Weyes Blood - Movies

What this video is

Released March 19, 2019, 'Movies' arrived as the third single from 'Titanic Rising,' Weyes Blood's Sub Pop debut (April 5, 2019). The video engages directly with a generational reckoning around cinematic mythology: Mering has articulated that her generation is 'the most cinematically saturated of all time,' shaped by videotapes, DVD, and streaming into an endless loop of consumption. The visual language —…

Why it matters

A landmark single in late-2010s art-pop and progressive pop, 'Movies' is critically recognized as one of the defining tracks of 2019. Blending 1970s FM soft-rock orchestration (synth arpeggios, cello, viola) with experimental ambience, it represents a high-water mark of the chamber pop revival.…

The director

Natalie Laura Mering (born June 11, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who records as Weyes Blood. She began performing under variations of the name since 2003, releasing records on Not Not Fun and Mexican Summer before signing with Sub…