Birth of Violence
2019 studio album by Chelsea Wolfe
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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]
| Birth of Violence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical cover. Digital editions exclude Wolfe's name. | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2019[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:46 | |||
| Label | Sargent House[2] | |||
| Chelsea Wolfe chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Birth of Violence | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The A.V. Club | B-[10] |
| Austin Chronicle |  [11] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[12] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[13] |
| Paste | 9/10[14] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.1/5[15] |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10[16] |
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
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chelsea Wolfe[25][26]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[35] | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36] | 5 |