Why you should listen to Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising'

Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising' is an album that sounds like both the past and the future.
A 70s-inspired record made for the wild times we're living in today.
If you miss the melodies, harmonies, and earnestness of music from fifty years ago, I can't recommend this special, introspective, and beautiful record enough.
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[@jefferyjones8399]

Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, and Phoebe Bridgers are also worth your time. Amazing artists

[@paultreneary]

Try Laura Marling - I think she might fit your tastes

[@ElliotRobertsVideos]

Love all of those ladies!

[@LeeRosevere]

Japanese House, Muna also top recommends for newer artists.. otherwise Judee Sill should be in everyones library

[@isaacschmitt4974]

I like all those people but Weyes Blood is on another level

[@smurfette_blues7922]

@@paultreneary song for our daughter is a haunting album. It's just gorgeous.

[@isaacschmitt4974]

She draws on so many influences without being stuck in the past... I think it sounds like music from the future.

[@theeimnaifish4705]

That's a perfect way to put it wow

[@lilJess0831]

That’s what makes it so timeless

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Titanic Rising was one of the first albums I listened to when quarantine first started in 2020, and,my goodness, it blew my mind and made me shed tears for days.

[@gabriellekelly3141]

same!

[@juanDiaz-tt6sl]

same x2

[@derangedlibra_]

sameee

[@harperellenburg]

Elliot, I'm so glad you've been mixing it up. Don't get me wrong I love all The Beatles and Beach Boys stuff but there is so much more out there that no one else is talking about. I love this album and loved hearing your thoughts on it. Keep it up man.

[@ChickensinHighDef]

I'm 43, and Weyes Blood is amazing, in my book. Her and Aldous Harding are making some of my favorite music right now.

[@puscifer10000]

Aldous DOES NOT GET TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH!!!

[@PinkLloyd88]

I absolutely love Aldous!

[@elvablumenstein1422]

I'm 46 and I couldn't agree more!!

[@wilsonchan5711]

Aldous Harding is my whole soul, the barrel and lawn hit like a truck (I'm so glad Spotify put her ad in that one night once, I'm hooked now)

[@Thingsthatmakemegohmmm]

Great, you’re 43. And?

[@njcrossroads]

A Boomer Geezer here, one who lived through the musical smorgasboard of late 60's and 70's. I've been looking for contemporary music with that kind of depth, warmth, and individual creativity. I think I've found it. Weyes Blood is a revelation. No eye rolling here. This woman is a serious artist, helping listeners of all ages process these wildly bizarre and dangerous times.

[@sughosh77]

Precisely my experience! I'd almost given up on new music till I heard her

[@foxmouth]

I love this album!!! And she has a new one coming out this Friday. Hyped that you're talking about Titanic Rising. I love how much some of the guitar work sounds like George Harrison

[@droquet6961]

So excited for this new album!

[@foxmouth]

Goes without saying, but she's incredible live. Saw her during the Titanic Rising set and it was so dreamy. The lights made the entire venue feel like it was underwater, similar to her album art. Hope to see here again during this tour!

[@zeilian]

besides twin fantasy and ants from up there, this is my favourite album of the last ten years. i don't say this lightly, titanic rising is a masterpiece and a perfect album.

[@thecinematicmind]

Excellent.

[@hi-yi1tn]

Taste your favourites are almost the exact same as mine

[@dylanoliver3002]

Great take, you should also give LOSE by Cymbals Eat Guitars a listen

[@jed6040]

rym ass opinion

[@adg9042]

these people NEED to listen to Lamp Gensou by lamp

[@brunadeoliveira4586]

I didn't know your channel, but I'm a simple girl. I read Titanic Rising and clicked (it's actually my favorite album). Great review, thanks for sharing Weyes Blood's blessed work with more people. Titanic Rising is incredible. It encapsulates and blends escapism and reality, past and future to perfection. Weyes Blood really seems to understand these wild times we live in. I'm so looking forward to hearing her new record tomorrow.

