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| name = Titanic Rising |
| name = Titanic Rising |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Weyes Blood]] |
| artist = [[Weyes Blood]] |
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| released = April 5, 2019 |
| released = April 5, 2019 |
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| recorded = 2018–2019 |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Chamber pop]]<ref name="Allmusic" />|[[soft rock]]<ref name="dazed">{{cite web |last1=Denney |first1=Alex |title=How Weyes Blood raised the Titanic for her new record |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44105/1/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-interview |website=Dazed Digital |accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref>}} |
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* [[Chamber pop]] |
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* [[soft rock]] |
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* [[baroque pop]] |
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| label = [[Sub Pop]] |
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| next_title = [[And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow]] |
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| next_year = 2022 |
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| single1 = Andromeda |
| single1 = [[Andromeda (Weyes Blood song)|Andromeda]] |
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| single2 = Everyday |
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| single2date = February 12, 2019 |
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'''''Titanic Rising''''' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician [[Weyes Blood]], released on April 5, 2019 by [[Sub Pop]]. Produced by the artist along with [[Jonathan Rado]], it is influenced by 1970s [[FM radio]]. Its lyrical themes address romantic pursuits, [[climate change]], and references to the ''[[Titanic]]''. |
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'''''Titanic Rising''''' is the fourth studio album by American musician [[Weyes Blood]], released on April 5, 2019 by [[Sub Pop]]. On January 17, 2019, Weyes Blood released the album's first single, "Andromeda".<ref name="Stereogum Andromeda">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2028936/weyes-blood-andromeda/music/|title=Weyes Blood – "Andromeda"|first=Julia|last=Gray|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref> A second single, "Everyday", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on February 12, 2019.<ref name="Pitchfork Announce">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weyes-blood-announces-new-album-titanic-rising-shares-new-song-everyday-listen/|title=Weyes Blood Announces New Album Titanic Rising, Shares New Song 'Everyday': Listen|first=Noah|last=Yoo|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref> |
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The album was preceded by the release of three singles including "[[Andromeda (Weyes Blood song)|Andromeda]]", released on January 17, 2019, which was included in various year-end lists. "Everyday" and "Movies" were released as the second and third single, respectively. The album received universal acclaim from [[Music journalism|music critics]], with praise going towards its powerful ambience and vulnerable lyrics. It earned the singer her first appearance on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and additionally charted on the U.S. [[Top Album Sales]] chart and reached the top 20 in Scotland. |
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The album received universal acclaim from critics, garnering an aggregate score of 91 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="metacritic"/> praising its powerful ambient and vulnerable lyrics. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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===Recording=== |
===Recording=== |
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Following the release of ''[[Front Row Seat to Earth]]'', Natalie Mering signed with [[Sub Pop]] in 2017.<ref name=SubPopSign> |
Following the release of ''[[Front Row Seat to Earth]]'', Natalie Mering signed with [[Sub Pop]] in 2017.<ref name="SubPopSign">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood sneaks off with Sub Pop for forthcoming album, bunks (platonically) with Father John Misty on fall tour in the meantime |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/weyes-blood-signs-sub-pop-2018-label-debut-supports-father-john-misty-fall-tour |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |language=en}}</ref> ''Titanic Rising'' was recorded in 2018 over a three month period at Sonora Studios in [[Los Angeles]] and was produced by [[Jonathan Rado]].<ref name="AVC_Interview">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-02 |title=Weyes Blood's Titanic Rising is a stunning early contender for album of the year |url=https://www.avclub.com/weyes-blood-s-titanic-rising-is-a-stunning-early-conten-1833718909 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us}}</ref> The album is named after the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] and the [[Titanic (1997 film)|1997 film]] based on the [[Sinking of the Titanic|ship's sinking]], which had a profound impact on Mering when she was younger.<ref name=AVC_Interview /><ref name="FaderInterview">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood still has hope for the world |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/10/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-interview |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NPR_Interview">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood Meditates On Climate Change And Learns To Cope With Loss |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716850294/weyes-blood-meditates-on-climate-change-and-learns-to-cope-with-loss |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Music and lyrics=== |
