Name: Front Row Seat to Earth
Brand: Weyes Blood

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Rough Trade UK

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Sweet Earth Juice

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Limited edition

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Clear

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Extended format: Yes

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Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

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Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

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Bonus disc: No

Release date

2023-10-20

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MEX232RT

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184923123234

Clear LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

The Orchard/SPV (Membran)

Black

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

2016-10-20

MEX2281

184923122817

Black LP

MEX2282

184923122824

Artist

Weyes Blood

Label EU

Mexican Summer

Genre EU

Singer Songwriter

Mexican Summer is an independent record label based out of Brooklyn, NY. They release the work of adventurous musicians without the limitations of genre or form. Mexican Summer operates in tandem with Anthology, a book publisher and archival record label. Anthology focuses on responsibly licensed material, compelling design, and definitive presentation.

Natalie Mering, known professionally as Weyes Blood, is an American singer and songwriter born on June 11, 1988 in Santa Monica, California. Currently based in New York, she has gained recognition for her unique blend of folk and psychedelic pop music.
With a captivating voice that evokes nostalgia and introspection, Weyes Blood's songs are characterized by poetic lyrics and lush instrumentation. Her ability to create atmospheric soundscapes combined with thought-provoking storytelling sets her apart as a truly talented artist.
Having released several critically acclaimed albums, including "Titanic Rising" which received widespread acclaim from both fans and critics alike, Weyes Blood continues to push boundaries and redefine the indie music scene. Her soulful melodies and hauntingly beautiful compositions have earned her a dedicated following around the world.

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Natalie Mering, the being behind Weyes Blood, embeds her sublime song in a harmonic gauze of arpeggiated piano, acoustic guitar, druggy horns, and outer space electronics. Propulsive, spare drums carry us across the album's course. There is a faded California beauty to Front Row. A gentle honesty that recalls the finest folk music made on the West Coast of the '70s. The hue hangs in the sweet-spooky harmonies, the pulsing sway of the vibrato and the ecstatic chord resolves. But this beauty is scratched with shadow; with dark foreboding, alienation, and acceptance of change. Love and loss balance together in suspended alchemy, as the earthiness of the singer-songwriter tradition wears digital sounds like feathers in its hair. Mering, together with co-producer Chris Cohen contrasts live band intimacy with the post-modern electric sheen of A.M. radio atmospherics. The experimental flourishes sparkle amid the succinct, thoughtful arrangements. The closeness of this record - how personal, alone, and frank it feels - conceals its aspirations to the outside, to the Earth of its title. Weyes Blood harbors devastating weight while also universalizing the strange ways of identity and relationships. These are not typical love songs or protest songs - they are painful, poignant riddles that celebrate the ambiguity of love and affirm the conflict of harmonious life within a disharmonic world.

Front Row Seat to Earth

Music EU

Discover Front Row Seat to Earth by Weyes Blood. Vinyl and CD formats available. A harmonious blend of folk and electronic sounds from Mexican Summer label.