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

@theeimnaifish4705

Жыл бұрын

That's a perfect way to put it wow

@lilJess0831

Жыл бұрын

That’s what makes it so timeless

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

@paultreneary

Жыл бұрын

Try Laura Marling - I think she might fit your tastes

@ElliotRobertsVideos

Жыл бұрын

Love all of those ladies!

@LeeRosevere

Жыл бұрын

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

@isaacschmitt4974

Жыл бұрын

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

@smurfette_blues7922

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

same!

@juanDiaz-tt6sl

Жыл бұрын

same x2

@derangedlibra_

Жыл бұрын

sameee

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

Aldous DOES NOT GET TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH!!!

@PinkLloyd88

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Aldous!

@elvablumenstein1422

Жыл бұрын

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

@wilsonchan5711

Жыл бұрын

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)

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@hi-yi1tn

Жыл бұрын

Taste your favourites are almost the exact same as mine

@dylanoliver3002

Жыл бұрын

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

@jed6040

5 ай бұрын

rym ass opinion

@adg9042

4 ай бұрын

these people NEED to listen to Lamp Gensou by lamp

Saw Weyes Blood on Colbert a few weeks back and was immediately intrigued. Purchased Titanic Rising and am listening to it almost daily. Definitely going to buy the newest album. This band puts out a great vibe that you can really get lost in. I'll be 70 next year. Haven't given up on finding new, inspiring music. It's there if you open your ears and mind.

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

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.

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!

Titanic rising is a complete masterpiece.

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

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

So excited for this new album!

@foxmouth

Жыл бұрын

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!

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

Thank you so much for introducing me to this album

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@carlscott5447

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

@edwardchen9619

9 ай бұрын

@@f4gsforpele the character growth here lol

@f4gsforpele

9 ай бұрын

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

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

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.

Just got into Weyes Blood a few months ago. Love her newest album. This video definitely opened me up to why I love her music and definitely inspired me to dive deeper into her music and her influences

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 ❤❤❤

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.

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.

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

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! : )

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

I recently heard WB for the first time, and I was immediately reminded of Aimee Mann. If anyone here hasn't heard AM before, give her a listen.

Something to Believe, Movies, Andromeda, and A Lot's Gonna Change are phenomenal

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

Weyes Blood's music operates in the same spiritual space as Julia Holter's. Two lovely, forward-thinking artists in the same influential vein as Joni Mitchell, as you mentioned, or Kate Bush or Bjork

@Missjunebugfreak

Жыл бұрын

Cannot agree more. Julia Holter and Weyes Blood are both phenomenal.

@zilazilazila

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I was lamenting over the fact that Julia hasn't released a solo album since Aviary and then randomly found Weyes, and I feel like they share so many similarities while also being incredibly unique.

@rickrollfan777

Жыл бұрын

Julia Holter has been doing everything but release an album lol. Concerts, singles, film scores, she’s been really active lately.

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!

So so glad to hear somebody talk about this gorgeous album

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.

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.

Instant classic.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

You probably have musical anhedonia

Really enjoyed this video, and I agree with everything you say about Weyes Blood and Titanic Rising. I think this woman is the "real deal" in terms of songwriting and singing. I'm in my late sixties, and used to be a singer and songwriter myself, but in my early forties illness and disability put paid to all of that. For a long while I couldn't listen to singer /songwriters, it was too painful, but now I take an avid interest in songwriting. Obviously, I love the musicians of "my" generation - e.g Joni Mitchell, Tim Buckley and Nick Drake. However, I think there are some amazing musicians around now, such as Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes and Sujan Stevens. There are also some contemporary singer songwriters who I listen to who are in my view criminally underrated, such as Will Stratton (particularly the album "the Changing Wilderness ), Jenny Lysander and Raoul Vignell (Years in Marble) The music is more stripped back than "Titanic rising" but definitely worth a listen

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

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

@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@forest60s63True!

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

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!!!!!!

This album is insanely good. I’ve listened to it 400 times and still want more…

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

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

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

Natalie is exceptional. I mainly listen to a lot of underground extreme metal, but I've always had a soft spot for female folk artists (suppose by way of folks like Emma Ruth Rundle and Chelsea Wolfe), and one of my friends introduced me to her music back in 2018 or 2019 and she's probably my favorite non-metal artist now. Even managed to catch her live, and she's sublime. I'm not entirely sold on the new record but Titanic Rising and Front Row Seat to Earth are amazing, and I'm stoked to see more and more people talk about her since she dropped Titanic Rising.

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

Mf I just looked up the album on KZread to see what people thought and if I should check it out and this was the first thing I saw. Guess the universe is trying to tell me something

Thank you so much for my female Rufus Wainwright. I adore this.

I'm actually shocked that for the first time in years KZread has managed to recommend me something I'd actually be interested in

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

I only had to see the thumbnail and went right to listen to it on Bandcamp

Yeeeessssss I'm living for this Weyes Blood wave

One of my favorite albums of all time. It doesn’t feel like a nostalgia trip like silk sonic or other albums you mention, it still feels modern especially in the lyrics. The sincerity I can definitely see as comparable to artists like Joni Mitchell, but Titanic Rising is honestly just an incredible record.

I've been a huge fan since Weyes Blood's 2014 release. She never disappoints. New album coming out this week! I'll mention 3 more names in this context: Midnight Sister U.S. Girls Sunflower Bean

@jonathanlgill

Жыл бұрын

Great bands, US Girls had two of my favorite albums of the 2010s.

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!

Probably my favourite album of the last few years and I cant wait for her new one on friday

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!!

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.

I'm a big fan of Weyes Blood so I'm really glad you made a video on her! I highly recommend checking out a couple songs from the band Drugdealer that she's featured on, "Suddenly" and "Honey", really great tracks! 💛

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

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

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.

I'm glad you made this video, Elliot. You should make more in the same vein. This was one of my albums of the year when it came out and I was so happy it was embraced by so many. You know what ELSE Everyday is like? Freakin' Abba :) That was the first thing it brought to mind for me. Also, no mention of Jonathan Rado's gorgeously organic production? They practically made the album together. You should check out his band Foxygen. You might like it, although for you it probably falls in the pastiche category you mentioned in your video.

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!!

One listen and I loved her, led me here. Absolute gem.

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

YES. I got hooked on this via Everyday but I think Picture Me Better is genuinely one of my favourite songs of the last decade. She was terrific live too.

THIS ALBUM GOT ME THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF 2019

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.

Can’t wait for her new album! She grew up in my hometown and was a few years above me. She’s always been cool asf 🪩💜

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!

If you ever get the chance to see her live, do it, she is incredible

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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!

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.

Love that you covered this amazing album!