===Music and lyrics=== |
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The album's music has been described as [[soft rock]] |
The album's music pairs inspiration from 1970s [[FM radio]] with more expansive sounds,<ref name=Allmusic /> and has been described as [[soft rock]]<ref name="dazed">{{cite web |last1=Denney |first1=Alex |title=How Weyes Blood raised the Titanic for her new record |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44105/1/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-interview |website=Dazed Digital |date=22 April 2019 |accessdate=24 September 2019}}</ref> with influences from artists such as [[Joni Mitchell]] and [[the Carpenters]], as well as [[chamber pop]] and [[baroque pop]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/album-review-weyes-blood-titanic-rising-22772248|title=Album Review: Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising|last=Stokes|first=Paul|date=May 1, 2019|website=[[Hot Press]]|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Allmusic /> |
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The opening track "A Lot's Gonna Change |
The opening track "A Lot's Gonna Change", a song that Mering described as setting the overall theme of ''Titanic Rising,'' deals with the yearning for a return to the simpler times of childhood, as well as learning how to cope with changes without being bogged down with hopelessness.<ref name="pitchfork" /><ref name=NPR_Interview /> "[[Andromeda (Weyes Blood song)|Andromeda]]", inspired by [[Andromeda Galaxy|the galaxy]] and [[Andromeda (mythology)|the mythological figure of the same name]], deals with finding love in a world of distractions and past disappointments and features a [[LinnDrum]].<ref name="RS_Interview">{{Cite magazine |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |date=2019-06-14 |title=Weyes Blood on Stunning New LP, the Titanic Sinking and Climate Change |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/weyes-blood-album-titanic-rising-843084/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="SubPop_Andromeda">{{Cite web |last=Records |first=Sub Pop |title=Weyes Blood Shares "Andromeda," Her First Recording of Original Material Since 2016 |url=https://www.subpop.com/news/2019/01/17/weyes_blood_shares_andromeda_her_first_recording_of_original_material_since_2016 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Sub Pop Records |language=en}}</ref><ref name="MilwaukeeRadioInterview">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood on why the irony of the Titanic is the perfect metaphor for climate change |url=https://radiomilwaukee.org/discover-music/artist-interviews/natalie-mering-interview-weyes-blood-titanic-rising/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=88Nine Radio Milwaukee |date=5 April 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> "Everyday" has an upbeat melody and lyrics about the struggles of [[online dating]].<ref name=RS_Everyday>Martoccio, Angie. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-everyday-819426/ Song You Need to Know: Weyes Blood, ‘Everyday’]. Rolling Stone. 2019 April 11. Retrieved 2019 November 2010.</ref><ref name=LineBestFitInterview>Kinsella, Paddy. [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/helplessness-powerlessness-fuelled-weyes-blood-best-record-to-date How helplessness and powerlessness fuelled Weyes Blood's best record to date]. The Line of Best Fit. 2019 April 5. Retrieved 2019 November 10.</ref> [[Climate change]] is also a central theme of the album, with the ''Titanic'' used as a metaphor for this.<ref name="NPR_Interview" /><ref name="RS_Interview" /><ref name="MilwaukeeRadioInterview" /> |
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Mering described the title track, an instrumental, as an interlude between the album's first half, which deals with hope and love, and the second half, which deals with "an existential sub-zone."<ref name=Vice_Movies /> "Movies" features [[Synthesizer|synth]] [[arpeggio]]s in the first half before giving way to [[String (music)|strings]].<ref name=PitchforkMoves> |
Mering described the title track, an [[instrumental]], as an interlude between the album's first half, which deals with hope and love, and the second half, which deals with "an existential sub-zone."<ref name=Vice_Movies /> "Movies" features [[Synthesizer|synth]] [[arpeggio]]s in the first half before giving way to [[String (music)|strings]].<ref name="PitchforkMoves">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood: "Movies" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/weyes-blood-movies/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=Vice_Movies /> Lyrically, the song deals with Mering's disillusionment with movies as a teenager and how she felt they lied to her.<ref name="Vice_Movies">{{Cite web |title=Weyes Blood's New Track "Movies" Finds Humanity In Contradictions |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xy7j3/weyes-bloods-new-track-movies-finds-humanity-in-contradictions |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.vice.com |date=19 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NME_Interview">{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Patrick |date=2019-04-04 |title=Weyes Blood: "A lot of big artists don't write their songs, they just have a lifestyle brand" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/weyes-blood-interview-songs-lifestyle-2019-2471153 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> "Picture Me Better" is about a friend that committed [[suicide]] while Mering was making the album, while the finale track on the album, "Nearer to Thee", is a reference to the [[Nearer, My God, to Thee|alleged final song]] the [[Musicians of the Titanic|band on the RMS ''Titanic'']] played before the ship sank.<ref name=RS_Interview /><ref name=AVC_Interview /> |
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==Artwork== |
==Artwork== |
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The album cover features Mering submerged in an underwater |
