1989 is Bruce Pavitt’s account of this pivotal period of contemporary culture
whether intentionally or subconsciously
searching for zen in all the wrong places
"I wanted to experiment with the structures—having them not be verse-chorus-verse-chorus
Josh Tillman confesses as much all throughout
Titanic Rising Format:CD 1989 is Bruce Pavitt’s accountThe phantom zone, the parallax, the upside downthere is a rich cultural history of exploring in between places. Through her latest, Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood (a. k. a. Natalie Mering) has, too, designed her own universe to soulfully navigate lifes mysteries. Maneuvering through a space time continuum, she intriguingly plays the role of melodic, sometimes melancholic, anthropologist. Tellingly, Mering classifies Titanic Rising as the Kinks meet WWII