Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine debuted a short film called The Odyssey at her website on Thursday. Episodes from the 40 minute piece were previously released as music videos from F+TM's latest album How Big How Blue How Beautiful.
Welch worked with director Vincent Haycock on the vids, which he called a "personal journey."
"The Odyssey, like the epic poem by Homer, is a journey," Haycock said.
"It's Florence's personal journey to find herself again after the emotional storm of a heartbreak. Like the layers of Dante's purgatory, each song or chapter represents a battle that Florence traversed and physical landscape that embodied each song or story. It's a metaphorical journey about escaping your demons, confronting yourself and returning to the original Florence, the dancer, the performer, the lover."
The Odyssey compiles the videos for "What Kind Of Man," "How Big How Blue How Beautiful," "St. Jude," "Ship To Wreck," "Queen Of Peace" and "Delilah," as well as the final installment for "Third Eye."
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