Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She

 

 

Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
V2 / Loma Vista – 2024
Alternative, Doom, Industrial, Darkwave, Triphop
Rated: ***

We haven’t been mentioning everything Chelsea Wolfe has been putting out over the years and as usual, we know we should have, cause there hasn’t been a miss among those releases. That amazing Hiss Spun album from 2017 for instance or the one we did mention called Birth Of Violence from 2019. Well, the Wolfe has returned and she’s back with what she calls a rebirth. With an album title that refers to her past, present and future. To leave behind what has come and gone and move forward. She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties, as well as an important reminder that healing is cyclical and circular, and not a simple linear process. She has not just been cutting away the dead wood, the wrong people and the ugliness that might hold her back. She’s also decided to try even more avenues of approach towards the heaviness she likes to use as a vehicle for her poetry. This time around there’s some Industrial, Triphop and Electronica to produce those atmospheres we love from the Wolfe. Lyrics wise it is definitely dark again, but with a feeling of understanding and her own sliver of hope. And her musical experimentation often drifts over to a lighter and almost generic approach. Hinting a bit at some of Björk’s triphop drifts or electropop that could easily be discovered by the masses. There’s agitation here, unrest, no easy listening, yet whenever that feeling dissipates there’s room for some acceptance and calm. And even though this album might turn out to be a favorite for many, I cannot help feeling that I would rather hear her drift more towards the sludge metal she did with Converge. But that’s probably just me, hoping for an album that’s perfect for me, and that’s not what Chelsea Wolfe is about. She’s about she… And that's okay...

(Written by JK)

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