On October 28, 2011, “Island” label released “Ceremonials”, the second Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Abbey Road” and “Wolf Tone” in London, and was produced by Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Ben Roulston, Isabella Summers and Eg White.

Personnel:

• Florence Welch – vocals
• Robert Ackroyd – guitar
• Tom Monger – bass, harp
• Christopher Lloyd Hayden – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Mark Saunders – percussion, bass, additional guitar, backing vocals
• Isabella Summers – piano, drum programming, strings, choir parts, synth, celeste, programming, additional backing vocals recording
• Rusty Bradshaw – keyboards, Hammond organ
• Sally Herbert – violin, string arrangements
• Rick Koster – violin
• Oli Langford – violin
• Gillon Cameron – violin
• Warren Zielinski – violin
• Richard George – violin
• Ian Burdge – cello
• Max Baillie – viola
• Lucy Shaw – double bass
• Bullion – drum programming, additional esoteric sonics
• Paul Epworth – pump organ
• Nikolaj Torp Larsen – piano
• Jack Peñate – backing vocals
• Sian Alice – backing vocals
• Lisa Moorish – backing vocals
• Jessie Ware – backing vocals
• Mark Rankin – engineering, mixing
• Peter Hutchings – engineer assistant
• Joseph Hartwell Jones – engineer assistant
• Henrik Michelsen – additional engineering assistant
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Craig Silvey – mixing
• Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
• Matty Green – mixing assistant
• Bryan Wilson – mixing assistant
• Ben Roulston – additional backing vocals recording
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, except where noted.

1. Only If for a Night
2. Shake It Out
3. What the Water Gave Me – Florence Welch, Francis White
4. Never Let Me Go – Florence Welch, Francis White
5. Breaking Down – Florence Welch, Francis White
6. Lover to Lover – Florence Welch, Francis White
7. No Light, No Light – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
8. Seven Devils
9. Heartlines
10. Spectrum
11. All This and Heaven Too – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
12. Leave My Body