- It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody
- Children of the Empire
- Grapevine
- God Turn Me Into a Flower
- Hearts Aglow
- And in the Darkness
- Twin Flame
- In Holy Flux
- The Worst Is Done
- A Given Thing
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Drew Erickson Organ
Jacob Braun Cello
Sean Cook Cowbell
Meg Duffy Guitar
Logan Hone Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Michael Chadwick Harpsichord,Synthesizer
Wynton Grant Violin
Ben Babbitt Vocals (Background)
Andres Renteria Shaker
Joey Waronker Drums
Sebastian Steinberg Bass
Daniel Fornero Trumpet
Mary Lattimore Harp
Charlie Bisharat Cello,Violin
Andrew Martin Piano,Vocals,Trombone
Michael D'Addario Drums
Blake Cooper Tuba
Brian D'Addario Guitar
Daniel Lopatin Synthesizer
Kenny Gilmore Bass
Andrew Bulbrook Violin,Wurlitzer
Jonathan Rado Bass,Guitar,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Tubular Bells,Electronics
Natalie Mering Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Zach Dellinger Viola
Drew Erickson Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Chris Allgood Mastering
Sean Cook Engineer
Sarah Tudzin Engineer
Peter Labberton Engineer
Chad Gordon Engineer,String Engineer
Ben Babbitt Arranger,Producer,Vocal Producer,Cello Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,Wind Arrangements,Additional Production
Elijah Funk Design,Cover Art Concept
Rias Reed Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jacob Kell Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Emily Lazar Mastering
Dusty Summers Design
Rodaidh McDonald Producer
Neil Krug Photography,Cover Art Concept
Kenny Gilmore Mixing
Natalie Mering Composer,Musician,Producer,Cover Art Concept
Jonathan Rado Musician,Producer
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Overview
With her 2019 album, Titanic Rising, vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Natalie Mering took her long-developing project Weyes Blood to a new level. A fascination with '70s soft rock tonalities that showed up on earlier albums crystallized into something far more opulent on Titanic Rising, with hook-abundant tunes somewhere between Nilsson and Joni underscored by the synth abstraction and experimentalism that had remained constants in the Weyes Blood catalog. Fifth album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow emerges as the second installment of a trilogy that began with Titanic Rising, and it continues that album's gorgeous arrangements, intricate songwriting, and themes contemplating both one's place in the universe as well as the trajectory of the universe itself. Opening with immediate standout "It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody," all these elements are in place and even more pronounced than on the album prior. The song's straightforward, piano-led instrumentation is gradually filled out by sweeps of orchestral strings, harp, and heavenly backing vocals. Mering's steady, mellow, double-tracked vocals parse through lyrics about times of overwhelming change and isolation as the song builds. It's the first of several of the albums tunes that linger for more than six minutes, moving steadily through their dreamy production and making space for Mering to ruminate on big-picture themes that are more universal than personal. "The Worst Is Done" and "Children of the Empire" are similar, examining the heaviness of societies living through what feels like the end times over peppy rhythms and busy chamber pop flourishes. Mering translates this into a haunted '50s ballad style on "Hearts Aglow," injecting a little Twin Peaks energy into the album's majestic pop sound. Much like its predecessor, the album consists of eight monolithic songs and two more experimental interludes, but And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow expands on the vision of Titanic Rising rather than simply repeating it. "God Turn Me Into a Flower" is a wonderfully restrained inclusion, with Mering's voice, delicate strings, and guest synthesizers from Oneohtrix Point Never's Daniel Lopatin all swirling into a blur of textures and ambience. The neon synth tones, rubbery bass guitar, and clunky drum machine beat of "Twin Flame" is more synth pop than anything Weyes Blood has created before and shakes up the flow of the album without taking it so far out of range that it feels like an outlier. And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is another step forward for Weyes Blood, building on the stunning sonic and emotional environments she tailored on Titanic Rising and using that lushness as a means of processing destabilized times. ~ Fred Thomas
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/18/2022 |
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Label: | Sub Pop |
UPC: | 0098787148541 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Weyes Blood Primary ArtistDrew Erickson Organ
Jacob Braun Cello
Sean Cook Cowbell
Meg Duffy Guitar
Logan Hone Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Michael Chadwick Harpsichord,Synthesizer
Wynton Grant Violin
Ben Babbitt Vocals (Background)
Andres Renteria Shaker
Joey Waronker Drums
Sebastian Steinberg Bass
Daniel Fornero Trumpet
Mary Lattimore Harp
Charlie Bisharat Cello,Violin
Andrew Martin Piano,Vocals,Trombone
Michael D'Addario Drums
Blake Cooper Tuba
Brian D'Addario Guitar
Daniel Lopatin Synthesizer
Kenny Gilmore Bass
Andrew Bulbrook Violin,Wurlitzer
Jonathan Rado Bass,Guitar,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Tubular Bells,Electronics
Natalie Mering Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Zach Dellinger Viola
Technical Credits
Andrew Sarlo EngineerDrew Erickson Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Chris Allgood Mastering
Sean Cook Engineer
Sarah Tudzin Engineer
Peter Labberton Engineer
Chad Gordon Engineer,String Engineer
Ben Babbitt Arranger,Producer,Vocal Producer,Cello Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,Wind Arrangements,Additional Production
Elijah Funk Design,Cover Art Concept
Rias Reed Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jacob Kell Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Emily Lazar Mastering
Dusty Summers Design
Rodaidh McDonald Producer
Neil Krug Photography,Cover Art Concept
Kenny Gilmore Mixing
Natalie Mering Composer,Musician,Producer,Cover Art Concept
Jonathan Rado Musician,Producer
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