Physical cover. Digital editions exclude Wolfe's name.
Studio album by
Chelsea Wolfe
Released
September 13, 2019[1]
Genre
Folk
Length
43:46
Label
Sargent House[2]
Chelsea Wolfe chronology
Hiss Spun (2017)
Birth of Violence (2019)
Bloodmoon I (2021)
Singles from Birth of Violence
"The Mother Road" Released: June 18, 2019[3]
"American Darkness" Released: July 17, 2019[4]
"Deranged For Rock and Roll" Released: September 5, 2019[5]
"Highway" Released: March 4, 2020[6]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
AnyDecentMusic?
7.8/10[7]
Metacritic
81/100[8]
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[9]
The A.V. Club
B-[10]
Austin Chronicle
[11]
Consequence of Sound
B+[12]
Exclaim!
8/10[13]
Paste
9/10[14]
Sputnikmusic
4.1/5[15]
Under the Radar
7.5/10[16]
Birth of Violence is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. Announced on June 18, 2019,[17] the first single, "The Mother Road", was released the same day.[18] The second single, "American Darkness", was released on July 17.[19]
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.[20][21]
^"Birth of Violence, by CHELSEA WOLFE". CHELSEA WOLFE.
^"Chelsea Wolfe – "The Mother Road"". June 18, 2019.
^Shaffer, Claire (July 16, 2019). "See Chelsea Wolfe's Aimee Mann-Inspired Video for 'American Darkness'".
^Munro, Scott (September 5, 2019). "Watch Chelsea Wolfe in video for haunting new single Deranged For Rock & Roll". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^Munro, Scott (March 4, 2020). "Chelsea Wolfe shares video for her new single Highway". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^"Birth Of Violence by Chelsea Wolfe reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^"Reviews and Tracks for Birth of Violence by Chelsea Wolfe". Metacritic. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Phares, Heather. "Birth of Violence – Chelsea Wolfe". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Rife, Kate (September 12, 2019). "Chelsea Wolfe goes back to the land on the starkly beautiful Birth Of Violence". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^Toland, Michael (November 8, 2019). "Austin Chronicle Review". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^Pementel, Michael (September 11, 2019). "Chelsea Wolfe Presents an Ethereal Experience on Birth of Violence". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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