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Chelsea Wolfe Shares New Song “Everything Turns Blue”

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She Due Out February 9 via Loma Vista

Jan 17, 2024

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, on February 9 on Loma Vista. Now she has shared its fourth single, “Everything Turns Blue.” More

Chelsea Wolfe Shares Video for New Song “Tunnel Lights”

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She Due Out February 9, 2024 via Loma Vista

Nov 29, 2023

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, on February 9, 2024 on Loma Vista. Now she has shared its third single, “Tunnel Lights,” via a music video. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Yard Act, Grandaddy, bar Italia, Wings of Desire, and More

Plus Future Islands, Charly Bliss, Girl Ray, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 27, 2023

Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scott Dransfield, all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 10 this week. More

Chelsea Wolfe Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Whispers in the Echo Chamber”

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She Due Out February 9, 2024 via Loma Vista

Oct 24, 2023

Chelsea Wolfe has announced a new album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She on Loma Vista, and shared a new song from it, “Whispers in the Echo Chamber,” via a music video. More

Chelsea Wolfe Shares New Song “Dusk” and Announces 2024 Tour Dates

She Has Also Signed to Loma Vista Recordings

Sep 20, 2023

Chelsea Wolfe has shared a new song, “Dusk,” and announced some new 2024 tour dates. The singer has also announced that she’s signed a new deal with Loma Vista Recordings. More

Converge Share New Single “Coil” with Chelsea Wolfe

Bloodmoon: I Due Out November 19 via Epitaph

Nov 03, 2021

Hardcore punk band Converge have shared a new single titled “Coil,” which features guest vocals from Chelsea Wolfe. It is the latest release from the band’s forthcoming album, Bloodmoon: I, due out on November 19 via Epitaph. More

Sep 28, 2021

Hardcore punk band Converge have announced the release of a new album, Bloodmoon: I, which features collaborations with Chelsea Wolfe, her bandmate Ben Chisholm, and Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky. The band has also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Blood Moon.” The album will be out on November 19 via Epitaph and on vinyl June 24, 2022 via Deathwish. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Let’s Eat Grandma, alt-J, Penelope Isles, Parquet Courts, and More

Plus Absolutely Free, Bartees Strange, Geese, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 24, 2021

Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2021. Whereas last week’s list was a supersized Top 14, this week was a bit calmer, with 10 songs we particularly liked. More

Sep 21, 2021

Chelsea Wolfe has shared two newly-released songs, “Green Altar” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.” The two songs were recorded during the sessions for Wolfe’s previous album, Birth of Violence. Wolfe has also shared a new documentary chronicling her 2019 tour for the album, which was cut short due to the pandemic. More

Emma Ruth Rundle Announces Album, Shares Video for Lead Single “Return”

Engine of Hell Due Out November 5 via Sargent House

Sep 09, 2021

Emma Ruth Rundle has announced the release of her seventh solo studio album, Engine of Hell, sharing a video for its lead single, “Return.” Engine of Hell will be out on November 5 via Sargent House. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Sparks, Girl Ray, Wesley Gonzalez and Rose Elinor Dougall, and More

Plus Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 28, 2021

Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week, Republicans successfully blocked a commission that would have probed the January 6 storming of the Capitol. More

Chelsea Wolfe Shares New Wonder Woman-Inspired Song “Diana”

Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack Due Out June 18 via Loma Vista

May 26, 2021

Chelsea Wolfe has shared a new song inspired by Wonder Woman, the fittingly titled “Diana” (which is the superhero’s birthname). It is the latest single to be taken from Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack, which is a soundtrack to the DC Comics series Dark Nights: Death Metal. More

Feb 11, 2021

Chelsea Wolfe has shared a video for her most recent single “Anhedonia,” which features labelmate Emma Ruth Rundle. The song is available now via Sargent House. More

Jan 28, 2021

Chelsea Wolfe has shared a new song titled “Anhedonia,” which features guest vocals and guitar by fellow artist and labelmate Emma Ruth Rundle. The song is available now via Sargent House. More

Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie Announce New Album as Mrs. Piss, Share Two New Songs

Listen to “Downer Surrounded by Uppers” and “Knelt” from their debut LP, Self-Surgery, Due Out May 29 via Sargent House

May 14, 2020

Musicians Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie have joined forces to create Self Surgery, their forthcoming debut album as Mrs. Piss. Today, they have shared two new singles, “Downer Surrounded by Uppers” and “Knelt,” from the album. More

Chelsea Wolfe Goes Grave Hunting in the Video for “Highway”

The Birth of Violence Out Now via Sargent House

Mar 04, 2020

Chelsea Wolfe released a new album, The Birth of Violence, last September via Sargent House. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “Highway.” It was filmed during a grave hunting excursion. More

