KAPLAN: What were the coolest photography experiences that you’ve had? Lots of cool photos taken. Sometimes it needs quite a bit of research. The songs kind of came together in that way. I started reading a lot of different things that had to deal with the end times. Once I started writing the songs for the album, I kind of wanted to research different scientific theories of the end times and different imagery. Some of the songs came to me naturally after seeing something or reading something. I think this album is a little bit of both. Then, sometimes I’ll start researching a topic. WOLFE: Sometimes it comes to me all at once, really natural and instinctual. KAPLAN: What is your process for lyrics and songwriting? There’s a lot of idealism and grand visions in this album. For me, it’s different ends of things and different types of epiphany. The apocalypse means the end of an age, the end of an era. WOLFE: The things that the title stands for kind of sums up the album for me. I think it’s something positive…something lasting. I think a lot of people read the album cover as something scary or creepy. WOLFE: I think haunting in a non-creepy way. KAPLAN: Did you mean for the album to be a little bit haunting? Was that your intention? Sort of like the moment right before the meteor hit. It represents a sense of epiphany or revelations. For me, that’s what the album cover represents-the whited-out eyes and the expression. The word “epiphany” kind of stands out for me when I think about revelations, like a realization that moment of realizing something that really makes sense. That was kind of what the album represents for me. WOLFE: The title of the album, Apokalypsis, stands for revelations, the apocalypse, and lifting of the veil. KAPLAN: Your album cover art is pretty crazy. ILANA KAPLAN: Are you looking forward to CMJ?ĬHELSEA WOLFE: Yeah. Wolfe is embarking on her first ever CMJ performance and was sitting in an airport when we caught up with her on being photographed, her desire for a Black Sabbath reunion, and her dislike for the Zola Jesus comparisons. Having previously been shy with her music, Wolfe has finally been able to find comfort in making and performing music. She has put a wide array of influences into making this record and crosses genres with her music. She has found her voice within paralleling the likes of Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey, while making strides all on her own. Wolfe has ultimately put her interest in the end times into making this album. Her whited-out eyes are meant to reflect revelations and positivity. However, Wolfe doesn’t want you to think it’s creepy. That said, we also had a lot of fun doing it, not to mention how freeing it is to not give a f-k and to just create.The album cover of Chelsea Wolfe’s Apokalypsis, like her voice, is somewhat haunting. Both of us have grown so much as writers and musicians since our first band together (Red Host), and with the journeys we had to take separately to get there, we both have so much more to say so much more pain and anger to express. Creating with Chelsea has always been very liberating for me, and we both push each other to try new things: anything and everything. Piss represents a musical chemistry cut short long ago that now gets a second chance. Jess Gowrie (drums, guitar, bass, programming) This project was a chance for us to do things our own way, on our own terms, and we plan to invite more womxn musicians along for future Mrs. We tried not to overthink the songs as we were writing them, but at the same time we did consciously put a lot into crafting them into our own weird sonic vision. It was freeing and fun to channel some wild energies that I don’t typically put into my own music. “Working on this project brought Jess and I so much closer as songwriters and production partners, after reuniting as friends and bandmates. The tracks showcase the pair’s perfect combination and their visionary and precisely-controlled aggressive, and beautifully delivered hard-hitting rock. Listen now on all digital retailers here. Self-Surgery sees its physical release on LP and CD this Autumn to pre-order go here. These songs feel more urgent and visceral than anything either of them has created before: heaviness spurred on by punk spirit. Now they’ve released their highly acclaimed debut album, Self-Surgery via Sargent House. Drawing on their collective rock, metal, and industrial influences, the project began while the two were touring around together during Wolfe’s Hiss Spun album in 2017. Piss is a new collaboration between Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie. PISS (CHELSEA WOLFE AND JESS GOWRIE)ĭEBUT ALBUM SELF-SURGERY OUT NOW ON SARGENT HOUSE
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