Florence and the Machine are gearing up to release their highly-anticipated third studio album. Update: Tuesday, January 10th – 9:00am: The band has unveiled the album’s first track “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”.

A banner advertising the album was prematurely posted on iTunes today. It included the title of the first single, “What Kind of Man”, and related artwork (see below).



And this evening, the band held a listening session in London during which the entire album was played in full. Other track titles include “Ship to Wreck”, “Caught”, and “Delilah”.

The album serves as the follow-up to 2011’s Ceremonials. In support, the band has already confirmed several festival appearances.

Florence and the Machine 2015 Tour Dates:

04/12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

04/19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

06/05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival

06/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival

06/19-21 – Scheeßel and Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Hurricane and Southside Festivals

06/25-28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter

06/27-07/04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival

07/16-19 – Benicàssim, ES @ Primavera Sound

07/18 – Lisbon, PT @ Super Bock Super Rock

08/10-17 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival

08/11-15 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival

08/13-15 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Way Out West

08/14-16 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival