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Weyes Blood

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Transcendent and sometimes wistful, the folk-pop of Weyes Blood (a.k.a. LA-based Natalie Mering) explores everything that drives us, divides us, and destroys us. This sounds like heavy stuff, but Mering is an effortless guide. Though burdened by doubt, she is also buoyed by hope — her music unfurling with stunning nuance and ease.

"Bob Seger meets Enya" is how she once described her work. When you consider Weyes Blood's otherworldly expansiveness and hook-laden melodies, you realize that she isn't exaggerating.

Weyes Blood's breakout album on Sub Pop, Titanic Rising (named one of 2019's best by Pitchfork, NPR, The Guardian), was an observation of doom to come. Its follow up, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, finds her in the thick of it, searching for an escape hatch, away from algorithms and ideological chaos. After five albums and years of touring, Mering has a lot on her mind.

Mering grew up singing in gospel and madrigal choirs, before prodigiously picking up guitar at age 8. That — mingled with her love of jazz, filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, and scholar Joseph Campbell — has shaped her music, which tells stories of both ancient and modern myths. Why, you ask? Because, she says, "Shared myths are part of our psychology and survival."

And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is out now

Total plays

403.9 million
Updated on 2025-02-16

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

1,695,293

Followers

513,639

Top Cities

  1. United States
    33,111 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    27,548 listeners
  3. United States
    29,717 listeners
  4. United States
    26,382 listeners
  5. United States
    22,527 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Andromeda
Andromeda
103,112,976 4:40 2019-04-05
Suddenly
Suddenly
42,021,968 3:17 2016-09-09
A Lot's Gonna Change
A Lot's Gonna Change
31,543,639 4:22 2019-04-05
Movies
Movies
26,088,727 5:54 2019-04-05
For Free
For Free
19,910,747 4:12 2021-03-19
Everyday
Everyday
15,123,722 5:07 2019-04-05
Something to Believe
Something to Believe
14,172,242 4:46 2019-04-05
Honey
Honey
13,430,382 4:28 2019-03-20
Picture Me Better
Picture Me Better
13,407,300 3:42 2019-04-05
My God (feat. Weyes Blood)
My God (feat. Weyes Blood)
11,710,142 3:39 2020-08-21
It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody
It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody
11,618,800 6:17 2022-11-18
Wild Time
Wild Time
10,672,950 6:09 2019-04-05
God Turn Me Into a Flower
God Turn Me Into a Flower
7,732,030 6:26 2022-11-18
Twin Flame
Twin Flame
7,118,764 4:22 2022-11-18
The End Of Comedy
The End Of Comedy
6,949,008 2:31 2016-09-09
Mirror Forever
Mirror Forever
6,394,433 5:06 2019-04-05
Titanic Rising
Titanic Rising
6,132,763 1:36 2019-04-05
Grapevine
Grapevine
5,821,031 5:26 2022-11-18
Children of the Empire
Children of the Empire
4,219,882 6:04 2022-11-18
Nearer to Thee
Nearer to Thee
4,158,758 1:06 2019-04-05
Grey Area
Grey Area
3,399,069 2:05 2018-10-12
Hearts Aglow
Hearts Aglow
3,374,217 5:49 2022-11-18
Butterfly Net (feat. Weyes Blood)
Butterfly Net (feat. Weyes Blood)
3,092,920 5:33 2024-02-07
Sides
Sides
2,920,018 4:52 2017-05-05
Holocene [feat. Weyes Blood]
Holocene [feat. Weyes Blood]
2,829,604 4:26 2021-02-05
The Worst Is Done
The Worst Is Done
2,545,263 6:00 2022-11-18
Oh How We Drift Away
Oh How We Drift Away
1,836,609 5:34 2020-09-25
A Given Thing
A Given Thing
1,834,251 4:02 2022-11-18
In Holy Flux
In Holy Flux
1,734,057 1:48 2022-11-18
Titanic Risen
Titanic Risen
1,364,313 4:28 2021-04-04
You're No Good - From 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Soundtrack
You're No Good - From 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Soundtrack
1,173,359 3:37 2022-07-01
Cardamom
Cardamom
1,140,333 4:35 2015-10-09
When You're Smiling - From "A Small Light: Episode 5"
When You're Smiling - From "A Small Light: Episode 5"
1,120,282 2:29 2023-05-16
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
1,119,225 5:28 2015-10-09
Maybe Love
Maybe Love
1,018,677 4:05 2015-10-09
STORY OF BLOOD
STORY OF BLOOD
971,127 7:32 2022-10-19
A Lot Has Changed - Rough Trade Session
A Lot Has Changed - Rough Trade Session
921,087 0:53 2019-10-22
Bad Magic
Bad Magic
904,775 5:55 2014-10-21
Everybody's Talkin
Everybody's Talkin
813,954 4:20 2017-09-07
Hang On
Hang On
621,846 3:45 2014-10-21
Land of Broken Dreams
Land of Broken Dreams
617,132 4:31 2014-10-21
A Certain Kind
A Certain Kind
523,186 5:22 2017-09-07
Summer
Summer
510,592 2:47 2014-10-21
Some Winters
Some Winters
490,234 6:15 2014-10-21
Names of Stars
Names of Stars
459,621 4:12 2011-01-01
Wild Time - Rough Trade Session
Wild Time - Rough Trade Session
452,241 4:39 2019-10-22
Something to Believe - Rough Trade Session
Something to Believe - Rough Trade Session
426,745 4:50 2019-10-22
Storms That Breed
Storms That Breed
399,628 6:36 2011-05-10
Ashes
Ashes
364,523 5:27 2014-10-21
Montrose
Montrose
348,973 2:58 2014-10-21
Take You There
Take You There
322,549 7:41 2015-10-09
Everyday - Rough Trade Session
Everyday - Rough Trade Session
321,492 4:16 2019-10-22
February Skies
February Skies
302,043 4:45 2014-10-21
Requiem for Forgiveness
Requiem for Forgiveness
296,542 4:29 2014-10-21
Romneydale
Romneydale
292,654 7:28 2011-05-10
Lost In Dreams
Lost In Dreams
268,986 5:46 2011-05-10
Open Heart
Open Heart
264,756 5:04 2011-01-01
Bound to Earth
Bound to Earth
245,035 3:39 2014-10-21
Candyboy
Candyboy
213,271 9:27 2011-05-10
His Song
His Song
158,552 6:24 2011-05-10
Friend Of Lindy Morrison
Friend Of Lindy Morrison
151,992 4:03 2017-06-09
In The Isle Of Agnitio
In The Isle Of Agnitio
142,677 6:54 2011-05-10
Seven of Wands
Seven of Wands
109,541 5:20 2011-01-01
Where (feat. Weyes Blood)
Where (feat. Weyes Blood)
79,302 2:43 2011-01-29
The Measure
The Measure
21,792 5:42 2024-09-27
I Lost Something in the Hills
I Lost Something in the Hills
9,587 2:21 2008-06-30
One Side Art
One Side Art
6,196 3:22 2013-01-30
And in the Darkness
And in the Darkness
2,686 0:15 2022-11-18