Under the Radar Announces My Favorite Album Issue with Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney Covers

Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more

Sep 27, 2019

Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Swans, Grimes, Death Cab for Cutie, Chelsea Wolfe, and More

Plus Bat For Lashes, Belle and Sebastian, Metronomy, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 06, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It should’ve been a quiet week due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday here in America. And it was quiet at first, but then in the latter half of the week there was a rally of worthy new tracks. We settled on 11 tracks this week (we did only nine last week). More

Chelsea Wolfe Shares Video for New Song “Deranged for Rock & Roll”

The Birth of Violence Due Out September 13 via Sargent House

Sep 05, 2019

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, The Birth of Violence, on September 13 via Sargent House. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Deranged for Rock & Roll,” via a video for the track. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Big Thief, Jenny Hval, Julien Chang, Shura, and More

Plus Michael Kiwanuka, Ride, Chelsea Wolfe, Death Cab for Cutie, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 16, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a super strong week for new songs. There was lots of debate about how many tracks we should include this week and what would make the list. Hence we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10. There are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More

Aug 14, 2019

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, The Birth of Violence, on September 13 via Sargent House. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Be All Things,” via a video for the track. Ben Chisholm directed the video, which was partially shot inside Northern California’s Moaning Cavern, 450 feet underground, and partially in Iceland. More

Chelsea Wolfe Shares Video for New Song “American Darkness”

The Birth of Violence Due Out September 13 via Sargent House

Jul 16, 2019

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, The Birth of Violence, on September 13 via Sargent House. Previously she shared its first single, “The Mother Road” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared another song from the album, “American Darkness,” via a video for the track. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Hatchie, Mark Ronson and Angel Olsen, Absolutely Free, and More

Plus Devendra Banhart, Metronomy, Luke Temple, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 21, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It’s a supersized edition, with a Top 12 instead of a Top 10. A ton of new albums were announced in the last week and then there were some albums and EPs released today featuring non-single tracks we’ve been dying to share in Songs of the Week. More

Chelsea Wolfe Announces New Album and Tour Dates, Shares New Song “The Mother Road”

The Birth of Violence Due Out September 13 via Sargent House

Jun 18, 2019

Chelsea Wolfe has announced a new album, The Birth of Violence, and shared its first single, “The Mother Road.” She’s also announced some acoustic tour dates for this fall. More

The Cure Curated Pasadena Daydream Festival Announced - Mogwai, Pixies, The Twilight Sad

August 31 at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA

May 14, 2019

A new one-day festival, Pasadena Daydream Festival, has been announced. It is headlined by goth legends The Cure and the lineup was also curated by the band. More

Aug 01, 2018

Deafheaven released a new album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, last month via ANTI-. Now they have shared a video for “Night People.” The song and video both feature Chelsea Wolfe. They have also announced some new tour dates for this fall, a co-headlining tour with DIIV. More

Jul 09, 2018

Chelsea Wolfe released a new album, Hiss Spun, last September via Sargent House. To help you remember that fact, she has shared a new video for one of its singles, “The Culling.” Wolfe co-directed the gothic video with artist Bill Crisafi, which a press release says is inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as William Shakespeare’s doomed lovers. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “The Culling”

Hiss Spun Due Out September 22 via Sargent House

Sep 07, 2017

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, Hiss Spun, on September 22 via Sargent House. Previously she shared the album’s the dark and oppressive “16 Psyche” (as well as a video for the song), the equally dramatic black metal (or doom metal) sounding “Vex,” and the more chill “Offering” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). More

Eight Best Songs of the Week: Beck, King Krule, Stars, Lindstrøm, and More

Plus Amber Coffman, Cults, Chelsea Wolfe, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 25, 2017

This week’s biggest new song was probably “Look What You Made Me Do,” the first offering from Taylor Swift‘s new album, Reputation. But it was far from the week’s best song (it didn’t get close to our Top 8). More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “Offering”

Hiss Spun Due Out September 22 via Sargent House

Aug 23, 2017

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, Hiss Spun, on September 22 via Sargent House. Previously she shared the album’s the dark and oppressive “16 Psyche” (as well as a video for the song) and the equally dramatic black metal (or doom metal) sounding “Vex.” More

Aug 14, 2017

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, Hiss Spun, on September 22 via Sargent House. Previously she shared the album’s the dark and oppressive “16 Psyche” and the equally dramatic black metal (or doom metal) sounding “Vex.” Now here’s a video for “16 Psyche.” More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “Vex” (Feat. Troy Van Leeuwen and Aaron Turner)