The album cover features Mering submerged in an underwater bedroom. The cover was photographed by Brett Stanley in a [[Long Beach, California]] pool. Commenting on the cover's meaning, Mering stated that she thought of water as symbolizing the [[subconscious]], and that a bedroom lives in this subconscious space due to its role as "a safe [..] and imaginative space" that shapes people's beliefs and identities.<ref name="StereogumCover">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-05 |title=Weyes Blood Shows Us How She Made The Striking Cover For Her Exquisite New Album |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2038017/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-interview-underwater-cover/interviews/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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On January 17, 2019, Weyes Blood released the album's first single, "[[Andromeda (Weyes Blood song)|Andromeda]]".<ref name="Stereogum Andromeda">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2028936/weyes-blood-andromeda/music/|title=Weyes Blood – "Andromeda"|first=Julia|last=Gray|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref> A second single, "Everyday", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on February 12, 2019.<ref name="Pitchfork Announce">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weyes-blood-announces-new-album-titanic-rising-shares-new-song-everyday-listen/|title=Weyes Blood Announces New Album Titanic Rising, Shares New Song 'Everyday': Listen|first=Noah|last=Yoo|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The album's third single, "Movies", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on March 19, 2019.<ref name=Vice_Movies /> On May 27, 2020, the "Wild Time" music video was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Weyes Blood Shares New "Wild Time" Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/weyes-blood-shares-new-wild-time-video-watch/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The Japanese bonus track, "Titanic Risen", was released in January 2021 exclusively on ''[[Roblox]]''<nowiki/>'s sinking ship simulator, and on April 4, the track was released on streaming services after the ''Roblox'' ''Titanic'' room was sunk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Weyes Blood releases Titanic Rising outtake "Titanic Risen" on streaming services |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/weyes-blood-releases-titanic-risen-on-streaming-services |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Triscari |first=Caleb |date=April 4, 2021 |title=Weyes Blood officially releases album outtake 'Titanic Risen' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weyes-blood-officially-releases-album-outtake-titanic-risen-2913550 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Weyes Blood Drops A New 'Titanic Rising' Bonus Track, 'Titanic Risen' |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/weyes-blood-titanic-risen-rising/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On January 17, 2019, Weyes Blood released the album's first single, "Andromeda".<ref name="Stereogum Andromeda" /> A second single, "Everyday", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on February 12, 2019.<ref name="Pitchfork Announce" /> The album's third single, "Movies," was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on March 19, 2019 .<ref name=Vice_Movies /> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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| ADM = 8.4/10<ref name="adm">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9817/Weyes-Blood-Titanic-Rising.aspx|title=Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood reviews|work=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|accessdate=May 31, 2019}}</ref> |
| ADM = 8.4/10<ref name="adm">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9817/Weyes-Blood-Titanic-Rising.aspx|title=Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood reviews|work=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|accessdate=May 31, 2019}}</ref> |
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| MC = 91/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/titanic-rising/weyes-blood|title=Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood Reviews and Tracks|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref> |
| MC = 91/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/titanic-rising/weyes-blood|title=Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood Reviews and Tracks|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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| rev2score = A−<ref name=AVC>{{cite web|url=https://music.avclub.com/weyes-blood-ascends-to-new-musical-heights-on-the-lush-1833816081|title=Weyes Blood ascends to new musical heights on the lush, cinematic Titanic Rising|first=Katie|last=Rife|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=April 5, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}</ref> |
| rev2score = A−<ref name=AVC>{{cite web|url=https://music.avclub.com/weyes-blood-ascends-to-new-musical-heights-on-the-lush-1833816081|title=Weyes Blood ascends to new musical heights on the lush, cinematic Titanic Rising|first=Katie|last=Rife|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=April 5, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[The Independent]]'' |
| rev3 = ''[[The Independent]]'' |
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| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=Independent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-review-album-stream-circa-waves-whats-it-like-over-there-a8853386.html|title=Album reviews: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising, and Circa Waves – What's It Like Over There?|first1=Alexandra|last1=Pollard|first2=Roisin|last2=O'Connor|work=[[The Independent]]|date=April 4, 2019|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref> |
