‘Titanic Rising’ is a masterpiece of mood and space – The Bowdoin Orient
You seem to be browsing on a screen size, browser, or device that this website cannot support. Some things might look and act a little weird. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THE AUX CORD By Sebastian de Lasa Orient Staff April 19, 2019 “Titanic Rising” by Weyes Blood should not have surprised me. Weyes Blood is a well established musician within the indie scene, and “Titanic Rising” is her fourth album. Artists in 2019 seem to come out of thin air, having been lurking in some corner of Soundcloud or Bandcamp, waiting for their big break into the general consciousness of those who have r/indieheads or Pitchfork as favorites on their internet browser. But Weyes Blood has been releasing music under that name since 2011, and previously toured with bands like Jackie O-Motherfucker and Nautical Almanac. She even released an EP with Ariel Pink, one of my favorite artists. So how was it that I had never heard of her until last year? And why is “Titanic Rising” the best album I’ve heard this year?
Kayla Snyder “Titanic Rising” by Weyes Blood should not have surprised me. Weyes Blood is a well established musician within the indie scene, and “Titanic Rising” is her fourth album. Artists in 2019 seem to come out of thin air, having been lurking in some corner of Soundcloud or Bandcamp, waiting for their big break into the general consciousness of those who have r/indieheads or Pitchfork as favorites on their internet browser. But Weyes Blood has been releasing music under that name since 2011, and previously toured with bands like Jackie O-Motherfucker and Nautical Almanac. She even relea
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