Chelsea Wolfe shares new single 'Everything Turns Blue'
Chelsea Wolfe | Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz
Today, “goth crooner” (New York Times) Chelsea Wolfe releases her final single, 'Everything Turns Blue,' ahead of new album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, out February 9th, 2024 on Loma Vista. 'Everything Turns Blue' follows the previously released 'Dusk,' 'Whispers in the Echo Chamber' and 'Tunnel Lights.'
On 'Everything Turns Blue,' Wolfe asks a question central to She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She: “What do I have to do to heal you out of me?” “I’ve been living without you here/and it’s alright/I’d been looking for a way out a long time/I’ve been living without you here and I can fight/I’ve been living softly my whole life,” she sings. Following the themes of the upcoming album, the production on 'Everything Turns Blue' is deep, smoky, cavernous, and glitchy. Wolfe’s voice is raw, honest, and carries a weight with it, emanating the feeling of burnout and also healing. This slow-burn single is an anthem about “finding yourself again after a long era of being part of something toxic.” Wolfe elaborates, “Making a split with someone after 10 years, 20 years, 30 years — there’s going to be some high highs and low lows as you begin to process it all.” It’s a leap into the unknown.
Watch the 'Everything Turns Blue' visualizer here
This leap into the unknown shouldn’t be surprising; Wolfe has never been afraid to experiment, traverse genre, or invent her own hybrids. If you return to her 2010 debut, The Grime and the Glow, amongst the room-tone atmospherics, punk drums, dark melody, and Wolfe’s commanding voice you can already see the prototypical skeleton, a visionary scratchpad, for what would follow. On She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, there are references to shedding exoskeletons, to excommunication, and to permanent fissures. The liminal, the in-between, and the unseen are recurring characters. As Wolfe puts it, “like the dark moon, that void space can feel unpredictable and looming, but it also holds so much potential, mystery, and excitement.”
At its core, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is realizing the way forward is through, contemplating what must be cut and left behind, while also figuring out what lies ahead and what there is to discover once you get there. Wolfe guides us on that quest, asking us these questions as she asks herself the same. As the title of the album hints, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She is a reminder to look within, to remember that all the power you need resides there. Reach out to the selves, reach out to one other. Reach to the ancient and to the end of all things, to remember that the only time we truly have is now.
Next month, Wolfe will embark on a lengthy 2024 North American tour, bringing her acclaimed live performance to a slew of cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and beyond. The tour will close with a special show at London's Heaven on Sunday 21st April 2024. Divide and Dissolve will support the entire tour. A full list of dates are below and tickets are on sale now.
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Watch Chelsea Wolfe’s “Whispers in the Echo Chamber” Video
Praise for 'Dusk' and 'Whispers in the Echo Chamber':
"The gothic grandeur of Chelsea Wolfe’s work meets pointed songwriting on new track ‘Whispers In The Echo Chamber’, a vivid return that exudes unlit hues." - Clash
“The genre-defying ‘Dusk’ is one of her more elaborate recordings to date, a culmination of her career thus far.” - Consequence, Heavy Song of the Week
“[‘Whispers in the Echo Chamber’] thumps and seethes with the industrial rage of latter-day Nine Inch Nails, though Wolfe's vocals are more lighter and ominous like they were written with a crow's feather.” - The FADER
"Huge textures underpin her ethereal vocals, along with beautiful, heavily layered guitars." - Guitar
"[‘Whispers in the Echo Chamber’] underscores Chelsea Wolfe's rank among the most provocative in heavy music.” - Knotfest
"'Whispers in the Echo Chamber' ties together a number of elements Wolfe has explored in the past, rolling in dynamic waves between minimal synth and heavy, full-band moments." - The Line of Best Fit
"[Dusk] subsumes the listener entirely. Bliss." - Louder
“The goth crooner Chelsea Wolfe conjures a thick atmosphere on ‘Dusk,’ ...‘Dusk' is centered around a slow, methodical beat, murky guitar chords and Wolfe’s breathy, eerie voice. 'I will go through fire to get to you,' she sings with a haunting determination.” - The New York Times
"Chelsea Wolfe comes out swinging with the dark psychedelic single ‘Dusk.’ A moody, sensual song about unrelenting love, Wolfe’s chilling tone and searing guitar breakdown create a swirling, gruesome melody.” - Paste, Best New Songs
“Above a throbbing bassline, [Chelsea Wolfe] intones about phenomena ‘beyond reality’ in between pecks of earth-rattling drum detonations. By the end, a chugging guitar riff is raining hellfire while Wolfe chants ‘more, more, more’ like a shrieking worshipper offering everything to some dark deity.” - Revolver, on 'Whispers in the Echo Chamber'
“On ‘Dusk,’ Chelsea Wolfe pushes Portishead’s gothic trip-hop to new doom-laden extremes.” - Stereogum, Best Songs Of The Week
Further support for the new singles has come from BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, Brooklyn Vegan, Dork, Kerrang!, Loud & Quiet, Metal Hammer, The Needle Drop, NPR, Pitchfork, Prog, Rock Sound, SPIN, Under The Radar & more
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She tracklist
1. Whispers in the Echo Chamber
2. House of Self-Undoing
3. Everything Turns Blue
4. Tunnel Lights
5. The Liminal
6. Eyes Like Nightshade
7. Salt
8. Unseen World
9. Place in the Sun
10. Dusk