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=Independent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-review-album-stream-circa-waves-whats-it-like-over-there-a8853386.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/weyes-blood-titanic-rising-review-album-stream-circa-waves-whats-it-like-over-there-a8853386.html |archive-date=2022-06-21 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Album reviews: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising, and Circa Waves – What's It Like Over There?|first1=Alexandra|last1=Pollard|first2=Roisin|last2=O'Connor|work=[[The Independent]]|date=April 4, 2019|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref> |
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| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' |
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' |
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| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=mojo>{{cite journal|title=Unsinkable|first=Victoria|last=Segal|journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|issue=306|date=May 2019|page=87}}</ref> |
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=mojo>{{cite journal|title=Unsinkable|first=Victoria|last=Segal|journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|issue=306|date=May 2019|page=87}}</ref> |
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| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Qmagazine>{{cite journal|title=Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising|first=Tom|last=Doyle|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=398|date=June 2019|page=116}}</ref> |
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Qmagazine>{{cite journal|title=Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising|first=Tom|last=Doyle|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=398|date=June 2019|page=116}}</ref> |
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| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite |
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-weyes-bloods-titanic-rising-818302/|title=Review: The Unnerving Nostalgia of Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising'|first=Will|last=Hermes|author-link=Will Hermes|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 5, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' |
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' |
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| rev10score = 9/10<ref name=Uncut>{{cite journal|title=Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising|first=Jim|last=Wirth|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=264|date=May 2019|page=18}}</ref> |
| rev10score = 9/10<ref name=Uncut>{{cite journal|title=Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising|first=Jim|last=Wirth|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=264|date=May 2019|page=18}}</ref> |
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''Titanic Rising'' received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 91 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic"/> |
''Titanic Rising'' received widespread acclaim from contemporary [[music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Arithmetic mean|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 91 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic"/> |
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[[AllMusic]] praised the record, stating that "she underscores enormously [[Orchestration|orchestrated]] |
[[AllMusic]] praised the record, stating that "she underscores enormously [[Orchestration|orchestrated]] pop songs with eerie [[Experimental music|experimental]] ambience, imagining a dreamworld where Joni Mitchell's late-'70s output was produced by [[Brian Eno]]."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Quinn Moreland, writing for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', described the album as "a grand, sentimental ode to living and loving in the shadow of doom" and "her most ambitious and complex work yet".<ref name="pitchfork"/> ''[[Dazed Digital]]'' stated that, "pairing a rich, 70s soft-rock palette with rippling undercurrents of dread, it already feels like one of the year's best records, and a poignant document on what it feels like to inhabit this particular moment in time."<ref name="dazed"/> |
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* [[The Lemon Twigs|Brian D'Addario]] |
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* Michael Long |
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* Richard Dodd |
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* Leah Katz |
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* Daphne Chen |
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* [[Eric Gorfain]] |
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* [[Jonathan Rado]] |
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* [[Chris Cohen (musician)|Chris Cohen]] |
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* Walt McClements |
* Walt McClements (9) |
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* Kenny Gilmore |
* Kenny Gilmore (4, and 8) |
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* Michael Chadwick (6, 9) |
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* Dave Cerminara – engineering |
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* [[Illuminati Hotties|Sarah Tudzin]] – additional engineering |
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* Tristan Rodman – additional engineering |
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Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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Titanic Rising is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Weyes Blood, released on April 5, 2019 by Sub Pop. Produced by the artist along with Jonathan Rado, it is influenced by 1970s FM radio. Its lyrical themes address romantic pursuits, climate change, and references to the Titanic.
