Florence + the Machine release IDLES' remix of “Heaven is Here”
Florence + the Machine have unveiled IDLES' remix of “Heaven is Here” today.
Vocalist Florence Welch said this about the remix, which can be heard below:
“IDLES are one of my favourite bands and I’ve been wanting to work on something together for a while. It might be strange for people to think but I see a lot of symbiosis in what we do in terms of live performance. Connection above all else. Joyful rage and togetherness. A lot of people wished that ‘Heaven Is Here’ was longer. And I think IDLES have done the perfect job at turning it into a much-demanded dance track that loses nothing of the hex at its heart.”
IDLES’ Mark Bowen also said:
“Dance Fever is quite a cathartic album for me, speaking a lot to the yearning for the release of performing but also introspecting on the need itself. It lives on the line of tension between the need for release and getting it (is that not the best bit?), no more is this encapsulated on ‘Heaven is Here.’ I wanted to sit with that tension but then also lavish in the release on this remix.”
“Heaven Is Here” comes from Florence + the Machine’s new studio album Dance Fever, which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top 200. Last week, the act unveiled the live album Dance Fever (Live at Madison Square Garden), which was recorded during the band’s recent performances at the iconic NYC arena.