Chelsea Wolfe on how witchcraft, sobriety informed her latest album | AP interview

Often in popular culture, witchcraft is associated with a kind of feminist reclamation of power and spite-fueled revenge. And although Chelsea Wolfe’s latest album is dripping with poetic lyricism about tarot, underworlds and bathing in blood - and is arguably her most spiritual yet - she says the process of making it has been a time of healing, joy and relinquishing control. “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She” is out Friday. Wolfe also is collaborating with composer Tyler Bates and director Ti West on the trilogy that started with 2022's “X.”
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[@Robodude_0528]

She was built different, for sure. You can tell she speaks straight from her heart. Hiss Spun is one of the best records I’ve ever heard.

[@scottlondon8382]

Its a masterpiece top to bottom

[@DBASSDAN]

I love the trip hop influence on this album, fantastic.

[@holocoffin]

Absolutely wonderful human and artist. We are so lucky to enjoy your gifts.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Really love the trip hop & post-industrial soundscapes of this album. The production is some of the best i've heard in a long time.

[@kbird2222]

The sound is perfect on this album, it suits her well and hope this style continues.

[@lisao6928]

I just saw her live again. I love her music and her attitude about doing what aligns with her vision as an artist!

[@jenniferdeen3527]

I love you Chelsea! You've been inspiring me for years! I have five months alcohol free Your music has always been there for me 🖤🔥🖤 I also suffer from sleep paralysis and night terrors Thank you thank you thank you

[@joshkresnik6402]

Congratulations!

[@lightworker_7170]

Loving her new album. Tracks like 'Unseen World' and 'Place in the Sun' gives you a real chance to see the musically alignment Chelsea mentioned during this interview.

[@veea.2595]

I love Chelsea so much ❤ and absolutely enjoyed her collabs. I am always amazed how differently she sounds in each of them, and I am catching myself asking - am I listening to the same artist with each new record. And I am happy to find out that she is sober and healing - it gives me hope that one more of truly legendary artists won't die of the addiction way too soon. And this encourages to stay sober as well.

[@matthewjames206]

Swoon. Chelsea makes my heart swing. I really dig everything I've heard from the new album thus far. A nice short interview 🖤

[@getthoseskills4451]

Amazing artist. She is truly unique. Love Chelsea Wolfe and also other various dark artists like Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, Portishead, HTDA, Gary Numan, ALLFLAWS

[@badcooper235]

Love her. Can't wait to see her at Red Rocks this year

[@north_star_yt]

She is a kindred spirit of mine. Love her music & mind.

[@carpeimodiem]

Another incredible record. Hope she remains inspired enough to keep this up forever!

[@craskpillord]

I resonate so much with her on so many levels. This interview was brilliant and I love her talking about how people criticize artists for “selling out” or being “corporate” as long as the goals align and everyone is on the same page there’s nothing wrong with putting art in commercials or other things, it really just comes down to the intention. So I don’t get the automatic aversion people have to that. Glad she talked about this cause I feel it’s pretty unfair when a lot of artists have even struggled to get the privilege they have, they have every right to collaborate with people they feel align with their personal beliefs and goals. That’s definitely not being “corporate” or “selling out” as far as I’m concerned. Also from the perspective as a listener of her art. The only reason I buy her merch is because I know she collaborates with people who help with afforestation projects and other positive goals, as a fan of her I’m not just buying her stuff to “own” it. I truly want to support her, and help the world in whatever small way I can. She is one of the few artists out there where I feel comfortable buying things from them cause I know her heart is pure. I don’t even know her on a personal level, her honesty bleeds through everything her and her fellow collaborators do, I love her and them all so so much. My gratitude for this new album and everything they have created goes beyond words of expression, and my loyalty will echo beyond this life and into the next. ❤🫶🏼😌

[@aristotleinbottle8012]

her new stuff is amazing

[@stevebob240]

She is such a brilliant artist. Love Chelsea.

[@spythenight]

So excited to hear her live for the first time. And soooo so happy to know what I suspected, that her new album is so informed by the beauty of magick.

[@scottlondon8382]

Great interview, thank you for sharing

[@BunsBasilton]

Lovely person, album, and tour!!

[@MFLapin]

love you chelsea wolfe!

[@Sundayskky]

I love her sm. She’s so unique

[@chaoswitch1974]

Love you Chelsea! Fan for life. - Shannon

[@RogerWesterwald]

I'd like to hear these demos some day.

[@vincents9620]

love this woman love her Art 🖤🎼🤘

[@kekurockable]

Such a wonderful artist and human ♡

[@fuentesdevida7941]

Chelsea is literally TORI AMOS, BJORK AND PJ HARVEY ALL MIXED INTO ONE GLORIOUS GODDESS

[@Thucydides65]

With a little bit of early Black Sabbath and some Nine Inch Nails mixed in there.

[@VVB1tcj]

​​​@@Thucydides65yeah, Reznor's influence is there too

[@walterbach8947]

A creative way to describe Chelsea, for sure!

[@walterbach8947]

A creative way to describe Chelsea, for sure!

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

@@walterbach8947That person is just influenced by (and/or directly referring to) an old magazine cover story that featured those 3 female artists together for no reason other than they were female and seen as leading female vanguards of what was deemed ‘alternative’ music at the time. Maybe Chelsea was influenced by all 3 and has attempted to synthesize their aesthetics together.

[@psychedelicspiderproductio201]

Why is it that just about any time a mainstream media outlet gives Chelsea any coverage, there are so many idiotic comments from people who don't like and clearly don't understand her? After seeing her live three times, meeting briefly her after a show and following pretty much everything she has done from "Pain Is Beauty" on, I think you have to be living a pretty sad existence to feel the need to make comments like these about an artist like her.

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

Great new album!

[@robertpetre9378]

I’m loving her new album it’s incredible and I can’t wait to hear it live in Brighton in the UK in November.

[@rochj6208]

See you in Nashville 😊

[@kowalgd7079]

If this album came out last year it would’ve been album of the year 100%. Amazing album

[@schattenheim]

Great Interview! Thanks…

[@joannalukaszuk2260]

wonderful work :)

[@kate9341]

Love her, very intelligent and talented woman

[@arkangelarkangel5348]

She's amazing....

[@frankiki]

what is obvious is Chelsea Wolfe have found a way to free herself from bad influences, and toxic relations. The main goal is to reach another dimension, and she's feeling better after been delivered from paralyzing nightmares.

[@user-ef5hl2dp5x]

Крайний альбом прям очень хорош, спасибо тебе Челси)

[@themismusik]

love her!!

[@CarlosmanuelChavezayuso-gi5qy]

Great Voice 🎤 👍 🎉

[@kate9341]

❤ ❤ ❤ love her outfit

[@MidnightCreature606]

Ela é tão única, criativa, envolvente e linda 😍

[@kate9341]

Album of the year

[@gomerhanger2285]

There’s nothing wrong with sobriety 🖤

[@classicbambi]

she is the epitome of ethereal

[@filmnoirincolor]

SHE'S SO COOL

[@oliviawarren447]

so incredible

[@reyrichard4922]

Je possède les albums de cette ingénieuse artiste ....

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Has she explained why decided not to play any guitar on her new album?

[@eveeyehorizon]

I wish she would reveal some more then just what she says in every interview. It allways sounds like some script she learned early on and is kinda repeating. I would love to hear an interview that goes a bit deeper, where she even feels comfortable enough to talk free. Maybe one with Ben involved would be great. Not that she didn't open up over the time a bit. Anyhow it's a nice interview. And she s one of my favorite.

[@craskpillord]

She’s done some podcasts recently, one for Pam Grossmans Witchwave podcast and she did another one just recently that I haven’t listened to yet. That’s probably more in depth than these type of interviews. Theres no script, but similar questions will be asked it’s just inevitable. She’s done so many interviews that it’s kind of unfair, she’s just answering the questions she’s being given. It’s not her fault that similar questions keep getting asked, and I personally don’t have a problem with it. Not everyone dives into *every* interview. So the repetition isn’t a script, it’s moreso that people who don’t know anything about her can kind of get a quick rundown of what she stands for and who she is as a person.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Ms. Wolfe is a deep and complex artist whose work is transrational and intuitive. An interviewer who is as advanced in their own art would be capable of translating some of what she’s about. A regular press interviewer doesn’t have the vocabulary to broach any of this.

