Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts AglowTechnological 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. The celestial influenced folk album is her follow up to the acclaimed Titanic Rising. (Pitchfork, NPR, and The Guardian admiringly named it one of 2019s best.) While Titanic Rising was an observation of doom to come, And in

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Captured in the hypnotic rhythmic drive and intimidating atmospheres of tracks like ‘They Live’ and ‘Inner Z’ (both only previously available on Myspace) is a mantric energy which take a jumping-off point from the Krautrock

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But the true joy of this collection is derived from discovering incredible acoustic guitar performances completely lost to time

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