And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow releases on November 18th.
Natalie Mering has announced the release of a new Weyes Blood album.
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow is set for release on November 18th, marking a long-awaited follow-up to the Californian musician’s 2019 album Titantic Rising and the second chapter in a trilogy of releases. The looming project features co-production from Foxygen multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado throughout in addition to guest appearances from Oneohtrix Point Never, Mary Lattimore and Meg Duffy of Hand Habits notoriety.
Mering also reveals that in succession of the album’s release she will embark upon an international tour in 2023, first visiting a number of European cities before returning across the Atlantic for a comprehensive tour of North America. Tickets for all tour dates will go on sale this Friday.
A statement published by Mering reads,
“Titanic Rising was the first album of three in a special trilogy. It was an observation of things to come, the feelings of impending doom. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow is about entering the next phase, the one in which we all find ourselves today — we are literally in the thick of it. Feeling around in the dark for meaning in a time of instability and irrevocable change. Looking for embers where fire used to be. Seeking freedom from algorithms and a destiny of repetitive loops. Information is abundant and yet so abstract in its use and ability to provoke tangible actions. Our mediums of communication are fraught with caveats. Our pain, an ironic joke born from a gridlocked panopticon of our own making, swirling on into infinity.”
Hear album opener ‘It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody’ and view Mering’s forthcoming tour schedule below.
Weyes Blood 2023 tour dates:
28/01 – Berlin, Germany, Festsaal Kreuzberg
30/01 – Stockholm, Sweden, Berns
31/01 – Oslo, Norway, Rockefeller
01/02 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega
03/02 – Cologne, Germany, Kulturkirche
04/02 – Paris, France, Le Trianon
05/02 – Brussels, Belgium, Botanique – Orangerie
06/02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Paradiso
08/02 – London, England, Roundhouse
09/02 – Bristol, England, SWX
10/02 – Glasgow, Scotland, QMU
12/02 – Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
13/02 – Manchester, England, O2 Ritz Manchester
14/02 – Brighton, England, Chalk
22/02 – Nashville, TN, Brooklyn Bowl
23/02 – Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
24/02 – Asheville, NC, The Orange Peel
25/02 – Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle
27/02 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
28/02 – Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer
03/03 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel
05/03 – Boston, MA, Royale
07/03 – Montreal, Quebec, Corona Theatre
08/03 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
10/03 – Detroit, MI, El Club
11/03 – Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre
13/03 – Milwaukee, WI, The Pabst Theater
14/03 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
15/03 – Des Moines, IA, Wooly’s
17/03 – Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre
18/03 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Depot
19/03 – Boise, ID, Knitting Factory Concert House
21/03 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
22/03 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox
23/03 – Portland, OR, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
25/03 – San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
28/03 – Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren
29/03 – Santa Fe, NM, Meow Wolf
31/03 – Austin, TX, Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
01/04 – Dallas, TX, Studio at The Factory
02/04 – Tulsa, OK, Cain’s Ballroom
And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow releases on November 18th via Sub Pop. Pre-order the album on pink, clear and black vinyl editions here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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