Repress 2022

WOLFE, CHELSEA - PAIN IS BEAUTY

Vinyl is 2LP in Gatefold jacket + download card.

"Pain is Beauty" is the new studio album from the Los Angeles-based artist and is a selfdescribed love letter to nature. Many of the album's 12 tracks veer in a decidedly more

electronic direction than previous recordings, while at the same time capitalizing on Wolfe's

trademark penchant for the morose and otherworldly. As Wolfe explains: "[The album]

becomes an exploration of ancestry, how the mythology, landscapes and traditions of our

ancestors affect our personalities today. Honesty is what initially drew me to music, and I've

been more honest and open with myself than ever through these songs. There is peace in

truth. There is clarity in solitude. And there is power within simplicity and focus. Love is not

always easy. Tormented love is something I understand more than society's skewed idea of

what love should be. Love is indelible, severe, earnest, merciful. To push forward against the

odds is to make history". Chelsea Wolfe makes records that transcend time, avoid

pigeonholing, and most importantly, allow a glimpse into the soul of a true visionary. Her

work is free of the contrivances of lesser artists, the trivial "concepts" and pandering for

attention at any cost. Hers is a dignified way of doing things, proven without any doubt by

the sheer quality of her work. Pain is Beauty presents not so much an auditory experience as

it does an encompassing atmosphere with which the listener can surround themselves, a

soul-stirring link with infinity. "Chelsea Wolfe has a surreal voice that cuts through her foggy,

soulful, often haunting rock and folk music. There's a thorny vision of yearning, heartbreak

and death in Wolfe's songs that's striking, yet always brings us back to what makes these

bleak themes so appealing, even beautiful." - NPR

TRACKLISTING: 01. FERAL LOVE 02. WE HIT A WALL 03. HOUSE OF METAL 04. THE WARDEN

05. DESTRUCTION MAKES THE WORLD BURN BRIGHTER 06. SICK 07. KINGS 08. REINS 09. ANCESTORS,

THE ANCIENTS 10. THEY'LL CLAP WHEN YOU'RE GONE 11. THE WAVES HAVE COME 12. LONE.