Name: And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Brand: Weyes Blood

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Bonus disc: No

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SP1485X

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Clear

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

LP++ - With Custom Dust Sleeve and Two-Sided Poster.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

098787148503

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

SP1485

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Black

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Extended format: No

With Custom Dust Sleeve and Two-Sided Poster.

098787148510

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

SPCD1485

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Gatefold Sleeve with Custom Dust Sleeve and Two-Sided Poster

098787148527

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Weyes Blood

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Sub Pop

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

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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<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/best-of/albums-of-the-year-2022">Rough Trade Album of the Year: #11</a> 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.

The celestial-influenced folk album is her follow-up to the acclaimed Titanic Rising. (Pitchfork, NPR, and The Guardian admiringly named it one of 2019’s best.) While Titanic Rising was an observation of doom to come, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is about being in the thick of it: a search for an escape hatch to liberate us from algorithms and ideological chaos. “We’re in a fully functional shit show,” Mering says. “My heart is a glow stick that’s been cracked, lighting up my chest in an explosion of earnestness.”

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.”

Other tracks follow in kind. The lullaby-like “Grapevine” chronicles the splintering of a human connection. The otherworldly dirge “God Turn Me into a Flower” serves as allegory about our collective hubris. “The Worst Is Done” is an ominous warning, set against a deceivingly breezy pop melody.

“Chaos is natural. But so is negentropy, or the tendency for things to fall into order,” she says. “These songs may not be manifestos or solutions, but I know they shed light on the meaning of our contemporary disillusionment.” 

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Music GB

Discover And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood. Vinyl, CD, Tape formats available. Limited edition Rough Trade exclusive. Label: Sub Pop. A celestial-influenced folk album exploring themes of isolation and technological agitation.