[@bfelixfranco]

A friend recommended "Something to Believe" to me when I was having a hard time at home in 2020. I remember hearing that song and crying my eyes out, i then turned to the album and cried some more... it gave me confort, peace and the sense of connection I longed for in some of my hardest times. It was a healing experience, I fell in love with the album and with Weyes Blood. As a Beatles fan I enjoy your content and this s video was a beautiful surprise! A love letter to the genre and the introspective masterpiece this album is, great work as always!

[@daveysaturn7232]

This album is incredible and guess what, her newest one is just as good! 'God Turn Me Into a Flower' is just as gorgeous as 'Movies'. Natalie is brilliant.

[@f4gsforpele]

God Turn Me Into A Flower is so boring pls, it in no way compares to Movies.

[@carlscott5447]

@@f4gsforpele Nay--there is major emotional drama in there. Sure, it's less powerful in cc., but that says little, since "Movies" is so seriously frightening a song. Overall Titantic Rising is just an impossible peak to top, but the new album has more of Mering's healing/motherly vibe, and fans might wind up spinning it more often.

[@f4gsforpele]

@@carlscott5447 I actually love the song now, it grew on me. You are correct.

[@edwardchen9619]

@@f4gsforpele the character growth here lol

[@f4gsforpele]

@@edwardchen9619 ikr it’s one of my fav songs of hers now 💀

[@N0B0DYSM0THER]

And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is out now and it’s phenomenal! Continues to broaden out the atmosphere she create while still holding the same soundscape ❤ Incredible review!

[@GreenGrassOfTunnels]

My favourite album of all time, it really clicked with me and still does. It really captures what I really love about music and does it masterfully. I've feel like I was looking for this album for all my life , and I haven't stopped listening to it since it came out. Truly a work of love.

[@noo4449]

I agree! I just discovered Weyes Blood in August and Titanic Rising has quickly become my all-time favorite album. "And in the darkness, hearts aglow" is an amazing album as well, but it made me realize that Titanic Rising has a magic you can't just recreate easily. The subtle and wistful melodies and her voice truly make it a perfect album.

[@marydarko3380]

this album has NO skips, i couldn’t believe when i read that she is produced this album, i’m going to see her live in February and i can’t wait

[@NeonRadarMusic]

I've recommended this album to people who usually run away from 70s music and not one of them didn't love it. It's an all-time favourite of mine. I hope this video leads more people to her insane talent.

[@bethanylaurel]

Titanic Rising is one of my favourite albums from the last few years! I keep coming back to and, for me, that’s the mark of a future classic

[@whitesauce923]

I’m a Gen-Xer whose taste leans more to the 70s than the 80s and this album hits that spot for me. I discovered her when she played a Tiny Desk concert on NPR and was blown away. If you’re an older listener wondering if you should give this a chance, go for it. It’s a stunning album.

[@francogabr]

this album is soo heavy, its an instant classic, i love it soo much everything about titanic rising its really something with meaning

[@plasmaWisp]

Titanic Rising didn't hit me the first time I heard it, but I ended up revisiting it months later and the whole thing just made sense. It's since become my favorite album of the past decade among contemporary music. It hits me on such a personal level, sometimes moving me to tears. My exposure to lots of 70s singer/songwriters as a child probably had a lot to do with why I gravitated toward this album's sound, and Natalie Mering's voice. It's absolutely gorgeous

[@Vianeigh863]

I managed to watch weyes blood perform this album in a cozy venue and this album is by far one of my favorites.

[@doctorfree]

I'm a Boomer, born in 1950, love the Beatles and the Kinks, and listen continually to artists like Weyes Blood, Father John Misty, and M. Ross Perkins. She's my favorite right now. Your video review of "Titanic Rising" really hit some key elements and expanded my already significant appreciation for this work. I'm going to browse your channel, you've piqued my interest. Hopefully I will find a review of "And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" there. It's even better than "Titanic Rising"! Thanks for the insights.

[@switched777]

although you don't get as many views on videos like this, it's nice to see your opinion on different things that's not just the Beatles, even though they're my favorite band and seeing you talk about them is great, but stuff like this is also amazing! post what you want, an audience will always be there

[@TheDreamingJune]

Titanic Rising is one of those albums that floors me every single time I hear it. Absolutely captivating and fantastic from start to finish. Another album that feels very 70s inspired is "Song For Our Daughter" by Laura Marling. Well worth checking out.

