Weyes Blood
(Picture: Neil Krug)Never mind the spooky stage name, and the fact that Natalie Mering used to perform in a noise rock band called Satanized. The Californian singer-songwriter’s fifth album as Weyes Blood sees her perfecting a soft, lustrous sound that couldn’t be more welcoming.
Her last release, Titanic Rising, proved to be her breakthrough, ending up on most of the lists of the best albums of 2019. She was last heard singing with Lana Del Rey on a Joni Mitchell cover, which gives some idea of the sumptuous, Laurel Canyon-feel of her own piano-led music. Past collaborations with Perfume Genius and Father John Misty also confirm that she’s in that pair’s ballpark, crafting elaborate ballads that are rich in their orchestration.
