Birth of Violence

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]

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  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.