How Florence and the Machine Surprised Fans With New Song ‘King’

‘King’ is a diversity manifesto that transcends gender-defined roles

Rui Alves
ILLUMINATION
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3 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Florence and the Machine have released a new song. A meditation on femininity, family, and the subversion of expectations that transforms into a personal manifesto by transcending gender-defined roles in which the singer shares a disruptive…

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Rui Alves
ILLUMINATION

I'm a language teacher, essayist and published author (who joined the Army and worked for the EU). A publisher, digital ronin, musician and alchemist of sound.