[@johnnoiom]

Unexpected upload about an album I've recently listened to and loved! Elliot is just the gift that keeps giving!

[@hugoC9371]

This album was my soundtrack through 2020, it impacted me deeply when i first heard it because that sense of nostalgia that the album has was exactly what i was feeling at the time and all i wanted was to feel like a kid and be innocent again. It helped me through all the chaos of 2020 especially when my grandmother died. "Titanic rising" is a special album for me and i'm so glad that you made this video. I love your channel.

[@Fizzy_F]

This is one of my favourite records of all time, I just think it's so beautiful and uplifting and I agree with everything you say about it. Sick video, bro

[@gertruud625]

The crossover I didn’t know I needed. One of my favorite albums of all time! I’m so glad you covered this and hopefully more people will discover this amazing album ❤❤❤

[@l.shepard45]

It's too good. I remember like june 2020 seeing the Wild Time music video and making my unemployment covid lockdown less depressing, and less isolated. I'm seeing her on the Dallas, TX tour stop, and might yolo it, & drive to tulsa the next night to see her twince. im so happy! : )

[@austinhiele570]

Thank you so much for introducing me to this album

[@bountyhunterjo]

I went to go and see Father John Misty's UK/Europe tour a few years ago. Weyes Blood was the opening act and she was incredible. It was the first show of the whole tour, and during FJM's set Weyes Blood came out to where we were sitting to watch him live. I asked her if she wanted to sit on the end of our row as there was nobody sitting there but she said she didn't want to be in the way and chose to stand and watch the set. She also went out of her way to hold the door open for people who were coming and going. I became a big fan after first being exposed to her since then and glad she's getting some more recognition

[@levnicx]

Aside from the fact that Weyes Blood's music is loaded with beautiful melodies, Natalie's voice is so beautifully clear and delicate, and I think no one sounds like her in this generation.

[@forest60s63]

I'm Mexican so forgive my English: 🌌 A really underrated album, i never thought you would talk about this masterpiece, In my opinion this is the álbum you can name when some music purist say: "today's music is trash". And this album is not good because of that 70s sound,but for the composition of the songs, in my opinion this is the way that modern music should go from now on, a perfect example of creativity and softness audio with deep lyrics, and it's been only a few years since this came out, only the time will say if this album is gonna be the best album of the 2010's. Anyway, great video 📷 and you literally take the words of my mind about the influences of the carpenters and beach boys, with that ocean sound.

[@Y-two-K]

To be fair, when people are talking about today's music being trash, they're more referring to the mainstream big hits. Which I do agree has been on a steady decline since the 80's, with a few exceptions.

[@forest60s63]

@@Y-two-KI agree with that but there's really people out there generalizing this generation and when someone try to explain why today's music is the same as good as the 60's classic they close their mind, and it's funny because all the people that I have heard saying that, is the same people that say: "rock is culture" but they only knows guns and roses and think that Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson are the greatest artist and singers of all time.

[@wernermoritz882]

@@forest60s63True!

[@fermartinez9739]

Titanic rising is easily one of my favorite albums of all time, every time I listen to it feels like the first time. The best way I can describe Natalie’s voice is like being embraced by mother nature and feeling like everything’s gonna be ok. Thank you for talking about her

[@elderflower2133]

So so glad to hear somebody talk about this gorgeous album

[@MineCraftGuy11]

Titanic rising is legendary, honestly on par with all the other legendary albums out there, your Pet Sounds, etc. This album is just so incredibly groundbreaking and a breath taking beautiful listen. Featuring probably the best singing ive heard in my life, and equally amazing instrumentals to match. Its an easy 10/10

[@zorantaylor3190]

I was not prepared for how uncannily accurate that description at 6:19 would be to the sound that followed...

[@ALTROTOPIA]

One of the greatest albums of the 2010’s. Can’t wait for her new album this week!

