Florence Welch is gracing the cover of the UK issue of NME this week. The mag is out today so make sure you get a copy. It also features an interview with the singer and songwriter.

Also, on NME.com there’s a video of the making off the mag cover and a short but very sweet interview with Flo in whcih she talks about Shake It Out, her producer Paul Epworth and being namecked as an influence by Beyoncé, amongs other things.

 You can watch the video on this link – http://www.nme.com/news/florence-and-the-machine/59749

The Shake It Out single is finally out for you all to purchase in iTunes, and the official video for it was just premiered. Enjoy it below.

The new single from Ceremonials has apparently leaked, which has forced tha label to make it available for download and it’s also on Spotify.

It’s called Shake It Out and it’s got a heavy anthemic and R&B feel to it. Sounds pretty epic.

Here’s the single artwork.

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More good news! It happens that the mixing and mastering process of the album was so quick that the release date has been pushed forward a week!!

The new release date for the UK – and I supose Europe as well – is October 31st! The american release date hasn’t been announced yet, but I’m sure, it’ll be soon.

The album is gonna be called Ceremonials and this is the tracklisting:

01 Only If for Night
02 Shake It Out
03 What the Water Gave Me
04 Never Let Me Go
05 Breaking Down
06 Lover to Lover
07 No Light, No Light
08 Seven Devils
09 Heartlines
10 Spectrum
11 All This and Heaven Too
12 Leave My Body

There are gonna be four different issues of thealbum: standard CD, standard LP, deluxe 2 CD edition, digital.

You can pre-order any of them at iTunes, the Flotique at http://www.florenceandthemachine.net or any other retail. However, know that if you pre-order any of the physical formats at the official store you will get a free limited edition poster.

And, as a final treat for today, the stunning album cover for Ceremonials.

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Well, I’m not gonna lie to you. I haven’t been so excited about Florence related news in a long while!! Been waiting to say this to you for so long – the second album is finished!!!

Yes, yes it is!! The album is still untitled, but it’ll be released in the UK next November 7th via Island Records, and it’ll be released sometime that same month in the US.

You can listen to the first track off the album ‘What the Water Gave Me’ below, and at the end you will find a link to a recent interview with her at Pitchfork.com on the new record.

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Great news coming from Flo’s producer Paul Epworth!
It seems that the recording of the songs for Florence + the Machine second album has been finally completed!!

Here’s what he said on his twitter:

“Had a week of wonderful mixes coming in for Florence 2. I love handing something over to hear it come back better. I feel for the a&r dept having to try and whittle these tracks down to 10 or 12 because there really are no weak ones”

“It’s a weird record that sounds live in ways and like a machine in others, with sensitivity and power from both the music and Flo’s voice.”

Don’t know about you, but I’m getting really excited for this record!
We’ve been waiting long time for it, since wonderful debut album Lungs came out in 2009.

It’s been a great journey for Flo and her band, since those humble beginnings to her latest triumphant performances. The world is at her feet, just as it should be!

The album hasn’t got a tittle yet, and there’s no official release date, but now the recordings are done, this shouldn’t be much delayed.