One of the most iconic artists (at least Annie would say so) recently dropped a song that makes us feel POWERFUL. Today, we bring you an episode all about King by Florence + The Machine. We also fangirl about Julia Nunes listening to our last episode and our upcoming concerts! But really, this ep is all about how women should be able to have it all. Catch us using "I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king" in every conversation.  

From "Who Let The Dogs Out?" to "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?", all sorts of songs ask questions. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by production staff to share their favorite question songs. Plus Jim and Greg review new albums by Kendrick Lamar and Florence + The Machine. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Kendrick Lamar, "United in Grief," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2022Kendrick Lamar, "Mirror," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2022Kendrick Lamar, "Auntie Diaries," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2022Kendrick Lamar, "Mother I Sober (feat. Beth Gibbons)," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2022Kendrick Lamar, "We Cry Together," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2022Florence + The Machine, "King," Dance Fever, Polydor, 2022Florence + The Machine, "Free," Dance Fever, Polydor, 2022Florence + The Machine, "Girls Against God," Dance Fever, Polydor, 2022The Shirelles, "Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow," Tonight's the Night, Scepter, 1960Barry Mann, "Who Put the Bomp," Who Put The Bomp, ABC, 1961Tubeway Army, "Are 'Friends' Electric?," Replicas Redux, Atco, 1979Baha Men, "Who Let the Dogs Out," Who Let the Dogs Out, S-Curve, 2000Pixies, "Where is My Mind?," Surfer Rosa, 4AD, 1988The Clash, "Should I Stay or Should I Go," Combat Rock, Epic, 1982Rina Sawayama, "Who's Gonna Save U Now," SAWAYAMA, Dirty Hit, 2020Elvis Costello and the Attractions, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding," Armed Forces, Radar, 1979Dolly Parton, "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That," White Limozeen, Columbia, 1989The Chi-Lites, "Have You Seen Her," (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People, Brunswick, 1971A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?," People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Jive, 1990Tupac Shakur, Mos Def, "Can U C the Pride In the Panther," The Rose That Grew From Concrete Volume 1, Interscope, 2000Pulp, "Do You Remember the First Time?," His 'n' Hers, Island, 1994R.E.M., "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Monster, Warner, 1994Aimee Mann, "Red Vines," Bachelor No. 2 (Or, the Last Remains of the Dodo), Superego, 1999Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Across five studio albums, Florence and the Machine has explored genres from pop to punk and soul; the band’s most recent record, “Dance Fever,” just came out. Florence Welch, the group’s singer and main songwriter, is by turns introspective and theatrical, poetic and confessional. She sat down with John Seabrook at The New Yorker Festival in 2019 to reflect on her band’s rapid rise to stardom. She also spoke about her turn toward sobriety after years of heavy drinking. “The first year that I stopped, I felt like I’d really lost a big part of who I was and how I understood myself,” she says. “What I understood is that that was rock and roll, and, if you couldn’t go the hardest, you were letting rock and roll down.” But eventually getting sober let her connect more deeply with fans and with the music. “To be conscious and to be present and to really feel what’s going on—even though it’s painful, it feels like much more a truly reborn spirit of rock and roll,” she says.

No matter what hemisphere you’re in, a solstice is upon us. And what better way to ring it in than with a heart-to-rabbit heart on British pop music’s sacred moon child, Florence Welch (and, of course, her Machine).In Cycle 7’s premiere episode, Andy and Drew are accompanied by Sydney drag monarch Peach Fuzz (aka Anthony Severino) to tackle the band’s debut offering Lungs. From the celestial rapture of "Cosmic Love" to the vigorous uproar of "Kiss With a Fist", the trio share their elemental experiences of the album and examine why us queer folks are so attracted to the esoteric.Light a candle, drape yourself in chiffon and get ready to howl at the night sky because, bitch, the dog days ain’t over. Visit our online home at auralfixationpodcast.com, follow us on Instagram and Twitter, or go old school and email us at auralfixationpodcast@gmail.com. You can follow Andy on @andrewdoyouthinkyouare, Drew on @with.all.drew.respect, and Peach at @peachykween_. And don't forget to check out this episode's big, blue, beautiful playlist.Our big gay thanks to Anthony Garvin and the team at Forbes Street Studios in Sydney.  Finally, we would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land this podcast episode was recorded on, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Florence Welch is here for Everyone’s Rubbish and it turns out she can be rubbish too. Also, Scott Mills is here to reveal this year’s Eurovision entry and One Direction are being melted down... but what parts can we salvage?

Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Leikeli47's Shape Up, Florence + the Machine's Dance Fever and more are on our shortlist of the week's best new albums.Featured Albums: 1. Kendrick Lamar — Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers2. Leikeli47 — Shape UpFeatured Track: "Chitty Bang"3. Florence + the Machine — Dance FeverFeatured Track: "Choreomania"4. Quelle Chris — DEATHFAMEFeatured Track: "King in Black"5. Tank and the Bangas — Red BalloonFeatured Track: "Communion in My Cup"6. John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davis — FirestarterFeatured Track: "Charlie's Rampage"Other notable releases for May 13:The Black Keys — Dropout BoogieKevin Morby — This Is A PhotographMandy Moore — In Real LifeMary Halvorson — Amaryllis and BelladonnaMonophonics — Sage MotelPkew Pkew Pkew — Open BarSam Gendel & Antonia Cytrynowicz — Live a LittleSay Sue Me — The Last Thing LeftThe Smile — A Light For Attracting AttentionThey Hate Change — Finally, New

CBS News' Anthony Mason interviews Florence + the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch in London about writing her latest album, "Dance Fever," during the pandemic. Welch told friends she would stop making music after her last tour – but she tells Mason her creativity is a compulsion, and when inspiration strikes she can't help but see it through.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over the past few months, musicians have been posting on TikTok about how their record labels are forcing them to make TikTok videos to promote their new music. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison look at what all these famous musicians like Charli XCX, Florence Welch, and Ed Sheeran are posting, why the music industry is so desperate for viral hits, and who we should feel sorry for in all of this. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Madison Malone Kircher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In the debut episode of The YourShelf Podcast, The Poetic Pop Premiere, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (of Self Esteem) to discuss books and the music industry, all through the lens of their personal brands of poetic pop. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/1. Thanks for listening.  LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay quizzes Florence and Rebecca on their bookshelves, the books that made them, and whose reading habits they want to know more about.Florence and Rebecca discuss songwriting and poetry, producing music as women in a male-dominated industry, the importance of personal lyrics, listening to and believing in women, young women "radiating" with feminism, and female solidarity in the industry.Florence and Rebecca share their favourite of each other's lyrics, and talk about what they've been reading recently.Jay recommends signing up to our Patreon for access to exclusive content, including a 30min bonus episode with more content from the interview, where Rebecca and Florence play a game of "Celebs Read Nice Tweets" and answer some "phone-in questions".Jay wraps up with all the books that were discussed in the episode and a few other books he recommends. Discussed in the podcast: Rebecca Solnit’s essays Hope In The Dark, the books of Jacqueline Wilson, Frank Herbert’s Dune, Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, the Margaret Atwood classic The Handmaid’s Tale, Patti Smith’s M Train, Ocean Vuong’s stunning debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ryka Aoki’s book of poems Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul, and Yrsa Daley-Ward’s memoir The Terrible. Our current Guest Curated title, chosen by the YourShelf community, is Jia Tolentino’s incredible Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion. Additional recommendations: Julia Armfield’s short story collection salt slow, and RJ Arkhipov’s Visceral: The Poetry of Blood, which were given to Florence at the recording, and Mary Jean Chan’s Flèche, which was given to Rebecca. Jay's favourite read in August was Lucy Ellmann’s groundbreaking, Booker Prize longlisted Ducks, Newburyport.Stream Self Esteem's album Compliments Please and go see her on tour in October. Buy and stream Florence and the Machine's 10th anniversary edition of Lungs and read her book Useless Magic.Thanks for listening and tune in again next month for Episode Two!