[@mackenziesigmon898]

I just bought tickets to see her in February- I am so pumped

[@violxiv]

I've been listening to her stuff so much lately, Titanic Rising is my fav album ever. Thank you for this video, genuinely such an underrated artist imo.

[@LucasBenderChannel]

I've always had a hard time "getting into" music. Music was just background noise to me and up until my early 20s, I didn't understand what all the fuzz was about? How people could get so emotional, listening to the same tracks over and over again. How everybody else's teen years were full of musical memories and mine weren't. I'm still not as deep into music as I'd like to be... but it's thanks to people like you, who sit down and explain it to me, that I've started feeling it. In the past couple of years, I've finally found music that moves me. And that's been a revelation. :) So, thank you! I'm excited to check out this album!

[@weee6888]

You probably have musical anhedonia

[@rmbk4798]

As someone who has listened (and maybe cried) to this album many, many times. I want to know why I should listen to it again. Now I know.

[@pauld2810]

I admit that I hadn't heard of Weyes Blood before this video. Thank you for the introduction. I am definitely checking out her music.

[@Pizzapartydad]

I agree with your take! I actually gave this album to my mom as a gift because it reminded me of so much of the 70s music she loved growing up

[@EmberEvermore]

Thank you for sharing this album, just hearing how the short clips resonated with me, I can’t wait to check it out!

[@LiPuma77]

Oh ta' much, visited the album right after watching your video and loved it ! As a GenXer who was born in the 70s I do miss those sounds in current music.

[@12barman]

I found your channel as a Beatles fan and what a great SURPRISE to find here a video about this beautiful record that I love so much and you are so right about difference between imitations and this one! upd. almost made me cry, this review

[@IsaacEverettVideos]

This album had a significant impact on me as a music lover, a creative and as a person. It was my favourite record of 2019, and one of a select few albums I would describe as perfect. When the world was starting to shut down during the pandemic, I put on Titanic Rising. When Wild Time came on, I broke down. Not from a sense of hopelessness, but from a sonic and lyrical hug that ensured me that I’m not alone in this global pandemonium. Very rarely does music make me emotional like that, but I’m grateful that it happened. I believe having that moment eased me into this terrifying new world as much as it could. And since I’ve generally been in a good frame of mind since the pandemic started, I owe part of my mental health to Weyes Blood. Thanks for creating this video, Elliot. One of your best yet, and if this means you’re looking to expand your palette, then I’m open ears to whichever artist or topic you cover next. As one Australian to another, a video about The Go-Betweens would be fantastic!

[@Anubisdream1]

I found this album early last year and became obsessed with it in a way that I had not done in 15 years. It is a rare piece of magic

[@rachelzitomer5081]

I'm sure you'll never see this but thank you for this video that turned me on to Weyes Blood last year. I really adore her music and will be seeing her live next month!

[@ElliotRobertsVideos]

Thank you!

[@rjaraneta913]

While on a trip in St. Pete's, Florida last summer I went to a small hole-in-the-wall record store. The Goth looking girl at the register was playing some interesting music from her phone's playlist. Then a song came on that immediately hit me. I asked her what it was when the song finished. It was "Andromeda" from 'Titanic Rising'. I never heard the song before or the artist, Weye's Blood. The store did not have in stock, but I kept a mental note of it. I ordered the album when I got home and was happy say the whole album was great. Anyone who says good music and great songs are no longer made need to get their heads out of the sand. I am not a millennial, I 'm from the era of Lennon, Led Zep, Santana, Bowie, Fleetwod Mac, Eagles, Blondie, The Who, Rolling Stones, Pretenders and The Clash.

[@Silverstar21]

Easily my favorite album of the past decade, thank you for making a video on this album. I’m usually not into this type of music, most of my music taste is Metal, but this album just spoke to me in ways no other piece of music did. I remember buying it on vinyl for myself as a little present for graduating high school the same year it came out.