The album was preceded by the release of three singles including "Andromeda", released on January 17, 2019, which was included in various year-end lists. "Everyday" and "Movies" were released as the second and third single, respectively. The album received universal acclaim from music critics, with praise going towards its powerful ambience and vulnerable lyrics. It earned the singer her first appearance on the UK Albums Chart, and additionally charted on the U.S. Top Album Sales chart and reached the top 20 in Scotland.
Production
[edit]Recording
[edit]Following the release of Front Row Seat to Earth, Natalie Mering signed with Sub Pop in 2017.[1] Titanic Rising was recorded in 2018 over a three month period at Sonora Studios in Los Angeles and was produced by Jonathan Rado.[2] The album is named after the RMS Titanic and the 1997 film based on the ship's sinking, which had a profound impact on Mering when she was younger.[2][3][4]
Music and lyrics
[edit]The album's music pairs inspiration from 1970s FM radio with more expansive sounds,[5] and has been described as soft rock[6] with influences from artists such as Joni Mitchell and the Carpenters, as well as chamber pop and baroque pop.[7][5]
The opening track "A Lot's Gonna Change", a song that Mering described as setting the overall theme of Titanic Rising, deals with the yearning for a return to the simpler times of childhood, as well as learning how to cope with changes without being bogged down with hopelessness.[8][4] "Andromeda", inspired by the galaxy and the mythological figure of the same name, deals with finding love in a world of distractions and past disappointments and features a LinnDrum.[9][10][11] "Everyday" has an upbeat melody and lyrics about the struggles of online dating.[12][13] Climate change is also a central theme of the album, with the Titanic used as a metaphor for this.[4][9][11]
Mering described the title track, an instrumental, as an interlude between the album's first half, which deals with hope and love, and the second half, which deals with "an existential sub-zone."[14] "Movies" features synth arpeggios in the first half before giving way to strings.[15][14] Lyrically, the song deals with Mering's disillusionment with movies as a teenager and how she felt they lied to her.[14][16] "Picture Me Better" is about a friend that committed suicide while Mering was making the album, while the finale track on the album, "Nearer to Thee", is a reference to the alleged final song the band on the RMS Titanic played before the ship sank.[9][2]
Artwork
[edit]The album cover features Mering submerged in an underwater bedroom. The cover was photographed by Brett Stanley in a Long Beach, California pool. Commenting on the cover's meaning, Mering stated that she thought of water as symbolizing the subconscious, and that a bedroom lives in this subconscious space due to its role as "a safe [..] and imaginative space" that shapes people's beliefs and identities.[17]
Release
[edit]On January 17, 2019, Weyes Blood released the album's first single, "Andromeda".[18] A second single, "Everyday", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on February 12, 2019.[19] The album's third single, "Movies", was released along with an accompanying self-directed music video on March 19, 2019.[14] On May 27, 2020, the "Wild Time" music video was released.[20] The Japanese bonus track, "Titanic Risen", was released in January 2021 exclusively on Roblox's sinking ship simulator, and on April 4, the track was released on streaming services after the Roblox Titanic room was sunk.[21][22][23]
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.4/10[24] |
Metacritic | 91/100[25] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The A.V. Club | A−[26] |
The Independent | [27] |
Mojo | [28] |
NME | [29] |
The Observer | [30] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[8] |
Q | [31] |
Rolling Stone | [32] |
Uncut | 9/10[33] |
Titanic Rising received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 91 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[25]
AllMusic praised the record, stating that "she underscores enormously orchestrated pop songs with eerie experimental ambience, imagining a dreamworld where Joni Mitchell's late-'70s output was produced by Brian Eno."[5] Quinn Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, described the album as "a grand, sentimental ode to living and loving in the shadow of doom" and "her most ambitious and complex work yet".[8] Dazed Digital stated that, "pairing a rich, 70s soft-rock palette with rippling undercurrents of dread, it already feels like one of the year's best records, and a poignant document on what it feels like to inhabit this particular moment in time."[6]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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AllMusic | AllMusic Best of 2019 | 1
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The A.V. Club | The 20 Best Albums of 2019 | 5
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Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 26
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Dazed | The 20 Best Albums of 2019 | 4
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The Guardian | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 10
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NME | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 9
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NPR | The 25 Best Albums of 2019 | 14
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Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 1
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Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 9
