Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Titanic Rising, the fifth studio album Natalie Mering has made as Weyes Blood and her first for Sub Pop, came out on April 5, 2019, a long way from the underground noise scene where she started out. Produced by Mering with Jonathan Rado, it soaks up the plush glow of 1970s FM radio: swelling arrangements, soft-focus keys and a voice as rich and unhurried as warm honey.

Under the gloss, the songs are uneasy. She sings about chasing love and about a planet heating up, and references to the doomed ocean liner run right through it. "Andromeda" led the way, "Everyday" and "Movies" followed, and the critics were close to unanimous in their praise. It also put her on the UK Albums Chart for the first time.

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