[@brandon.zeitler]

titanic rising is my favorite album of all time, it’s themes and overall beauty is unlike anything i’ve ever heard, this video resonated with me a lot and i’m glad to see this record get the praise it deserves years after it’s release

[@fedoraborealis5791]

I'm SO GLAD someone is talking about this!!! I discovered it by chance last year because I thought the album cover was cool and it has changed EVERYTHING! It's been such a comfort album during the heavier times. Absolutely flawless in every song.💖💫 More people need to know about her work ☺ Thanks! xx

[@PlaylistGeneral]

The first song is so insanely beautiful that it filled me with this odd sense of hope. It's nostalgic but also fresh, it's a reassurance that we can still make music which sounds EXACTLY like that of the 70s - we haven't lost touch at all, we've just moved on to different sounds. We've changed.

[@robinerdakos]

What you said at the end really resonated with me, about making a video on Weyes Blood instead of pet sounds or the Beatles, I love that you are sharing this album with your viewers, I think they will enjoy it if they do the usual material you cover.

[@robinerdakos]

Is there any chance you take requests for video topics? I dont know if you know who Emitt Rhodes is but I think you would like his music and I really really think his music should be shared and celebrated. Thank you for the great vid!

[@ElliotRobertsVideos]

I do take requests… on my Patreon 😜 (And even then it’s requests that other Patrons vote on).

[@danielfaiadprimo]

A while ago I saw this video and was curious about her. Now I listen to all of her music, and Titanic Rising continues to be my favourite. Thank you so much for introducing this wonderful artist!

[@mark_handle]

I really like how you've done this, Elliot. Bravo. I stumbled across Weyes Blood’s “Front Row Seat…” just before TR was released, and was immediately hooked. This was a few years after I had returned to composing and recording my own music on a near daily basis, with plenty of day-and-night-long sessions of complete obsession and joy, after having decided to stop making music in order to focus on career and family some 20 years earlier. When I first listened to Titanic Rising, I was floored. I had finally found music that hit the spot the way my childhood influences from the 60s and 70s had. It was all there, the songwriting and musicianship, with real instruments, the concept, the package, the soul. Like a brick house made of wood. I haven’t found anyone making music that has done this to me since American Music Club, and the live instrumental-only sets of the Toiling Midgets, in the early 90s in San Francisco. Not to compare them to WB in anything but their impact on me. No other modern artist inspires me to this degree, but I keep looking. I couldn’t get her out of my head, and when I went back to continue work on my own music, I found myself underwhelmed with my own creative ability, and became stuck. At first, I tried to simply be influenced by Natalie and do what I could to allow her work to help me with my own, but this didn’t work for me. That was when my efforts started unraveling, and came to a stop. It wasn’t entirely her fault: I had been like a little Todd Rundgren, to borrow a phrase from Natalie herself, doing it all on my own, the singing, the playing, the recording. And I was feeling hampered by this as well as by my limited budget to provide the equipment I needed to really deliver what I was aiming at. So I was already feeling frustrated, but TR sealed it for me. That lasted a couple years, during which time I did little more than tweak some of my earlier recordings, or occasionally try something really different, to reasonable success for myself but nothing to shout about. Eventually I was able to accept that I am what I am, and I can still create joy for myself, but it was difficult. I still listen to TR once in a while. Close myself in my bedroom, put on the big headphones, turn off the light, and fall in. I’m waiting patiently for her to put out something that grabs me again like TR did.

[@lucaswylie2656]

one of my favorite albums it really does feel like a modern classic, awesome to see you love it too!

[@dizzybridges5650]

12:05 re:your thoughts on Weyes Blood's conceptual thinking, you should DEFINITELY check out Andy Shauf. His record from last year has songs that pay off tunes from his 2016 and 2020 releases as well, and has something of a "cinematic universe" of characters in his story songs. Fascinating rabbit hole to fall down.

[@carlosantoniomendescardoso9867]

Titanic rising is a complete masterpiece.

[@drewmihans5266]

Love that you covered this amazing album!

[@stephjay27]

omg thank you so much for talking about this album. I've been obsessed with it for a few months and it's just incredible!!

[@spookylaundry3326]

Been meaning to listen to the full album. Heard her on Tim Heideckers album and couldn't believe her voice.

[@maimoon9176]

titanic rising is one of my all time favorite and weyes blood is amazing, i love all her music so much!!

