Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is another successful reinvention from the Californian artist who continues to be an impenetrable force
There is perhaps no better modern musical equivalent to the American Gothic literary genre than Chelsea Wolfe. Over the past decade, Wolfe has amassed an impressive back catalogue, shape-shifting in style with every passing record, but always distinctly with her deft touch, songwriting prowess and soaring yet delicate voice.
On her seventh record, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, Wolfe writes about the cyclical nature of healing, off the back of a long-term relationship dissolving and going sober, with the assistance of TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek at the helm behind the board. Together with Wolfe's band, they've created an impressive aural experience, maintaining Wolfe's cross-section of folk music with gloomy heavy metal and turning it into something more akin to Bristol trip-hop atmosphere or Trent Reznor's industrialism.
Wolfe's voice and sounds are chopped and screwed to create an unnerving experience, while lyrics speak of rebirth and rebuilding from the past (Tunnel Lights) and heading into the future with self-assuredness on album closer Dusk. It's yet another successful reinvention from the Californian artist who continues to be an impenetrable force, laying herself bare and rebuilding for all to see and hear.
Listen to: Dusk, Tunnel Lights, Whispers In the Echo Chamber