Birth of Violence

Birth of Violence
Physical cover. Digital editions exclude Wolfe's name.
Studio album by
Chelsea Wolfe
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019
GenreFolk
Length43:46
LabelSargent House
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
  2. "American Darkness"
    Released: July 17, 2019
  3. "Deranged For Rock and Roll"
    Released: September 5, 2019
  4. "Highway"
    Released: March 4, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The A.V. ClubB-
Austin ChronicleStarStarStarHalf star
Consequence of SoundB+
Exclaim!8/10
Paste9/10
Sputnikmusic4.1/5
Under the Radar7.5/10

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 Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2019 22
Kerrang! Top 50 Albums of 2019 21
Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2019 13

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chelsea Wolfe

No.TitleLength
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
Japan bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Night of the Vampire (Roky Erickson cover)"2:50
Total length:46:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)84
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)60
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)5

References

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  4. ↑ Shaffer, Claire (July 16, 2019). "See Chelsea Wolfe's Aimee Mann-Inspired Video for 'American Darkness'". Rolling Stone.
  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.
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  11. ↑ Toland, Michael (November 8, 2019). "Levitation Album Reviews". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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  14. ↑ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (September 18, 2019). "Heavy Mellow: Birth of Violence is Chelsea Wolfe Like You've Never Heard Her Before". Paste. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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  24. ↑ Epstein, Dan (November 25, 2019). "25 Best albums of 2019". Revolver. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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