Hiss Spun Due Out September 22 via Sargent House

Jul 26, 2017

Chelsea Wolfe is releasing a new album, Hiss Spun, on September 22 via Sargent House. Previously she shared its first single, the dark and oppressive “16 Psyche.” Now here’s an equally dramatic new song, the black metal (or doom metal) sounding “Vex.” The song features Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, Failure) and Aaron Turner (Old Man Gloom, SUMAC) More

Chelsea Wolfe Announces New Album, Shares “16 Psyche”

Hiss Spun Due Out September 22 via Sargent House

Jun 14, 2017

Chelsea Wolfe has announced a new album, Hiss Spun, and shared its first single, the dark and oppressive “16 Psyche.” The album is due out September 22 via Sargent House. More

Under the Radar Examines Music and Politics with the 2016 Protest Issue

Special Issue Takes On Sexism and Feminism in the Music Industry, Tackles the Election, and Features Amanda Palmer on the Cover

Sep 09, 2016

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We’ve done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. More

FYF Fest 2016 Lineup: LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, Air, Beach House, Grimes, Hot Chip, and More

Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, Wolf Parade, Ty Segall, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Julia Holter, and Many Others Set for Los Angeles Fest in Au

Mar 29, 2016

FYF Fest has announced its 2016 lineup and it’s another impressive one. The event is due to take place August 27 and 28 at LA Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Saturday will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala and Sunday will be headlined by LCD Soundsystem (who seem to be playing every festival this year) and Grace Jones. More

Watch: Chelsea Wolfe – “Hypnos” Video

Hypnos / Flame 7-Inch Due Out April 1 via Sargent House

Mar 22, 2016

Last month Chelsea Wolfe shared Abyss B-side “Hypnos,” off her forthcoming 7 inch release Hypnos/Flame. Now she has shared the video for the track. More

Chelsea Wolfe Announces 7-Inch and Tour Dates, Shares New Song - “Hypnos”

Hypnos / Flame 7-Inch Due Out April 1 via Sargent House

Feb 29, 2016

Chelsea Wolfe has announced a new 7-inch, Hypnos / Flame, which is due out April 1 via Sargent House. Today she’s shared the A-side, “Hypnos.” She has also announced some tour dates, with A Dead Forest Index to support most dates. More

Nov 23, 2015

Last weekend, Utrecht, Netherlands hosted Le Guess Who? Festival. More

Under the Radar Announces August/September Issue with CHVRCHES on the Cover

Issue 54 Also Includes Interviews with New Order, Garbage, Foals, Beirut, Jesse Eisenberg, Low, FFS, Destroyer, Wolf Alice, Tamaryn, the Casts of Fear the Walking Dead and Wet Hot American Summer, and More

Aug 07, 2015

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the August/September 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via Under the Radar‘s app and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It features CHVRCHES on the cover. Garbage’s Shirley Manson discusses the 20th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. We talk to the creators and various cast members of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Star Cliff Curtis and producer Gale Anne Hurd talk about The Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead. The issue also includes interviews with Beach House, New Order, Foals, Beirut, Jesse Eisenberg, Low, FFS, Destroyer, Wolf Alice, Tamaryn, Telekinesis, Ducktails, DRINKS, Briana Marela, LA Priest, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Chelsea Wolfe, and more. More

Stream Chelsea Wolfe’s Full New Album, “Abyss”

Abyss Due Out August 7 via Sargent House

Jul 30, 2015

After months of build up and the sharing of several songs and videos, we can now hear Chelsea Wolfe‘s full new album, Abyss. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “Grey Days”

Abyss Due Out August 7 via Sargent House

Jul 23, 2015

Chelsea Wolfe has shared another song from her forthcoming new album, Abyss, which is due out August 7 via Sargent House. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “After the Fall”

Abyss Due Out August 7 via Sargent House

Jul 08, 2015

Chelsea Wolfe has shared another song from her forthcoming new album, Abyss, which is due out August 7 via Sargent House. More

Watch: Chelsea Wolfe - “Carrion Flowers” Video

Abyss Due Out August 7 via Sargent House, Song Also Featured in Dark Places Trailer

Jun 24, 2015

Chelsea Wolfe has shared a video for “Carrion Flowers,” the dramatic album opener to her forthcoming new album, Abyss, which is due out August 7 via Sargent House. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe - “Carrion Flowers”

Abyss Due Out August 7 via Sargent House, New Tour Dates Announced

Jun 03, 2015

Chelsea Wolfe has shared another song from her forthcoming new album, Abyss, which is due out August 7 via Sargent House. “Carrion Flowers” is the dramatic album opener. Check it out below, followed by some headlining North American tour dates Wolfe has also just announced. More

Apr 28, 2015

Chelsea Wolfe has officially announced the release of her fifth album, Abyss. More

