a b Hunt, El (November 16, 2022). "Weyes Blood – 'And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow' review: quiet optimism in the present-day apocalypse". NME . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Thomas, Fred. "And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow – Weyes Blood". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved November 19, 2022.

Meanwhile, the obvious vocal comparison is to Karen Carpenter, with whom Mering shares a controlled, velvety melancholy. And, like Carpenter’s music, there’s something curiously unknowable at this album’s centre. Just as it’s never entirely clear if Carpenter was intentionally freighting what was meant to be easy listening with an almost unbearable sadness – whether she was really pouring her own distress into her readings of songs or whether the listener is simply retrospectively projecting their knowledge on to the sound of her voice – it isn’t entirely clear whether everything Mering sings is meant in deadly earnest. When she blithely dismantles the initial optimism of The Worst Is Over – “I think it’s only just begun” – you find yourself wondering if you’re in the presence of a doomsayer or an exceptionally deadpan humorist. It makes And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow seem more of a puzzle than it first appears – one that’s an unalloyed joy to solve. This week Alexis listened toAnd In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is intricately put together, with Mering mirroring the sentiments of in head-bending arrangements; “God Turn Me Into a Flower” updates the myth of Narcissus and uses Mering’s layered vocals (as well as synth squiggles by her and Daniel Lopatin) to evoke its otherworldly longing, while the finale, “A Given Thing,” finds Mering reflecting on how “sometimes our love is enrapturing/ and other times it’s just unraveling/ in front of me.” Her voice is low in the mix of whooshing synths and deliberate piano chords at times, perhaps indicating her ambivalence toward love—although when she declares her desire to break the fighting-and-reconciling cycle, it soars, carried along by resolve. a b Petridis, Alexis (November 17, 2022). "Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow review – gloom becomes a thing of beauty". The Guardian . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Technological agitation. Narcissism fatigue. A galaxy of isolation. These are the new norms keeping Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) up at night and the themes at the heart of her latest release, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. Natalie Mering – piano (1, 10), vocals (1–5, 7–10), synthesiser (2, 4, 9, 10), guitar (3, 9), organ (4, 7), musician (8) Smyth, David (November 17, 2022). "Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow album review - if this is doom, sign me up". Evening Standard . Retrieved November 17, 2022.

Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Theissin, Chris (November 16, 2022). "Weyes Blood - And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Under the Radar . Retrieved December 7, 2022. Technology is harvesting our attention away from each other. We all have a “Grapevine” entwined around our past with unresolved wounds and pain. Being in love doesn’t necessarily mean being together. Why else do so many love songs yearn for a connection? Could it be narcissism? We encourage each other to aspire – to reach for the external to quell our desires, thinking goals of wellness and bliss will alleviate the baseline anxiety of living in a time like ours. We think the answer is outside ourselves, through technology, imaginary frontiers that will magically absolve us of all our problems. We look everywhere but in ourselves for a salve. In “God Turn Me into a Flower,” I relay the myth of Narcissus, whose obsession with a reflection in a pool leads him to starve and lose all perception outside his infatuation. In a state of great hubris, he doesn’t recognize that the thing he so passionately desired was ultimately just himself. God turns him into a pliable flower who sways with the universe.Enchanting. The follow-up to 2019's critically acclaimed Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood's And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is a darling of a record. It seems as if Mering can do little wrong; her music is pure ear candy. Dutchcharts.nl – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

Spanishcharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022. a b Griffin, Louis (November 16, 2022). "Album Review: Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". DIY . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Portuguesecharts.com – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022.Charts.nz – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Technological agitation . Narcissism fatigue. A galaxy of isolation. These are the new norms keeping Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) up at night and the themes at the heart of her latest release, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. a b Kemp, Ella (November 15, 2022). "Weyes Blood: inside one of the year's most breathtaking records". NME . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Ultratop.be – Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2022. Alex, Swhear (November 19, 2022). "Weyes Blood Brings Patience and Confidence to Pandemic Reverberations in 'And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow': Album Review". Variety . Retrieved November 28, 2022.