Birth of Violence is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. Announced on June 18, 2019, the first single, "The Mother Road", was released the same day. The second single, "American Darkness", was released on July 17.
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.
Accolades Publication Accolade Rank Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2019 22 Kerrang! Top 50 Albums of 2019 21 Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2019 13
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Discogs.
Chelsea Wolfe - vocals, guitar, production Ben Chisholm - guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, piano, mandolin, production, mixing Jess Gowrie - drums Ezra Buchla - viola Heba Kadry - mastering John Crawford - art direction, photography Nona Limmen - cover Cathy Pellow - management
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) 18
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