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PopMatters | The 70 Best Albums of 2019 | 38
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Slant | The 25 Best Albums of 2019 | 18
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Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 17
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Treble Zine | The Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 11
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Uproxx | The Best Albums of 2019 | 4
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Vice | The 100 Best Albums of 2019 | 20
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Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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AllMusic | AllMusic Best Albums of the 2010s | — | |
Pitchfork | The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | 143
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The A.V. Club | The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s | 37
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Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Lot's Gonna Change" | 4:21 |
2. | "Andromeda" | 4:40 |
3. | "Everyday" | 5:07 |
4. | "Something to Believe" | 4:45 |
5. | "Titanic Rising" | 1:36 |
6. | "Movies" | 5:53 |
7. | "Mirror Forever" | 5:05 |
8. | "Wild Time" | 6:09 |
9. | "Picture Me Better" | 3:41 |
10. | "Nearer to Thee" | 1:05 |
Total length: | 42:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Titanic Risen" | 4:25 |
Total length: | 46:47 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
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Technical personnel
Artwork
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Charts
[edit]Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[52] | 37 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[53] | 139 |
French Albums (SNEP)[54] | 113 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[55] | 20 |
UK Albums (OCC)[56] | 68 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[57] | 34 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[58] | 6 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[59] | 3 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Except "Mirror Forever", produced by Rado, Mering and Brian D'Addario.
References
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- ^ "Weyes Blood still has hope for the world". The FADER. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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- ^ a b c d Thomas, Fred. "Titanic Rising – Weyes Blood". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Denney, Alex (April 22, 2019). "How Weyes Blood raised the Titanic for her new record". Dazed Digital. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Stokes, Paul (May 1, 2019). "Album Review: Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising". Hot Press. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c Moreland, Quinn (April 5, 2019). "Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c Martoccio, Angie (June 14, 2019). "Weyes Blood on Stunning New LP, the Titanic Sinking and Climate Change". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Weyes Blood Shares "Andromeda," Her First Recording of Original Material Since 2016". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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- ^ Martoccio, Angie. Song You Need to Know: Weyes Blood, ‘Everyday’. Rolling Stone. 2019 April 11. Retrieved 2019 November 2010.
- ^ Kinsella, Paddy. How helplessness and powerlessness fuelled Weyes Blood's best record to date. The Line of Best Fit. 2019 April 5. Retrieved 2019 November 10.
- ^ a b c d "Weyes Blood's New Track "Movies" Finds Humanity In Contradictions". www.vice.com. March 19, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Weyes Blood: "Movies"". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Patrick (April 4, 2019). "Weyes Blood: "A lot of big artists don't write their songs, they just have a lifestyle brand"". NME. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Weyes Blood Shows Us How She Made The Striking Cover For Her Exquisite New Album". Stereogum. April 5, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (May 27, 2020). "Weyes Blood Shares New "Wild Time" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (April 5, 2021). "Weyes Blood releases Titanic Rising outtake "Titanic Risen" on streaming services". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Triscari, Caleb (April 4, 2021). "Weyes Blood officially releases album outtake 'Titanic Risen'". NME. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Rossignol, Derrick (April 5, 2021). "Weyes Blood Drops A New 'Titanic Rising' Bonus Track, 'Titanic Risen'". Uproxx. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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- ^ a b "Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Rife, Katie (April 5, 2019). "Weyes Blood ascends to new musical heights on the lush, cinematic Titanic Rising". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2019". The Guardian. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2019". NME. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Best Albums of 2019". National Public Radio. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Paste. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2019". PopMatters. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Ordaz, Sophia (December 12, 2019). "The 25 Best Albums of 2019". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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