Birth of Violence

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Birth of Violence
Physical cover. Digital editions exclude Wolfe's name.
Studio album by
Chelsea Wolfe
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019[1]
GenreFolk
Length43:46
LabelSargent House[2]
Chelsea Wolfe chronology
Hiss Spun
(2017) 		Birth of Violence
(2019) 		Bloodmoon I
(2021)
Singles from Birth of Violence
  1. "The Mother Road"
    Released: June 18, 2019[3]
  2. "American Darkness"
    Released: July 17, 2019[4]
  3. "Deranged For Rock and Roll"
    Released: September 5, 2019[5]
  4. "Highway"
    Released: March 4, 2020[6]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[7]
Metacritic81/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The A.V. ClubB-[10]
Austin Chronicle[11]
Consequence of SoundB+[12]
Exclaim!8/10[13]
Paste9/10[14]
Sputnikmusic4.1/5[15]
Under the Radar7.5/10[16]

Birth of Violence is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. Announced on June 18, 2019,[17] the first single, "The Mother Road", was released the same day.[18] The second single, "American Darkness", was released on July 17.[19]

The album was written and recorded in seclusion at her home in Northern California, with Wolfe describing it as having more of a "folk leaning sound" in an effort to return to her folk roots. It was released by Sargent House on September 13, 2019.[20][21]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2019 22 [22]
Kerrang! Top 50 Albums of 2019 21 [23]
Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2019 13 [24]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chelsea Wolfe[25][26]

No.TitleLength
1."The Mother Road"4:20
2."American Darkness"4:48
3."Birth of Violence"4:20
4."Deranged for Rock & Roll"3:31
5."Be All Things"4:20
6."Erde"3:31
7."When Anger Turns to Honey"3:09
8."Dirt Universe"4:36
9."Little Grave"3:22
10."Preface to a Dream Play"3:52
11."Highway"2:50
12."The Storm"1:07
Total length:43:46
Japan bonus track[27][28]
No.TitleLength
12."Night of the Vampire (Roky Erickson cover)"2:50
Total length:46:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[29]

  • Chelsea Wolfe - vocals, guitar, production
  • Ben Chisholm - guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, piano, mandolin, production, mixing
  • Jess Gowrie - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9)
  • Ezra Buchla - viola (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10)
  • Heba Kadry - mastering
  • John Crawford - art direction, photography
  • Nona Limmen - cover
  • Cathy Pellow - management

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[30] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 84
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 60
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[35] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36] 5

References

  1. ^ "Birth of Violence, by CHELSEA WOLFE". CHELSEA WOLFE.
  2. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe". Sargent House. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  3. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe – "The Mother Road"". June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Shaffer, Claire (July 16, 2019). "See Chelsea Wolfe's Aimee Mann-Inspired Video for 'American Darkness'".
  5. ^ Munro, Scott (September 5, 2019). "Watch Chelsea Wolfe in video for haunting new single Deranged For Rock & Roll". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Munro, Scott (March 4, 2020). "Chelsea Wolfe shares video for her new single Highway". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Birth Of Violence by Chelsea Wolfe reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Birth of Violence by Chelsea Wolfe". Metacritic. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Phares, Heather. "Birth of Violence – Chelsea Wolfe". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Rife, Kate (September 12, 2019). "Chelsea Wolfe goes back to the land on the starkly beautiful Birth Of Violence". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Toland, Michael (November 8, 2019). "Austin Chronicle Review". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Pementel, Michael (September 11, 2019). "Chelsea Wolfe Presents an Ethereal Experience on Birth of Violence". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. ^ Mohammed, Jenna (September 10, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (September 18, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. September 12, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  16. ^ Michael, Jordan (September 17, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe announces new album Birth of Violence, shares folk-leaning single "The Mother Road": Stream". June 18, 2019.
  18. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe Announces New Album Birth of Violence, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork.
  19. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe Unveils Single 'American Darkness' + Video". UnderTheRadarNZ.
  20. ^ Shaffer, Claire (June 18, 2019). "Chelsea Wolfe Announces Witchy Return With Forthcoming Album 'Birth of Violence'".
  21. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe". Chelsea Wolfe.
  22. ^ "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2019". Gigwise. December 20, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  23. ^ Carter, Emily. "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  24. ^ Epstein, Dan (November 25, 2019). "25 Best albums of 2019". Revolver. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  25. ^ "Birth of Violence by Chelsea Wolfe" – via music.apple.com.
  26. ^ DiVita, Joe. "Chelsea Wolfe Announces 'Birth of Violence' Album, New Song, Tour". Loudwire.
  27. ^ "「Birth of Violence / バース・オブ・バイオレンス」 | Daymare Records". Daymare Records (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Birth of Violence CD Album". Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe-Birth of Violence". Discogs. September 13, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  30. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  31. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  32. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  34. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  35. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  36. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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