Florence Welch Transforms Into a Mermaid to Tease New Music on Instagram

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performing at BBC's The Biggest Weekend Festival in 2018
Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performing at BBC's The Biggest Weekend Festival in 2018. Photo by Richard Isaac/REX/Shutterstock (9694608lo)

There’s always been something whimsical and ethereal about Florence Welch’s music, but she took things to a whole new level in her latest Instagram video. The Florence + the Machine singer transformed into a mermaid to tease some new music on social media.

Welch announced she’s working on something new by posting a video that shows her lounging in a bathtub surrounded by candles, flowers, and art while wearing a mermaid tail. Soft music can be heard playing in the background, and she posted a pre-save link for this song, without sharing any additional details.

Welch’s fascination with the sea and water is nothing new, and she explored this theme through her music in the past. She also told SunSentinel that she spent her childhood fantasizing about Atlantis, mermaids, and a whole new world hiding underwater.

“I was a slightly uncomfortable child and to be underwater was to be graceful and to be submerged in something that was neither good nor bad. It just kind of takes you under, away from something,” she explained.

Welch’s new clip sparked a lot of speculations online, with some assuming the new song hails from The Great Gatsby musical adaptation she is working on while others suggested it could somewhat be connected to the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid.