thattheremightbewordstodescribeun-nameable

Park,‘SevenDevils’walkingthebridgeacrossTheThames

RavenbyEdgarAlanPoe,untilmyMumpointedout

feelingsandmelodiestodescribethosewordsishowan

fromChiswicktoBarnes,‘LeaveMyBody’on NewYork’s

thattherewereotherpeoplewhoalsohadnotwritten

ItaketheiPodandlistento‘Heartlines’onthewalkto thebusstop,crying,tellingmyself:

albumcanreallymakeusfeellessaloneintheworld.That

Hudson,atthepier,wheresecretariesstripdowntotheir

TheRavenbyEdgarAlanPoe.ListeningtoFlorence+The

longingforunnamablethingsiswhywewearbandt-shirts–

underwearto sunbathe– aminiatureceremonials,but a

ifitdoesn’tworkout,ifheleaves,ifyouleave,ifhewasn’t

Machine’s‘Ceremonials’,Ikeptremindingmyselfthatthere

sothatwemightrecognizeeachotherinthestreet.Evenif

ceremonialstill.Takethisalbumthroughyourheadphones

howhe’dbeen,ifyouweren’tthepersonhethoughtyou

wereotherpeoplewho alsohadn’twrittenthesesongs,

thatFlorencefanyoupassedisahugearseholeanditisa

atanybodyofwateryoulike.Stareattheriverbutthink

were,holdaburialatsea.”

otherswho hadn’tsung andarrangedthem, thatI knew

littleknownsubsettheystillloveFlorence+TheMachine,

ofthe sea,rememberthatRichardBurton’ssecretname

many,many peoplewhohadnotplayed the pianothat

somaybe– ataleapoflogicandhope –youcouldbe

forElizabethTaylorwas‘Ocean’.Thepull.Thepower.The

agowholeamessageonmyanwerphone,masturbating,

soundslikechurchbells andpercussionthatevokesthe

lovedbysomeoneasyetunknowntoyou,evenif,likethe

possibilityofdestruction.

sayingmynameoverandover,andhowI’dthoughtitwasa

ocean.Icircled‘NeverLetmeGo’andfeltitskategure

arsehole,youareessentiallyunlovable.

eightsbackroundme:

Letmetellyousomethingaboutthisalbum:ifyouare

Your ownlove story? Your paramour mayhave had lovers before you. But no-one hasever, ever heard this

“Justkeepfollowingtheheartlinesonyourhand.And

Whenthebuscomes,Iremembertheexofadecade

recordingofhimdrowning. Myboyfriendwakeshappy,loving,keentohelpme.

“Lookingupfromunderneath

dancingto ‘Heartlines’ youare thegreatest dancerwho

recordbeforeexceptyou.Notthewayyouhearit.Thesongs

Musicsounds dierentin carsso weplay ‘Ceremonials’

Fracturedmoonlightonthesea

haseverlived.Rightnow,youaredoingaamenco,belly

arebeautifulvampires,asleepinyouriPod,comingaliveat

alongMulholland,hairpinbendsandfogrollingin.

Reectionsstilllookthesametome

dance outstretchedarms,shimmying, arching yourback,

night,aglow.Youcanhavethemonyourhours,allthatpower

I’mgonnaleavemybody/

AsbeforeIwentunder

stompingyourfeet,alittleHassidic,alittleSu,someone

yourstoconductasFlorenceWelchusedtotryandconduct

I’mgonnalosemymind

Andit’speacefulinthedeep

else’sreligionbywhichtoshowyourdevotion.Ceremonials

theoceanwhenshewasanawkward,chubbylittlegirl.

Cathedralwhereyoucannotbreathe

oers us this:melancholia init’s purest,mostdanceable

Noneedtopray

form.Singingwiththesetracks,youwillhavethecourage

Noneedtospeak

toraiseyourvoicetotheheavens,knowingthatyoumay

Andit’sbreakingoverme

nevergetananswer.

Thousandmilesundertheseabed

“I’llmake a deal,”she’dsay tothe waves,“You stay there.Youdon’tcomeanycloser”. Shewas,Ithink,practicingforadulthoodandlove.But Iwouldthinkthat,asIamsentmycopyofthealbuminthe

Allofthisistransient–themarinelayer,thecar,the love.Youcouldbetogetherforeverandoneofyouisgoing tohavetogorst.Heturnsuptheepicnaltrackasloud asitwillgo.Iwantittolast.Iwantitto.IlovehimandI wantittostay.

