{"id":156400,"date":"2023-04-24T01:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T01:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=156400"},"modified":"2023-06-12T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:58:11","slug":"florence-and-the-machine-unveil-dark-new-single-mermaids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/music\/florence-and-the-machine-unveil-dark-new-single-mermaids\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence and the Machine Unveil Dark New Single &#8220;Mermaids&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Florence and the Machine have released a new single, \"Mermaids,\" as part of their Dance Fever universe, featuring a darkly layered pop tune with a propulsive synth beat.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The band teased the new song on Instagram with several posts, including one of Florence Welch in a bathtub wearing a mermaid tail and vampire teeth.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>\"Mermaids\" is featured in a newly released deluxe edition of Dance Fever, and was written and produced by Welch and Dave Bayley.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Florence and the Machine recently collaborated with Ethel Cain on a new rendition of \"Morning Elvis,\" and shared a cover of No Doubt's \"I'm Just a Girl\" for the soundtrack of Showtime's Yellowjackets.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The band's music has been featured in various soundtracks, and while some fans have speculated about \"Mermaids\" being related to the upcoming Little Mermaid, it's clear that Welch has had a long-standing fascination with mermaids.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florence and the Machine have released a dark and dancey new single, &#8220;Mermaids,&#8221; as part of their Dance Fever universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song was produced by Dave Bayley and features Florence Welch singing about the grey English weather, Britney Spears, and &#8220;cheerful oblivion.&#8221; The track is a darkly layered pop tune with a propulsive synth beat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Teasing the New Song on Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The band teased the new song with several Instagram posts, including one of Welch in a bathtub wearing a mermaid tail and vampire teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short clips that appeared on Instagram are believed to be from a music video for the track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of posts revealed edited-together clips from mermaid-themed horror films, the single&#8217;s artwork, and a video of Welch lip-syncing to the single&#8217;s lyrics in front of an English gray and green backdrop.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song was produced by Dave Bayley and features Florence Welch singing about the grey English weather, Britney Spears, and &#8220;cheerful oblivion.&#8221; The track is a darkly layered pop tune with a propulsive synth beat.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Deluxe Edition of Dance Fever and Mermaid Love<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Mermaids&#8221; is featured in a newly released deluxe edition of Dance Fever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song was written and produced by Welch and Bayley while Welch was recovering from a broken foot sustained during the Dance Fever Tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florence Welch has been open about her love for mermaids, even performing a portion of &#8220;Part of Your World&#8221; during a 2011 video interview with Elle and referring to singing the song as her &#8220;dream.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Florence and the Machine&#8217;s Recent Collaborations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December, Welch and Co collaborated with rising singer-songwriter Ethel Cain on a new rendition of &#8220;Morning Elvis,&#8221; the closing track from Dance Fever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pair recorded the new version live during a Denver concert. Florence and the Machine also recently shared a cover of No Doubt&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m Just a Girl&#8221; for the soundtrack of Showtime&#8217;s Yellowjackets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welch expressed her excitement in reinterpreting the song in a &#8220;deeply unsettling&#8221; way for the show, adding horror elements to fit the tone of the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contributions to Soundtracks and Future Speculations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florence and the Machine&#8217;s music has been featured in various soundtracks, including their iconic 2009 hit &#8220;Dog Days Are Over&#8221; being used for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some fans have speculated whether &#8220;Mermaids&#8221; is related to the upcoming Little Mermaid, it&#8217;s clear that Welch has had a long-standing fascination with mermaids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this new release, it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if Florence and the Machine contribute to more soundtracks in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":156405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410,398],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}