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Editorial artwork for Florence + The Machine’s “Shake It Out” in You Should Hear This.
You Should Hear This

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine

Ceremonials

RELEASE

For when the weight needs somewhere to go.

Why This One

“Shake It Out” understands release as something physical. Florence Welch turns self-reckoning into lift, repetition and a chorus big enough to carry what the verses have been holding.

That matters here. RELEASE is not pretending the weight disappeared; it is giving the weight somewhere to move. The song keeps its darkness in view while refusing to stay pinned beneath it.

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