[@gosslyn]

Ah, i love your videos and so glad you made one about Weyes Blood, i've been a fan since this album came out and was lucky enough to see her in 2019 and she's so the real deal.

[@bbrittmitchelll]

I’m such a massive Weyes Blood fan. Thank you for highlighting her.

[@kida182]

I love your channel and I’m already a fan of Weyes Blood but you explored her album so well that, I’m going to jump back into it with a new perspective. Thank you! Keep up the good work!!

[@NKB_POE]

It always tilted me up how amazing artist like Weyes Blood doesn't get enough acknowledgement,Titanic Rising deserves a grammy.

[@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole]

Agreed. I was just thinking today that Weyes Blood is almost like the female Rufus Wainwright.

[@nonibrain]

Started subscribing to you because of your incredible video about one of my favorite movies (Love & Mercy) and thrilled to see you discuss one of my favorite albums here!

[@EstebanMAndrade]

amazing brother, thank you for introducing me to this album.

[@mandyschmidt7960]

Since Covid started I've not really been listening to much music because I didn't want to keep playing the same songs that I liked over and over again but I couldn't find much new stuff that didn't feel boring to me except for some stuff you recommended in your best of 2020 video. Then a couple of weeks ago after seeing Moonage Daydream I started really working my way through Bowie's discography, not just listening to the hits and my mind keeps being blown. I haven't felt so excited about music really scince 2019 after seeing Rocket Man and checking out a lot of Elton's music. Get Back also absolutely blew me away and I'm hearing those songs with new joy. I'm so glad I have this excited feeling back and guys like you and a couple of others here on youtube talking with so much love about music and the musicians behind it and recommending stuff is just tremendous. I started listening to this album and it's heart-breakingly beautiful. A big big thank you for this recommendation. I also can't wait to watch Love and Mercy. Love your channel!

[@desmondmyers]

You’re my favorite music reviewer now. So much passion knowledge and appreciation. This is such a gem of a channel thank you so much Elliot!! And god damn I love this album

[@AriaPhia]

I always say her music came to me at the perfect time in my life, just as I was wrapping up my final year of college and reflecting daily on my youth and my future. The themes, emotions and lyrics in her felt so relatable for that particular moment in my life. Her work is so beautiful yet she is so underrated! I still have no clue how I found her but I'm so glad I did.

[@aleiathebean]

I listened and I have never connected with someone’s music as much, or this quickly, as I did with Weyes Blood’s - Titanic Rising album ❤ this album has brought me to tears and i can’t get over it

[@hi-yi1tn]

I love your videos so much and this is one of my favourite albums ever so having this video pop up is such a treat

[@isabellesenna]

hi, first of all I need to explain that I'm Brazilian and I'm using a translator because I'm not very good at writing in English. but i just wanted to say that youtube recommended me a video from yours the other day and i am so grateful for that. I've had fun learning about Liverpool boys and music here.

[@danielamondschein]

Very accurate. So lucky to be seeing her live in my city which no musician ever comes to because it's a bankers town.

[@dewgongdakota]

What a well executed video and I wish more people knew about the creation of the album cover, it's truly a miracle that it exists. Good stuff 👏!

[@sughosh77]

Thank you for doing this video! I have been totally in love with this album for 4 years now, and going around telling everyone who would(or wouldn't) listen about what an amazing artist Natalie is. A fine analysis of a superb album, one that's really for the ages in my opinion. She renewed my faith in modern music, something I would've scoffed at 10 years ago, and now she only inspires to go hunting for more in the hope of finding something as great

[@matcoffidis1135]

I love her voice and the soundscapes of the album. Thank you for sharing. So many moods.... ✌️

[@MAIDELLA]

Thanks for the recommendation and the great review. I’m new here. Really enjoying the content. Hope to see more like these in the future. Love the classic reviews as well. But it’s always fun to have someone with similar tastes turn you on to something you’ve missed.

[@1996alexalex1996]

I love this album so much. Thanks for talking about it!