Watch: Chelsea Wolfe – “Lone” Video

Her Film Lone Is Out Now on iTunes

Aug 13, 2014

Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain is Beauty-inspired film Lone is available now on iTunes. More

Watch: Chelsea Wolfe – “The Waves Have Come” Video

Pain is Beauty Is Out Now Via Sargent House

Jul 24, 2014

Chelsea Wolfe taps into her dark side while in a red dress in her video for Pain is Beauty cut, “The Waves Have Come.” More

Jun 21, 2014

We’re in Canada enjoying the masses of bands that have poured into Calgary for the eight annual edition of Sled Island. More

Premiere: Chelsea Wolfe Mixtape (Sled Island Edition)

Sled Island Runs June 18-22 in Calgary, Canada

May 28, 2014

In less than a month, Under the Radar is headed to Canada to check out the Sled Island Festival. As per our tradition, we’ll be running mixtapes from some of the artists performing at the festival. The first in our series is from singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe and King Dude –“Be Free”

Sing More Songs Together… Due Out March 25 on Not Just Religious Music

Feb 19, 2014

In an inspired meeting of minds, Chelsea Wolfe teamed up with Dude for a haunting new track called “Be Free.” More

Feb 10, 2014

Chelsea Wolfe has premiered a new creep-tastic new music video for “Feral Love,” taken off her new album Pain Is Beauty. More

Nov 17, 2013

Last night, Anna Calvi and Chelsea Wolfe performed at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA. We were there to cover the action. More

Nov 13, 2013

Chelsea Wolfe is trying to remember the name of the Werner Herzog film she loves so much, that one about Antarctica. Arctic Circle? Journey to the End of the Earth? She ruminates for a second. “Encounters at the End of the World, that’s it!” More

Stream Nine Inch Nails’ “Hesitation Marks”

Also Stream New Albums by Chelsea Wolfe and Jonathan Rado

Aug 27, 2013

After doling out almost a half-dozen tracks off his forthcoming new album Hesitation Marks, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has committed to sharing the whole effort in its entirety a week before its scheduled release on Sept. 3. More

Listen: Chelsea Wolfe – “We Hit a Wall”

Pain is Beauty Out 9/3 Via Sergeant House

Jul 24, 2013

“We Hit a Wall” is a darkly beautiful track from Chelsea Wolfe’s forthcoming album Pain is Beauty (due out September 3 via Sergeant House). More



Interviews

My Favorite Album: Chelsea Wolfe on Townes Van Zandt’s Self-Titled Album

“[Townes Van Zandt] came to terms with his desperation; he was okay with that. He wasn’t afraid to break his own heart.”

Jul 22, 2020

Having put her smartphone in the fridge because it got too hot sitting in the sun, Chelsea Wolfe is sharing some compelling information about Townes Van Zandt, who died on New Year’s Day, 1997. Wolfe says that the Texas songwriter once threw himself out of a window to see how it felt, and that he wrote a song while sitting inside of a closet. More

Feminist Firewall

How Women in the Music Industry Are Using Social Media to Confront Sexism and Misogyny

Dec 28, 2016

A Conversation with Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry, Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter, Lush’s Miki Berenyi, Beth Martinez, Amanda Palmer, Natalie Prass, Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves, Tegan and Sara’s Sara Quin, and Chelsea Wolfe. More

The End: Chelsea Wolfe on Endings and Death

"I love nature, so I am okay with the idea of becoming part of it after death."

Dec 11, 2015

To end out the week, we ask Chelsea Wolfe some questions about endings and death. The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/guitarist recently released her fifth album, Abyss, on Sargent House. It’s a collection that includes dystopian love songs and tracks about being stuck inside a dream, unable to wake up. More

Nov 13, 2013

Chelsea Wolfe is trying to remember the name of the Werner Herzog film she loves so much, that one about Antarctica. Arctic Circle? Journey to the End of the Earth? She ruminates for a second. “Encounters at the End of the World, that’s it!” More


Reviews

Sep 17, 2019

Birth of Violence is the second collection of acoustic songs for Chelsea Wolfe, who is carrying a decade of successful evolution. More

Aug 06, 2015

The first taste of Abyss was “Iron Moon,” dropped and drop-tuned upon the Internet like the force of a thousand doom-metal bands’ extraneous guitar rigs. More

Jun 24, 2014

Day two of Sled Island coincided with the Polaris Prize long list announcement. More

Sep 04, 2013

Greek mythology album references aside, there’s something about Chelsea Wolfe’s work that brings Pandora’s box to mind. For all the crazy bullshit that pours out, there’s always a kernel of something hopeful to clutch onto. More