Florence Welch of hit-making band Florence and the Machinehas recently stated that she feels calmer and relaxed about her second album, reports Contactmusic.

After a number one with the album Lungs she is to make the follow up more dance orientated, but darker as well.

Florence said: “I don't feel pressurised at all. The live situation is similar to the record situation; I felt pressure towards the first album. The second feels like a release. I've got new ground to cover, whereas the first was just scary.

"The next year is just me moving on and creating something new, a clean slate to do whatever I want, so what isn't there to like about that? It needs to be more contained. With the first album, I was excited that people wanted to work with me, so I worked with as many people as possible just to see what I could come up with. It ended up like a patchwork."