New releases

Butterfly Net (feat. Weyes Blood)
Butterfly Net (feat. Weyes Blood)
2024-02-07
[Perpetual Novice]
When You're Smiling (From "A Small Light: Episode 5")
When You're Smiling (From "A Small Light: Episode 5")
2023-05-16
[Hollywood Records]
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
2022-11-18
[Sub Pop Records]
You're No Good (From 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Soundtrack)
You're No Good (From 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Soundtrack)
2022-07-01
[Decca (UMO) (Classics)]
Titanic Risen
Titanic Risen
2021-04-04
[Sub Pop Records]
Holocene [feat. Weyes Blood]
Holocene [feat. Weyes Blood]
2021-02-05
[Concord Records]
Rough Trade Session
Rough Trade Session
2019-10-22
[Sub Pop Records]
Titanic Rising
Titanic Rising
2019-04-05
[Sub Pop Records]
A Certain Kind b/w Everybody's Talkin'
A Certain Kind b/w Everybody's Talkin'
2017-09-07
[Mexican Summer]
Cardamom Times
Cardamom Times
2015-10-09
[Mexican Summer]
The Innocents
The Innocents
2014-10-21
[Mexican Summer]
The Outside Room
The Outside Room
2011-05-10
[DARK JUICES]
Angels in America / Weyes Blood Split
Angels in America / Weyes Blood Split
2011-01-01
[Northern Spy Records]