[@chromesthesia]

She is a bit shy. I wish I could have tea with her and talk about music and witchy stuff. She seems cool

[@tanyaibarra]

TE AMOO💙🥀

[@YungJackTorrance6]

One of my favorite Artists of all time. Have four of her records

[@drenibrani9124]

❤❤❤ The Queen

[@ben_nowak]

Queen

[@SarahTheMiddleEarthling]

I've had sleep paralysis so I relate

[@user-fl6kk6bf8o]

blessed be )o(

[@berthazlewood]

Blessed be the Witches

[@reyrichard4922]

Pas de sous titre de traduction....😮😮

[@brettlemouton7958]

Subtitles please. Deaf people like music too

[@kate9341]

This album is an underrated masterpiece

[@PesterFester1966]

Masterpiece is such a overused word just stop.

[@kate9341]

​@@PesterFester1966 No.

[@beautyinblack4e408]

❤

[@abousamra-ei2ul]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@helenafish5979]

Красавица ♡

[@bassrocket_dj]

I experienced sleep paralysis multiple times

[@jones4051]

❤❤❤

[@karstenstier1539]

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@kelleyreeves965]

❤❤

[@seangrogan3622]

She looks like the ghost of the pirate queen that shunts around the waters off Killadoon, and lures the herring towards our sandwiches

[@acousticaesthetics7535]

She stands at the foot of the bed of shadow people.

[@kate9341]

У неё аж на три косы хватило волос, и ещё остались локоны по обе стороны лица! Потрясающая генетика

[@anarcho_icon]

I love you Chelsea! Marry me!!

[@PrescientHope]

My Sober Date is August 11th, 2017.

[@scryptum]

On the question regarding MISOGYNY , she could have taken advantage of it to invent some story like all the artists manipulated by mass politics do. Instead, she was honest and for this telling her experience, she deserves all my respect. Intellectual honesty is possessed only by true artists.

[@jocnmc2]

🐺🐲♒💟♾️🈴

[@user-xr3fe5oi4f]

what "toxic relationship"? Girl if you don't want Ben let him go. There's plenty of us that would gladly take him off your hands.

[@pinknosebleed9932]

lol she means her label. she's not letting Ben go anywhere.

[@PeterMacansky]

[@Mr-Casko]

🧙🎶 ……🎉…………. ?

[@patriot-hj5vx]

She seems so out of it. Chelsea where are you?

[@dash007]

lol no reminders now

[@wareaglefishing3575]

This woman can’t go anywhere without ❤her friends she’s scared to walk around portage place. The riff rats are across the street

[@qwer8907]

Her music is not our own seems she is channeling very dangerous for her soull

[@dailotan]

A witch from LA. How original

[@corepuncher]

Sam Altman in a dress?

[@Ilovemusic793]

Look in her eyes youll see she's soulless

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

If that is so where do you think it went?

[@Ilovemusic793]

@@claesvanoldenphatt9972 That's not up to me. Why do you ask?

[@Precisionetica]

@@Ilovemusic793 yeah, when she was playing guitar, it was kind of cool. but she is trash now

[@chromesthesia]

Soulless? She radiates soul in her voice and eyes.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

@@chromesthesia the lady Chelsea is spooky and ethereal so he’s scared. I saw her perform with her early band, upon the release of Αποκάλυψις a decade ago and was stirred to my core. No soulless creature has the power to move me like that. The lady is a force from beyond the realm of reason and sense. She tears the veil of the dream. That frightens the cowardly.

[@abundantharmony]

foolish

[@sandrapontius3500]

Taking a woman’s spot at the Olympics …

[@keirfarnum6811]

Huh?!

[@pierredesgranges7305]

You are wrong! Don't confuse the BMX athlete with the singer. It's not the same person. Get informed!

[@Y.unalesca]

Imagine hating another human being so much that you protect that hate onto everything

[@craskpillord]

@sandrapontius3500 she’s not the athlete, and also there’s nothing wrong with the athlete. I wish you the best in your life hopefully someday you don’t let fear and hate rule your entire existence.

[@chromesthesia]

Wrong Chelsea Wolfe. Trans women are women so stop it.

[@miyuchan3193]

she’s so beautiful inside and out.

[@Lutzifer31337]