Gothic metal and folk singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe will be following up her phenomenal 2015 record Abyss with new album Hiss Spun, due September 22 via Sargent House.
Wolfe had revealed earlier this year that the album was recorded in Salem, Massachusetts by the legendary Kurt Ballou of Converge (whom Chelsea had worked together with multiple times) and features Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age and Aaron Turner of Old Man Gloom.
Wolfe has always been an experimental songwriter, fluctuating from doom metal influences all the way to Scandinavian folk, but her lead single for Hiss Spun, “16 Psyche,” is a clear, driving face-melting rocker (perhaps lending itself from the QOTSA influence?).
Apparently, the record was meant to be an “emotional purge in response to the disarray of the outside world,” said Wolfe in a press release. “I wanted to write some sort of escapist music; songs that were just about being in your body, and getting free.”
“You’re just bombarded with constant bad news,” continued Wolfe. “People getting fucked over and killed for shitty reasons or for no reason at all, and it seems like the world has been in tears for months, and then you remember it’s been fucked for a long time, it’s been fucked since the beginning. It’s overwhelming and I have to write about it.”
In support of the latest material, Wolfe has also announced an upcoming North American tour.
Check out the album cover, track list, the video for the single, and a full list of tour dates below.
Hiss Spun Tracklist
01. Spun
02. 16 Psyche
03. Vex
04. Strain
05. The Culling
06. Particle Flux
07. Twin Fawn
08. Offering
09. Static Hum
10. Welt
11. Two Spirit
12. Scrape
Chelsea Wolfe Tour Dates
06/08: Stockholm, Sweden – Kraken
06/10: Helsinki, Finland – Sideways Festival
06/12: Oslo, Norway – BLÅ
06/13: Oslo, Norway – Vigelands Mausoleum
06/14: Malmö, Sweden – Babel
06/18: Clisson, France – Hellfest Open Air Festival
06/19: Antwerp, Belgium – Trix w/ Moon Duo
08/18: Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
09/28: Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
09/30: Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/02: San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
10/03: Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
10/04: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
10/06: Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
10/07: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10/08: Dallas, TX – Kessler Theatre
10/10: Nashville, TN – Exit/In
10/11: Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
10/13: Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10/14: Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/15: Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
10/17: New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10/19: Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
10/20: Montreal QC – Le National
10/21: Toronto, ON – The Opera House
10/22: Detroit, MI – El Club
10/24: Chicago, IL – Metro
10/25: St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
10/27: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
10/28: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
10/30: Seattle, WA – The Showbox
10/31: Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
11/01: Portland, OR – The Wonderland Ballroom
11/03: Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
11/04: San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Photo Credit: Owen Ela
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