Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow... Apr 2026

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood on Sub Pop Records

: "God Turn Me Into a Flower" uses the myth of Narcissus to advocate for pliability and softness in an increasingly rigid world. Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow...

Released on November 18, 2022, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is the fifth studio album by Natalie Mering, the artist known as Weyes Blood . As the second installment in a planned trilogy that began with 2019’s Titanic Rising , the record shifts from the anticipation of doom to the experience of being "in the thick of it". A "Glow Stick" for the Modern Soul And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes

: Songs like "It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody" skewer the atomization caused by late capitalism and our reliance on algorithms. A "Glow Stick" for the Modern Soul :

Mering describes the album’s central metaphor as a heart acting like a glow stick: it must be cracked to emit light. This "explosion of earnestness" serves as a counterpoint to a world defined by tech-driven apathy and ideological chaos. While Titanic Rising was an observation of a coming storm, Hearts Aglow is a personal response to the isolation and "irrevocable change" felt during and after the global pandemic. Themes and Narrative The album explores several deeply human experiences: