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Love and loss balance together in suspended alchemy, as the earthiness of the singer-songwriter tradition wears digital sounds like feathers in its hair. Mering, together with co-producer Chris Cohen contrasts live band intimacy with the post-modern electric sheen of A.M. radio atmospherics. The experimental flourishes sparkle amid the succinct, thoughtful arrangements. The closeness of this record - how personal, alone, and frank it feels - conceals its aspirations to the outside, to the \u003ci\u003eEarth\u003c\/i\u003e of its title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeyes Blood harbors devastating weight while also universalizing the strange ways of identity and relationships. 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