Singer natalie mering records and performs as weyes blood. Lps are on backorder and will ship february 2020 the new weyes blood record, front row seat to earth, is the folk music of the near future. Cook published his first novel, blood innocents, in 1980. The innocents feels more like the score of a golden age suspensethriller film than an album. The gravitas, the seeming archaic ambiance of weyes blood s new album does not originate in the hypnotic, engaging, full voice of natalie mering or some innate oldfashionedness, as one may be first inclined to guess. As i guess most of us will be spending a lot of time home its a good time to discover some new stuff. Weyes blood, front row seat to earth natalie merings performances are framed in ebbingandflowing chamberfolk, set off by psychedelic detours and surreal manipulations of captured sound. I gave my strength for years, like an ox, i pushed and for years, like a ship, i sank to the bottom of that unknown sea im still learning to be free and not so somber. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery for the wilde at heart, but for the weyes mind its a natural note in the songbook of life. Released 21 october 2014 on mexican summer catalog no. The innocents is the name of the second album by southeastern pennsylvanias natalie mering, who performs as weyes blood.
She followed her debut in 2014 with the pristine and autumnal sounds of the innocents, released on mexican summer. Oct 20, 2014 the innocents is the second studio album by american musician weyes blood. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. He is the author of more than 30 criticallyacclaimed fiction books, including works of true crime. The innocents is the second studio album by american musician weyes blood.
Mering was raised in a musical family and began writing songs under the moniker wise blood at age 15, later changing the spelling to weyes blood. Weyes blood moves away from the lofi fauxvintage of her previous effort, 2011s the outside room, and into a classic lush folk that recalls greats like buffy saintemarie requiem for forgiveness or bridget st. And i already searched the depths of the internet, but i cant find anything. Merings voice, whose strength across two vocal registers reveals a vulnerability belied by some of her lyrics. Apr 03, 2019 those are the kinds of zigzags that makes titanic rising such a compelling listen, even as mering steers weyes blood into more conventional sonic spaces. The innocents is earthy melodrama for catacombs that deserves to be heard above ground. Theres a fairytale quality to these two orphaned siblings living in absolute isolation newfoundland. Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Her subtly psychedelic 2011 work as weyes blood and the dark juices is still on her bandcamp. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up.
The innocents by weyes blood on amazon music unlimited. For 2014s the innocents, she mixed medievalism and offkilter rock. Listen to your favorite songs from the innocents by weyes blood now. Mering subsequently began recording her own material under variations of the name weyes blood, inspired by flannery oconnors 1952 novel wise blood. Get out of bed put on some clothes and find your shoes at least theres nothing more you could really lose, now is there.
Her second record, the innocents, arrives inspired by jack claytons. Weyes blood s gothic, magical realm has a dozen more doors to be opened on her sophomore lp. They have no adult to explain their latent desires as they become adolescents. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Weyes blood the innocents lyrics and tracklist genius. Find similar albums to the innocents weyes blood on allmusic. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Weyes blood a certain kind bw everybodys talkin release date. What was first just a photography class project to construct a narrative with a sequence of 9 photos that captured movement, actually ended up inspiring me to make a little music video to an. Listen free to weyes blood the innocents land of broken dreams, hang on and more. Natalie mering, the brains behind the indiefolk outfit weyes blood, has seen a great deal of the country in the past few years. Even if you sometimes wish the blood would perhaps wander a little wilder, a little weirder, the innocents bleeds plenty of transcendental tunery, smart secrets and weyes words to unearth a rich. Aug 10, 2016 seven words licensed to youtube by the orchard music, umg on behalf of mexican summer. They dont even know what sex is or how humans reproduce.
Her new album, the innocents, is out october 21st on mexican summer. I just finished reading a bunch of carl jung books, psychology books. Natalie mering, the brains behind indiefolk outfit weyes blood, has toured as a member of noiserock outfit jackieo motherfucker and. Weyes blood second album stays with a similar style and much like her debut it is often boring and forgettable and ultimately does nothing exciting or new nor anything of interest. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. She amps up that somber, deadpan delivery of nico by letting her notes hum a little longer, verging on angel olsens style of warbling. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. The innocents is the name of the second album by south eastern pennsylvanias natalie mering, who performs as weyes blood. Julia holter pops up a lot, and while i am a huge fan. Its just a matter of when the record ends up in your hands. There are some weyes blood classics in here that you guys are going to fucking love like.
Oct 19, 2016 weyes blood makes serious music, but she doesnt take herself too seriously. Bound to earth the innocents is a rare melodic and vocal masterpiece, navigating the depths of heartbreak through to the empowering resolve of the human spirit. The gravitas, the seeming archaic ambiance of weyes bloods new album does not originate in the hypnotic, engaging, full voice of natalie mering or some innate oldfashionedness, as one may be first inclined to guess. Check out the innocents by weyes blood on amazon music. Proof of that can be found in the final seconds of front row seat to earth, the third fulllength from the singer. Its ten songs confront us with a vocalist of rare choral purity. The outside room 2011, was her first album under weyes blood and was attributed to her and the dark juices. The innocents, the second album from her project weyes blood.
Before she became the experimental rock musician known as weyes blood, natalie mering was a teenage misogynist. Weyes blood the innocents limited to 50 white vinyl lp. Its probably safe to suggest weyes bloods natalie mering is an old soul. In an interview, mering cites early music as an essential influence, mentioning in particular bachs ideal of the perfect fifth. In 2016, mering and chris cohen coproduced weyes blood s second mexican summer fulllength, front row seat to earth. Weyes blood songwriter, recording engineer, jordan burgis recording engineer, al carlson recording engineer, jaie gonzalez recording engineer, rusty santos mixing engineer, jeff lipton.
Includes unlimited streaming of the innocents via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Cook has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. For fans of julia holter, angel olsen and linda perhacs. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Natalie mering, known professionally as weyes blood, is an american singer, songwriter, and musician. Oct 28, 2014 natalie mering, the brains behind indiefolk outfit weyes blood, has toured as a member of noiserock outfit jackieo motherfucker and alongside nautical almanac, though most listeners will. Weyes blood rough trade session, released 22 october 2019 1. After her selfreleased debut album, the outside room 2011, she signed with the independent label mexican summer, releasing the innocents 2014 and front row seat to earth 2016. Growing up in santa monica, california, she would read books by male authors, hang. Oct 21, 2014 weyes bloods charm lies in the regal tones of her voice. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The innocents rooted in american and british folk, weyes blood pulls and stretches the style at its fringes, like a sweater thats just begun to.
Her album releases following include the innocents 2014, ep cardamom times 2015, and her most recent, front row seat to earth, releasing on october 21, 2016. Few musicians have the talent to go beyond the framework of making music into building moods and atmospheres, but natalie meting is one such artist. I think it is quite difficult to ask the internet for similar artists to weyes blood, as most often platforms like spotify and only show you what people who listen to wb also listen to, which doesnt mean they are similar e. Visit best vinyl deals for this deal or direct link. The album was released on october 21, 2014 by mexican summer track listing. The innocents reminded me of childrens books i read years ago. The album was released on october 21, 2014 by mexican summer. Debut lp from brooklyn based singer songwriter weyes blood. The innocents is the name of the second album by natalie mering, who performs as weyes blood.
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