Weyes Blood

Rough Trade Session

These stripped back versions of Titanic Rising songs offer another way to appreciate their beauty. The lush arrangements you're used to have been turned into simple pianos melodies. By turning it into something smaller, these versions allow Natalie Mering's voice and lyrics to shine brighter than before. One of the few complaints you could make about Titanic Rising is that the arrangements overtook Mering's voice, but that's not the case here. She sounds so confident and willing to push forward ... read more

Well I went into it knowing I was going to like it, and I really really liked it! The version of Something to Believe here is downright heavenly, it might even be more powerful and moving than the already great studio version. Really have nothing to complain about here, even without the lush arrangements of Titanic Rising these songs are so good and Natalie's vocals are so chilling that they're great regardless. If you liked Titanic Rising, you really can't not vibe with this.
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Really makes you appreciate Titanic Rising even more seeing how it sounds in this simple form. Still beautiful.

Excellent