The Wise Blood of Weyes Blood: "And in the darkness, Hearts Aglow" review

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I'm pretty sure this is my album of the year. Weyes Blood is one of the best artists working right now and she somehow seems to capture the abundant existential millennial heartache better than most of her peers.

[@drfunkinstein1]

I wish I could go back in time and listen to this album for the first time again. That was such a magical experience.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

@@drfunkinstein1 Ugh same! I felt my soul floating when I got to God Turn Me Into A Flower. It was one of the best listening experiences I had this year.

[@toro3543]

Perfume Genius and Weyes Blood have a collab called Sides on his album No Shape (really great song) so there’s the overlap you were asking about and I’m sure there’s a lot of overlap in fans as well.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I adore both artists. I really hope they have another duet in the future since their voices work so well together.

[@blondiebear42]

My favorite bit of biographical nonsense is about her life as a noise artist. It’s a very subtle yet strong relation to noise you can hear on the wonderful interludes and instrumental tracks like In Holy Flux and the lead-in to The Worst is Done. There’s a cool article that explains a lot about it on her website

[@silver5986]

when you listen to other reviewers, they don't tend to say much. Yours is the best review I've ever heard. Detailed, intelligent, fascinating, connecting myriad topics beautifully - sad when it ended. Do more.

[@pabm1994]

I'd love to hear more from you about Björk's work, since you already went through Fossora, you could go backwards and continue with Utopia, which reminded me a lot of “God Turn Me Into A Flower” and you can feel Arca's production + the Podcast "Sonic Symbolism" is very insightful.

[@czbaterka]

I loved that podcast ❤️

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Same here. I definitely would love to hear him talk about Vespertine and Vulnicura.

[@bundickbabe]

GTMITAF definitely grabs from Vulnicura, just to be more specific from Family

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

Definitely check out Titanic Rising if you haven't by now. It's similar to this record in some aspects, but TR is poppier and catchier, and both records work together (the artist said they are two of a trilogy, with the third one being her next output)

[@jakedavis5375]

This was a really fascinating review, thank you professor! I'm definitely gonna be checking out Harry Nilsson and that book thanks to this video. This is without question my album of the year!

[@LedBellyBullets]

Great review, this was one of my top 10 albums of 2022

[@ryebread495]

Thanks I learned a lot from this! You also turned me onto perfume genius who I’m liking a lot so far. Love how you dive deep into everything the way you do

[@ihate_5x108]

Listened to this album on a flight for the first time and it was amazing

[@Sharkwood]

Same!

[@sonewwave8923]

She did a cover of "Everybody's Talkin'" that is available on streaming services! Just found it myself a week or two ago

[@cartersgoofsandgaffs]

Jonathan Rado co-produced the album with Weyes Blood. He is, in my opinion, one of the most talented rock producers in the game right now. He’s worked with Tim Heidecker, The Lemon Twigs, The Killers, Father John Misty, and plenty more.

[@jakedavis5375]

he brought new life to the killers, they're really having a late career resurgence right now

[@judeosborne3177]

Yo love the vids. can you review quadeca's new record?

[@hono9722]

Please this!

[@umbreas3648]

I am enchanted by you.

[@MrCactuss99]

I love Weyes Blood and Perfume Genius soo much!! Their song "Sides" is absolutely fantastic. Like other said, can't wait for you to review their earlier albums and also the ones you missed from Björk! Loved the video

[@markstuartwakeley]

Great vid, great reaction, stay safe

[@ajayyyswiftie13]

Please also talk about her Magnum Opus Titanic Rising from 2019. That album is a masterpiece

[@johnbanks441]

Love, love this album. Up there with my favs of the year. I buy the Southern gothic / Steinbeck vibes idea and is a worthy way of listening. Also agree with idea of an intetextual conversation, that's fascinating. Interesting, I get those intextextual conversation vibes as well with Alvvays's Blue Rev.

[@twoguystalkmusic]

"A little eye candy as opposed to the Skye candy " is your best line so far

[@spncrbghmn]

Just wanted to drop a comment (since I don't comment on many things) and say Perfume Genius's 2012 record "Put Yr Back N 2 It" is the most immediate comparison I can make to Weyes Blood's "Titanic Rising" -- both of them being two of my absolute favorite singer-songwriter records of the previous decade.

[@carlscott5447]

Very interesting stuff, sir...will have to check out Nilsson, I guess it's a black mark that he's only a vague name to me. BTW, on my substack, PostModernConservative, I have an extended commentary on one of the songs of the new album, "Worst Is Done."

[@thedestituteroofer7750]

I’ve only ever listened to the Point! soundtrack by Nilsson because it was my favorite movie as a kid

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Please please please review vespertine by björk it's my favorite album of all time And I really wanna see you talk about it now after all these years because no one else does justice to the lyrics so.... yeah I would appreciate it if you do a review

[@vinicius99157]

You should listen to titanic rising. I'm not saying you should review it, I know its not your thing. But you should check it, because its great

[@mileslounsbury2535]

You say you enjoy Tim Heidecker's art, have you seen On Cinema? If so I'd love any kind of video about it perhaps on the other channel. To me that universe is the greatest piece of comedy I've ever seen/heard.

[@cartersgoofsandgaffs]

I completely agree. Gregg Turkington is also a genius in his own right.

[@metalsalsa]

AVAA! Please check out Ben Levin's album from last year called "The Light is On You Return". You will not regret it. Criminally underrated artist. His wife, whose artist name is Justicecow, is also one of my favorite music artists/song writers.

[@metalsalsa]

They were members of another amazing band Bent Knee until recently

[@icnocuicatl]

My favorite album of the year; Karen Carpenter is back, and she’s got unfinished business. IYKYK

[@aiden359]

How do you get these videos out so fast

[@professorskye]

Mostly with the notes app. Every time I listen I can put my thoughts down and then organize before recording. No editing & No scripting also keeps things prey fast.

[@underworld8805]

Titanic Rising is a masterpiece you should review it

[@GaRtHwAlEs123456789]

A lesser known artist I would love to hear your thoughts on would be Marina Allen and her new album Centrifics

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Take a shot everytime professor says 'hipster douchebag'

[@sherbanico]

Jonathan Rado is the name of the producer. Perfect match ❤

[@mrfrosty3]

It says a lot about someone when they feel better about about their misery, if everyone else feels the same way. A very different type of person will find that idea very distressing and would prefer that no one feels as miserable as they do.

[@riggamorrischan]

I think it’s comforting in a way. Isolation can make you feel that whatever you’re facing, you’re facing it alone when really there are others that know how you feel. It can still be sad, as no one should feel that way, but it’s almost less depressing to know you’re not *completely* facing it by yourself

[@redd2182]

I really want to hear your opinion about Titanic rising

[@francogabr]

scenario props are cool keep it up please

[@chrilborn4138]

I've only listened through this album twice so far. It's a little underwhelming in comparison to Titanic Rising imo. Beautiful production but the hooks aren't as gripping. I do believe it will grow on me though

[@carlscott5447]

Well...that's because Titanic Rising is what it is. Untouchable.

[@chrilborn4138]

@@carlscott5447 yeah I feel like she should have carried things in a different direction maybe. This album has the aesthetic of titanic rising but the songs just don't stick with me, similar to her older stuff honestly. Very pretty while it's on but nothing that makes me wanna come back.

[@carlscott5447]

@@chrilborn4138 It's early yet...give it time. I certainly think "Everybody," "Grapevine," and "Worst Is Done" pull at one's memory.

[@Q-Ball.]

Props are cool

[@jamesmolloy7129]

I hope you can still do a video on the new brockhampton album "the family". I think you'd have a lot to say and I would like to hear it!

[@ThePieguy1112]

34:12, Arcadia! "My body is a map of LA"

[@Backpackguy12]

You’re not pompous my man. We can see you have heart

[@iethergy]

you should really think about listeing to some of Bjroks newer music! I assmume you would like hearing vulnicura, some of her saddest songs and amazing string work throughout. Vespertine too is such an amazing album, and Utopia is a beautiful album featuring some great woodwind passages. Her other albums are also spectacular, just a little harder to get into first time around.

[@haleyleyley8951]

Just curious, I would like to know what's your setup when listening to musicand whatnot

[@theolucero9571]

did he ever did titanic rising ?

[@JMD166]

😂when u suddenly go all spinal tap on the word ‘sustain’ about 46 mins in!

[@ethanlammar5554]

Day 42 of Asking for you to Review the song Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

[@theplanetruth]

What’s the reason for characterizing any artist as “churchless?”

[@axlgzrdmattick]

This video is 50:13 minutes long, professor!

[@jennydeaf9O9]

ok gunna watch this but if he calls her wayz blood i'm going back home srry

[@nathanreiber6819]

Its toxic to say something like "yiud be surprised how many of his songs you know" to someone who doesnt know Nillson? What world am i living in? The irony here is that you took a review of a woman's record to talk about and reccomend a man's record and promote his music. You go on to talk about how great a reader you are and wax prwtentiously about loose vague influence on the artist.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

_"Toxically Masculine way of appreciating Nelson"???_ I'm out.

[@nilssonian_institute]

Natalie Laura Mering (born June 11, 1988), known professionally as Weyes Blood (pronounced /waɪzblʌd/), Wikipedia