Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun

On her sixth album Hiss Spun, Chelsea Wolfe embraces crushing heaviness and unrelenting distortion, creating one of her most visceral works to date. Produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge), the record trades the folk intimacy of her early releases and the electronic pulse of later ones for a palette of groaning bass, pounding drums, and walls of guitar fuzz.

Conceived as an emotional purge, Hiss Spun reflects Wolfe’s struggles with inner unrest while channeling the turbulence of the world around her. “I got tired of trying to disappear,” she admits, resulting in an album that is both personal and punishing. Featuring contributions from Aaron Turner (SUMAC, Old Man Gloom) and Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, Failure), the record stands as a towering and cathartic statement in her catalog.