And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

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Grimwade, Charlotte. "Album Review: Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Gigwise . Retrieved November 28, 2022. Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer. Technological agitation . Narcissism fatigue. A galaxy of isolation. These are the new norms keeping Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) up at night and the themes at the heart of her latest release, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is intricately put together, with Mering mirroring the sentiments of in head-bending arrangements; “God Turn Me Into a Flower” updates the myth of Narcissus and uses Mering’s layered vocals (as well as synth squiggles by her and Daniel Lopatin) to evoke its otherworldly longing, while the finale, “A Given Thing,” finds Mering reflecting on how “sometimes our love is enrapturing/ and other times it’s just unraveling/ in front of me.” Her voice is low in the mix of whooshing synths and deliberate piano chords at times, perhaps indicating her ambivalence toward love—although when she declares her desire to break the fighting-and-reconciling cycle, it soars, carried along by resolve.

a b "And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 17, 2022. And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow opens with the wistful, winsome “It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody,” a song about the interconnectivity of all beings, despite the fraying of society around us. “I was asking a lot of questions while writing these songs. Hyper-isolation kept coming up,” Mering says. “Our culture relies less and less on people. Something is off, and even though the feeling appears differently for each individual, it is universal.”Cush, Andy (November 18, 2022). "Weyes Blood And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 18, 2022. Ultratop.be – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2022. Thomas, Fred. "And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow – Weyes Blood". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved November 19, 2022.

I'm going to be honest, as much as I've tried to listen to this record as a standalone body of work, I simply cannot forget the unimaginably high bar that Weyes Blood has set for herself with Titanic Rising. Pearis, Bill (November 15, 2022). " Mojo 's Top 75 Albums of 2022". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved December 6, 2022. a b Hunt, El (November 16, 2022). "Weyes Blood – 'And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow' review: quiet optimism in the present-day apocalypse". NME . Retrieved November 17, 2022.Natalie Mering – piano (1, 10), vocals (1–5, 7–10), synthesiser (2, 4, 9, 10), guitar (3, 9), organ (4, 7), musician (8)

Could it be narcissism? We encourage each other to aspire – to reach for the external to quell our desires, thinking goals of wellness and bliss will alleviate the baseline anxiety of living in a time like ours. We think the answer is outside ourselves, through technology, imaginary frontiers that will magically absolve us of all our problems. We look everywhere but in ourselves for a salve. In “God Turn Me into a Flower,” I relay the myth of Narcissus, whose obsession with a reflection in a pool leads him to starve and lose all perception outside his infatuation. In a state of great hubris, he doesn’t recognize that the thing he so passionately desired was ultimately just himself. God turns him into a pliable flower who sways with the universe. Bloom, Madison (September 12, 2022). "Weyes Blood Announces Tour and New Album, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 14, 2022. I was asking a lot of questions while writing these songs, and hyper isolation kept coming up for me. “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody” is a Buddhist anthem, ensconced in the interconnectivity of all beings, and the fraying of our social fabric. Our culture relies less and less on people. This breeds a new, unprecedented level of isolation. The promise we can buy our way out of that emptiness offers little comfort in the face of fear we all now live with – the fear of becoming obsolete. Something is off, and even though the feeling appears differently for each individual, it is universal. Dutchcharts.nl – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2022. The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. December 6, 2022 . Retrieved December 6, 2022.a b Griffin, Louis (November 16, 2022). "Album Review: Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". DIY . Retrieved November 17, 2022.

Spanishcharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022.And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow received critical acclaim and was supported by four singles: " It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody", "Grapevine", "God Turn Me Into a Flower", and "Children of the Empire". To promote the album, Weyes Blood embarked on the concert tour In Holy Flux Tour in 2023. Portuguesecharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022. And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (liner notes). Weyes Blood. Sub Pop. 2022. SP1485. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)