“Themusicissoeuphoric,”saysFlorence,“asawayof

middleofaght.Eventhoughhehatesmerightnow,he

Foundaplacetorestmyhead

battlingthewords.It’slikeanexorcism,beatingitoutwith

placesthemusicbythebathtub,lightsacandlebecause

willsay“Aren’tyougladyouhadtheexperienceanyway?”

Andthearmsoftheoceanarecarryingme…”

drums,shakethisdemonout, it’s sovisceralbecausethe

oneofthenotesofhowmuchhehatesmeishowmuch

andyou maysay “No”.Eventually,unbelievably, youmay

melancholyhastobedrummedout.Ican’tletitsitinsideme”.

helovesme.Themusicisshapingusorweareshapingit:

notevenremembertheboyorthegirlthattriggereditall.

NoLight,NoLight…

You’llrecallalltheplacesyouvisited,butnothowyougot

“I’m attracted to the idea of drowning,” explains Florence,“Orrathertheideaof jumping oandbeing

BecauseFlorenceWelchispreoccupied,onthisnew

envelopedbysomething,notbadorgood,justenveloping.

record,withlifelivedfromunderthewaves,Icanalready

“…inyour brightblue eyes/Ineverknew daylight

WhenIwasakid,IhadamomentwhenIgotunderthe

hear‘OnlyIf For ANight’ playing alongsidethecallto

couldbeso violent.Youwanta revelation/some

water,lyingonthepooloor,andfeltIcouldbreathe.I’ve

prayerinIstanbul,echoingacrosstheMarmaraSea.Ihear

beentryingtorecreatethatfeelingeversince.”

‘Loverto Lover’on SydneyHarbour,lookingoutat Luna

kindofresolution/tellmewhatyouwantmetosay.” Hefeignssleep.“Canyouturnthatdown?”

Youmay,rightnow,benursingabrokenheart.Friends

there.You’llrememberthesongsthatyoulistenedto. EmmaForrest LosAngeles,stSeptember

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alwaysI wouldliketo thankmy family

BethDrakeandJennyMyles.ThankyoutoCurly,Tico,Cat,

especiallyNickDeJasayandasalways

LaughtyandPenguin.Tomyband,Iloveyouallsomuchand

Iwouldlike tothankStuartforbeinga

I’msogladtohaveworkedwithyouthesepastyearsand

constantsupportthroughoutallofthis.Iwouldliketothank

onthisrecord.Isamy eternaldreammachine,Rob,Chris,

my dear, dear friends Tara,Michael and SophieSadsack

Mark,TomandRustythankyouforeverything.AndtoThe

Herbert,OliLangford,RickKoster,GillonCameron,WarrenZielinski,Richard

Forever. Also Wooloy, Lev, Dom Jones, Robbie, Milo,

FlorenceandtheMachineArmythankyouforallyourlove

WarrenZielinski,RichardGeorge,Cello:IanBurdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,Double

George,Cello:IanBurdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,StringsarrangedbySallyHerbert,

Bass:LucyShaw,StringsarrangedbySallyHerbert,DrumProgrammingand

Mary,Romi,Jamie,Oliver,Caius,Molly,Blake,Grimmy,Jamie

somuchlovebacktoyouall!!Finallynoneofthiswouldhave

MixedbyCraigSilvey,assistedbyBryanWilson.Track–Heartlines,Writtenby

additionalesotericsonics:Bullion,Mixed byTomElmhirst.Assistedby Ben

FlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,PublishedbyEMIMusic/UniversalMusic

Winstone,Siann&BenAlice,Daisy,Matt,Piers,Lucasandall

beenpossiblewithoutthehardworkandpassionofMairead

Baptie.Track–ShakeItOut,WrittenbyFlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,

Publishing,BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,MarkSaunders,JackPenate,Sian

thelostboys.HugethankyouBazandFriedaGiannini.

Nashand HannahGiannoulisand everyoneat LuvLuvLuv,

PublishedbyEMIMusic/UniversalMusicPublishing,BVs:ChristopherLloyd

Alice,LisaMoorishandJesseWare,Keyboards:RustyBradshaw,Percussion:

Hayden,MarkSaunders,JackPenate, SianAlice,LisaMoorishandJesse

Mark Saunders, Bass:Mark Saunders, Drum Programming and additional

Ware, Keyboards:Rusty Bradshaw,Pump organ:Paul Epworth,Percussion:

esotericsonics:Bullion,MixedbyTomElmhirst,assistedbyBenBaptie.Track

Beard.Ican’tbelieveitscomethisfarfromthelake.Huge

Christopher Lloyd Haydenand Mark Saunders, Drum Programming and

–Spectrum,WrittenbyFlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,PublishedbyEMI

additionalesotericsonics:Bullion,Mixed byMark ‘Spike’Stent,assistedby

Music/UniversalMusicPublishing,BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,Keyboards:

thankyouto Tabithawho hasbeen consistently inspiring

MattyGreen.Track–WhatTheWaterGaveMe,WrittenbyFlorenceWelch

RustyBradshaw,Piano:NikolajTorpLarsen,Violin:SallyHerbert,OliLangford,

throughout.ThankyoutoJackandJessieandtoallofthe

andFrancisWhite, Publi shed bySonyATV/ Univ ersalMusicPublis hing,

RickRoster,Gillon Cameron, Warren Zielinski,RichardGeorge, Cello:Ian

BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,MarkSaunders,JackPenate,SianAlice,Lisa

Burdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,StringsarrangedbySallyHerbert,MixedbyTom

FlorenceChoir.ToHollyDavidsonandHollyBarnesthank

Moorish, JesseWare,Guitar:Robert Ackroyd, Keyboards:Rusty Bradshaw,

Elmhirst,assistedbyBenBaptie.Track–AllThisAndHeavenToo,Writtenby

you for keeping me ontrack. Thankyou toMark,Joe,

Drums:ChristopherLloyd Hayden,Bass: Mark Saunders, Mixedby Craig

FlorenceWelch/IsabellaSummers,PublishedbyUniversalMusicPublishing,

AmandaGhost,Harps,JamesFord,EgWhiteandCharlie

Silvey. Assistedby BryanWilson.Track –NeverLetMeGo,Writtenby

Piano,Celeste&programmingbyIsabellaSummers,Additionalguitar:Mark

FlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,PublishedbyEMIMusic/UniversalMusic

Saunders, Bass:Mark Saunders, Drumprogrammingby IsabellaSummers,

Publishing.BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,MarkSaunders,JackPenate,Sian

Additional backingvocals recordedby Isabella Summers & Ben Roulston,

Alice,LisaMoorishandJesseWare,Keyboards:RustyBradshaw,Bass:Mark

Violins: Sally Herbert,Oli Langford,Rick Koster, GillonCameron, Warren

Saunders,DrumProgrammingandadditionalesotericsonics:Bullion,Mixed

Zielinski,RichardGeorge,Cello:IanBurdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,Stringsarranged

byTomElmhirst,assistedbyBenBaptie,Track–BreakingDown,Writtenby

bySallyHerbert,MixedbyMarkRankin.Track–LeaveMyBody,Writtenby

antionourheadgear.Toeveryoneatthelabelthankyou

FlorenceWelch,Publishedby UniversalMusicPublishing,Keyboards:Rusty

FlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,PublishedByEMIMusic/UniversalMusic

Bradshaw,Violin:SallyHerbert, OliLangford,Rick Koster,Gillon Cameron,

Publishing,Keyboards:RustyBradshawn,Bass:MarkSaunders,MixedbyCraig

somuchespeciallyDavidJoseph,BenMortimer,TedCockle,

WarrenZielinski,RichardGeorge,Cello:IanBurdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,Strings

Silvey,assistedbyBryanWilson.

Alltracks–ProducedbyPaulEpworth,EngineeredbyMarkRankin,Vocals:

arrangedbySallyHerbert,Piano,strings&choirpartsbyIsabellaSummers,

FlorenceWelch,Guitar:RobertAckroyd,Drums:ChristopherLloydHayden,

Additional backingvocals recordedby Isabella Summers & Ben Roulston,

Harp:TomMonger,MasteredbyTedJensenatSterlingSoundNYC.Track–

MixedbyMark‘Spike’Stent,assistedbyMattyGreen.Track–SevenDevils,

OnlyIfForANight,WrittenbyFlorenceWelchandPaulEpworth,Published

Writ tenbyFlorenceWelch andPaul Epworth,Publi shedby EMIMusic /

byEMI Music/ Universal Music  Publi shin g,Producedby Paul Epworth,

UniversalMusicPublishing,BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,MarkSaunders,

BVs:Christopher Lloyd Hayden,MarkSaunders Jack Penate, Sian Alic e,

Jack Penate, Sian Alic e,LisaMooris hand Jesse Ware,Keyboards:Rusty

Lisa Moorish, Jesse Ware, Keyboards: Rusty Bradshaw, Percussion: Mark

Bradshaw,SynthbyIsabellaSummers,BassGuitar:TomMonger,Violins:Sally

Saunders,Violins:SallyHerbert,Oli Langford,RickKoster,Gillon Cameron,

arrangedbySallyHerbert,DrumProgrammingandadditionalesotericsonics:

ThankyousomuchtoAldenemyangel,alsotoTom

Hugallforhelping bringit together. DearPaulthank you somuchforbeingthetotalshamanofthisrecord,itsbeen amazingworkingwithyouandnexttimeweneedtoupthe

DarcusBeese,TomMarch,RuthParrish,AndreaEdmonson, StevePitron,PhilWitts,DavidHawkesandChrisDwyer.To

Bullion,MixedbyTomElmhirst,assistedby BenBaptie.Track –LoverTo

A&R:BenMortimerRecordedatAbbeyRoadandWolfToneStudios,London.

