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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.”Smyth, David (November 17, 2022). "Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow album review - if this is doom, sign me up". Evening Standard . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Technology is harvesting our attention away from each other. We all have a “Grapevine” entwined around our past with unresolved wounds and pain. Being in love doesn’t necessarily mean being together. Why else do so many love songs yearn for a connection?

Richardson, Mark (November 14, 2022). " 'And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow' by Weyes Blood Review: The Sweeping Sound of Ambition". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved November 15, 2022. Ultratop.be – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2022.Theissin, Chris (November 16, 2022). "Weyes Blood - And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Under the Radar . Retrieved December 7, 2022. The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. December 6, 2022 . Retrieved December 6, 2022. Lescharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Could it be narcissism? We encourage each other to aspire – to reach for the external to quell our desires, thinking goals of wellness and bliss will alleviate the baseline anxiety of living in a time like ours. We think the answer is outside ourselves, through technology, imaginary frontiers that will magically absolve us of all our problems. We look everywhere but in ourselves for a salve. In “God Turn Me into a Flower,” I relay the myth of Narcissus, whose obsession with a reflection in a pool leads him to starve and lose all perception outside his infatuation. In a state of great hubris, he doesn’t recognize that the thing he so passionately desired was ultimately just himself. God turns him into a pliable flower who sways with the universe.

Breihan, Tom (October 11, 2022). "Weyes Blood – "Grapevine" ". Stereogum . Retrieved November 9, 2022. a b Brown, Helen (November 17, 2022). "Weyes Blood review – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow: A beguiling blend of nostalgia and optimism". The Independent . Retrieved November 17, 2022. a b Hunt, El (November 16, 2022). "Weyes Blood – 'And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow' review: quiet optimism in the present-day apocalypse". NME . Retrieved November 17, 2022. On September 12, 2022, Natalie Mering officially announced her fifth studio album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow set for release on November 18, 2022, and released its lead single " It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody" the same day. In promotion of the album, she embarked on the In Holy Flux Tour across North America and Europe in 2023. [7] The second single, "Grapevine", followed on October 11, 2022. [8] The song, which takes its title from a stretch of California highway known as "the Grapevine", is inspired by Mering's breakup with a " narcissistic" musician during the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] The third single, "God Turn Me Into a Flower", was released on November 16, 2022. [10] Enchanting. The follow-up to 2019's critically acclaimed Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood's And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is a darling of a record. It seems as if Mering can do little wrong; her music is pure ear candy.Portuguesecharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Cush, Andy (November 18, 2022). "Weyes Blood And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 18, 2022.