Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising (New CD)

The phantom zone, the parallax, the upside down – there is a rich cultural history of exploring in-between places. Through her latest, Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood aka Natalie Mering, has designed her own universe to soulfully navigate life”s mysteries. Maneuvering through a space-time continuum, she plays the role of melodic, sometimes melancholic, anthropologist. Tellingly, Mering classifies Titanic Rising – which was written and recorded during the first half of 2018, after three albums and years of touring – as the Kinks meet WWII or Bob Seger meets Enya. The latter captures the album”s willful expansiveness (“”You can tell there”s not a guy pulling the strings in Enya”s studio,”” she notes, admiringly). The former relays her imperative to connect with listeners. “”The clarity of Bob Seger is unmistakable. I”m a big fan of conversational songwriting,”” she adds. “”I just try to do that in a way that uses abstract imagery as well.””

Tracklist

A Lot”s Gonna Change 4:22
Andromeda 4:40
Everyday 5:07
Something To Believe 4:46
Titanic Rising 1:36
Movies 5:54
Mirror Forever 5:06
Wild Time 6:09
Picture Me Better 3:42
Nearer To Thee 1:06