Lover,Writtenby FlorenceWelch,PublishedbyUniversalMusicPublishing,

Assistant EngineerAbbey RoadStudio:PeteHutchings.AssistantEngineer

PianobyIsabellaSummers,Piano:NikolajTorpLarsen,HammondOrgan:Rusty

WolfTone Studio:Joseph HartwellJones. Additional Assistant Engineer:

Bradshaw,MixedbyTomElmhirst,assistedbyBenBaptie.Track–NoLight,No

HenrikMichelsen

Light,WrittenbyFlorenceWelch/IsabellaSummers,PublishedbyUniversal

everyoneacrossthe pondMonte Lipman,Avery Lipman, JayWilson,DanaErickson, KimGarner,FrankArigo,Joel Klaiman, DavidNathan,DennisBlair, TrinaTombrink,Leah

MusicPublishing,BVs:ChristopherLloydHayden,MarkSaunders,JackPenate,

ArtdirectionbyTabithaDenholm

Streetman,ColleenQuill,CaroleKinzel,BrianManning,Liz

SianAlice,LisaMoorishandJesseWare,Keyboards:RustyBradshaw,Bass:

PhotographybyTomBeard

RozenburgandKarrenMoss,thankyousomuch. Massive

MarkSaunders,Percussion:Mark Saunders,Drum programmingby Isabella

LayoutsbyBravoCharlieMikeHotel

Summers,Violins:SallyHerbert,Oli Langford,RickKoster,Gillon Cameron,

thankstoFrankTope,RuthDrake,ArthurandTabithaTope,

WarrenZielinski,RichardGeorge,Cello:IanBurdge,Viola:MaxBaillie,Strings

EmmaBanks,CyrusBayandor,NaomiWilliams,EwanHall,

thankyousosomuch.Makingthisrecordhasbeen ajoy. Thankyoutoeveryonewhocarriedmehome…x

Track–RemainNameless,WrittenbyFlorenceWelchandIsabellaSummers, Published by Universal MusicPublishing, Produced by IsabellaSummers, AdditionalproductionbyBenRoulston,Vocals&Bass:FlorenceWelch,Synth, bass,programmeddrums&bellsbyIsabellaSummers,Drums:SamPaulEvans Guitar:Robert Ackroyd, Keyboards: Rusty Bradshaw, Harp:Tom Monger, Engineeredby BenRoulston&AustenJuxChandler.Recordedat Antenna Studios,DeanSt.Studios&NikeStudios,London.Track–StrangenessAnd Charm,WrittenbyFlorenceWelch&PaulEpworth,PublishedbyEMIMusic Publishing / Universal Publishing, Produced by PaulEpworth, Engineered byMarkRankin,Vocals:FlorenceWelch,Synthby IsabellaSummers,Guitar: RobertAckroyd,Drums:ChristopherLloydHayden,Percussion:Christopher LloydHaydenandMarkSaunders,Bass:MarkSaunders,Harp:TomMonger, DrumProgrammingand additionalesotericsonics:Bullion,Mixed byCraig Silvey,assistedbyBryanWilson,MasteredbyTedJensenatSterlingSound NYC.Track –BedroomHymns,WrittenbyFlorenceWelch,Publishedby Universal MusicPublishing, Produced by PaulEpworth, assistedby Mark Rankin,Vocals:FlorenceWelch,Keyboards:RustyBradshaw,Guitar: Robert Ackroyd,Drums:ChristopherLloydHayden,Bass:MarkSaunders,Harp:Tom Monger,Mixedby CraigSilvey,assistedby BryanWilson,Masteredby Ted JensenatSterlingSoundNYC.Track–WhatTheWaterGaveMe,Writtenby FlorenceWelchandFrancisWhite,PublishedbySonyATV/UniversalMusic Publishing,Vocals:FlorenceWelch,ProducedbyEgforSpiltMilkManagement Ltd,AllinstrumentsplayedbyEgWhite.

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