[@alexhaymes7150]

immaculate album! I think I came across Something to Believe on a Spotify Discover Weekly and was immediately hooked

[@matthewconstantine5015]

I just recently came across Weyes Blood. Been pretty obsessed with this music for the last week or so. I need to track down a copy of the album soon.

[@cameralova]

This randomly got recommended to me. I'd never heard of this artist or your channel. But I went to listen to the album and it's really good! Thanks :)

[@petermahler853]

You dropped this video at the perfect time, since she has a new album coming out Friday

[@alexmackenzie1744]

I'm glad I stumbled on this video! This is a very important album to me, and I've often reflected on what I believe to be its wider importance, for exactly the reasons that you say, though I've never managed to articulate them as well as you do here. Thank you for doing so! On top of all of these observations, as you touch on, is WB's sheer inventiveness in all of these songs, those deft but wild chord sequences and seemingly timeless melodies, which pull off the trick of feeling effortlessly conceived and familiar, not just in form. For me, that's another thing that takes it out of the realm of mere retro-focused imitation. Few albums manage what's been managed here, from any era. Anyway, thank you - I enjoyed this video a lot!

[@kassadinop068]

One of my favorite artists since hearing her song "Seven Words" on her 2016 album Front Row Seat To Earth. Damn you KZbin for not notifying me that Elliot talked about this gorgeous album sooner!

[@pinkrose5286]

The album popped up in my recommendations after making a playlist consisting of basically just The Cardigans and Air, and without looking into it too much, I immediately assumed it was an older album too. It’s so full of authenticity and originality that a lot of vintage songs lack and I loved it even though it’s not my typical music at allll. Definitely recommend, Weyes Blood is an amazing artist.

[@Wonder7by7me]

Thanks. I listen to the album just after seing your thumbnail and than come back to hear what you had to say. I already knew some of the songs, but you have enriched my listeng experience. Thanks

[@thomasfinn4486]

So glad you posted this review, this album is wild, and means so much to me. You nailed so much of how I felt regarding it and actually shed some really insightful light on to the water themes for me. Really just enjoyed it as the last beautiful “care free” album I got to listen to for the better part of a year before Covid hit. You really did a succinct job in making it seem like a piece of art for a pivotal time in the world.

[@lizloser8745]

i am the weyes blood fan ever i am so so excited for her new album on the eighteenth i will actually sob and roll on the floor and scream and cry and throw up and and you get the point but for real. her music has gotten me through so much since i found her in april and titanic rising is definitely going to be my album of the year. her music just makes me feel so creative but also want to melt into the floor. no skips on her discography fr!!!!!!

[@maddiemae73]

Your outfit is kinda giving Paul McCartney 1967 and I love it

[@hussamalnawab]

Thank you Elliot for such an informative reflection on Titanic Rising which is currently my favourite listen - All the best ✨

[@therealderpygamer7321]

OMG OMG OMG I JUST SAW THE TITLE AND MY MOUTH IS WIDE OPEN YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

[@GabrielCruz-qq9sq]

I can't thank u enough Great Record I haven't felt so much in a while

[@bretl770]

Thanks!

[@lilJess0831]

When this album released, it instantly became one of my favorites of all time. I relate to it in every sense-from the existential dread to my own childhood obsession with the Titanic. Honestly, I haven’t heard anything else that speaks to me on the same level.

[@catherinetreadwell5707]

listened to this album for the first time a few months ago and it quickly became one of my all-time favorites. I am gen z so there are definitely some millennial themes I cannot relate to as much right now but I'm looking forward to listening to this album more as I get older and how my relationship with it may evolve. I've been subscribed to you for about a year for the Beatles content and it was such a nice surprise seeing this video on my homepage. love your content keep it up!

[@jonhigginson4096]

At 53, I love Weyes Blood because it’s something new that’s as good, if not better than the old. Titanic Rising is an absolute beaut! I agree with the elements you mention, but there is also a whiff of another favourite sound from the not as distant past and that’s Air. It’s like a warm elegance that makes you feel like you’re wrapped up in a really happy time that you don’t want to end too soon, maybe that’s nostalgia of a 70s childhood seeping through.