Pain is beauty

"Wolfe's songs of Pain emphasize massive builds with engulfing power in the vein of Swans. It's emotionally exhausting in equally mad and enjoyable ways, lasting nearly an hour across 12 twilight tracks of aggressive crescendos, poised reprieves, and suspended drama ... At times her voice recalls Marissa Nadler, a kindred spirit who similarly has connections to both folk and metal along with a shared pop touchstone in Joni Mitchell".

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"Fourth time's a charm. Sacramento, California singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe has finally reached her incredible potential with Pain Is Beauty, a stunning collection of darkly inspiring songs that are more fully realised than any of Wolfe's previous three albums. With just enough of a gothic, deadly touch to give the album a sense of urgency but not enough absurdly dark matter to derail from its focused and nuanced sense of woe, Pain Is Beauty hits all the right notes".

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