Chelsea Wolfe has shared ‘The Culling’, the final and most expansive single from her upcoming album Hiss Spun. Stretching out to six minutes, the track begins with a tense atmosphere of foreboding, slowly growing into a dense mass of guitar, bass, electronics, and drums.
Of ‘The Culling’, Wolfe says, “I’m at odds with myself, exploring different characters, comparing war stories…desperation, withdrawal, clarity, disgust, grief. There is a sense of feeling like a vulnerable mess, but giving into that and turning it into some kind of beautiful decadence; becoming stronger through accepting the mess of yourself…accepting that you’re this feral creature full of instincts, cycles, rage and love.”
She also defined the four words she repeats at the end of the song:
Flux – movement, flow
Hiss – positive life force
Welt – brutality of life
Groan – sensuality, death
Listen to ‘The Culling’ here:
Hiss Spun, Wolfe’s sixth album, is out September 22nd on Sargent House.
Hot on the heels of their 23rd full-length album release, Dear (Sargent House), Japanese power trio Boris are this week embarking on a European tour, also to commemorate their 25th anniversary as a band. To mark the occasion, we’re sharing a live version of new album track ‘The Power’, capturing Boris in their element.
You can watch it here, with full dates below…
BORIS 25 ANNIVERSARY/DEAR TOUR DATES
03/08 – Moscow, Volta – RU 04/08 – St. Petersburg, ClubZal – RU 05/08 – Vienna, Szene – AT 06/08 – Katowice, OFF Festival – PL 07/08 – Leipzig, Naumans – DE 08/08 – Berlin, Lido – DE 09/08 – Jaromer, Brutal Assault – CZ 10/08 – Munich, Backstage – DE 11/08 – Frankfurt, Das Bett – DE 12/08 – Lausanne, Rock Altitude – CH 13/08 – Ieper, Ieperfest – BE 15/08 – Cologne, Underground – DE 16/08 – Hamburg, Hafenklang – DE 17/08 – Bielefeld, Forum – DE 18/08 – Amstelveen, P60 – NL 19/08 – Bristol, Arctangent Festival – UK 20/08 – Dublin, Whelans – IE 21/08 – Cork, Cyprus Avenue – IE
Chelsea Wolfe has announced the release of Hiss Spun, her sixth album, upcoming via Sargent House on 22nd September 2017. Additionally, Wolfe has some remaining European dates, and has announced an extensive Autumn tour of North America. A full list of dates is below.
Following her acclaimed 2015 album Abyss, Hiss Spun is at once dynamic, heavy, and raw. Recorded by Kurt Ballou (Converge), the album was conceived as an emotional purge, a means of coming to terms with the tumult of the outside world by exploring the complexities of one’s inner unrest. “I’m at odds with myself,” she explains. “I got tired of trying to disappear. The record became very personal in that way. I wanted to open up more, but also create my own reality.”
Hiss Spun features prominent guitar contributions by Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, Failure) throughout the album, and a guest spot from Aaron Turner (Old Man Gloom, SUMAC) on the song ‘Vex’.
By way of a taster, she’s unveiled ‘16 Psyche’. You can get your lugs round it here:
Chelsea Wolfe Live Dates:
14/6 Malmö, SE – Babel w/ Christine Owman 17/6 Clisson, FR – Hellfest 19/6 Antwerp, BE – Trix w/ Moon Duo 18/8 Las Vegas, NV - Psycho Las Vegas
North American tour: 28/9 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room 30/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater 2/10 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern 3/10 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole 4/10 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom 6/10 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre 7/10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 8/10 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theatre 10/10 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In 11/10 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 13/10 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle 14/10 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage 15/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts 17/10 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza 19/10 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair 20/10 – Montreal QC – Le National 21/10 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House 22/10 – Detroit, MI – El Club 24/10 – Chicago, IL – Metro 25/10 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club 27/10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater 28/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge 30/10 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox 31/10 – Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub 1/11 – Portland, OR – The Wonderland Ballroom 3/11 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades 4/11 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom * Youth Code will open all North American shows
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