Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – alt-rock survivor surveys her kingdom with swagger

(Polydor)
On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fameThe title track of Everybody Scream provides a suitably striking opening for Florence + the Machine’s sixth album. A sinister organ and a choir of voices harmonise in the style of a horror theme, replaced in short order by the sound of screaming and a stomping glam rock rhythm; instead of the shouts of “Hey!” that traditionally punctuated a glitt