Weyes Blood (pronounced wize bluhd) breaks through the fourth wall in her gorgeous new video for ‘Movies,’ a standout from Titanic Rising. The video was directed by and stars Natalie Mering, and like the album cover, includes footage filmed underwater.
Of it, she says, “We are enamoured with Movies. Our generation is the most cinematically saturated of all time. Videotapes, DVD’s, streaming… Spielberg…all of it has thrust us into an endless loop of consumption. They provide formative experiences as children, standing larger than life before our fragile adolescent minds. I wanted to take a look into the emotionally manipulative powers of Movies – how have Movies succeeded in telling the myths of our time? How have they failed (miserably)? What is the consequent effect on a society of beings looking for themselves in the myths on the screen? It’s safe to say that they have failed us, but I can’t help it…I love Movies.”
Weyes Blood will release Titanic Rising, her fourth album and Sub Pop records debut, worldwide on CD/LP/DL/CS April 5th, 2019. The album features the lead single ‘Everyday,’ and the previously released ‘Andromeda,’ along with highlights ‘Something to Believe,’ ‘Wild Time,’ and the aforementioned ‘Movies.’ The cover for Titanic Rising was shot in a bedroom submerged fully underwater by photographer Brett Stanley (zero CGI).
What people are saying about Titanic Rising:
On Weyes Blood’s radiant and beautifully anachronistic fourth studio album, Natalie Mering achieves a perfectly balanced synthesis between the old and familiar and the new and unexplored” [8.5/10] – Under the Radar
“Building on the gently lilting melodies, complex harmonies, and sophisticated chord changes of her 2016 breakthrough, Front Row Seat to Earth, Titanic Rising is Mering’s most ornate and ambitious work to date.” [Feature] – Pitchfork
“In the stunning opener “A Lot’s Gonna Change” and the slide guitar infused “Something to Believe,” Mering continuously makes the case for pushing forward anyway. These are conversations you’ll want to be privy to, no matter how far out they get.” [4/5] – BUST
“Cosmic Carpenters, Laurel Canyon in Space.” [Rising Feature] – MOJO
