Chelsea Wolfe Shares Video For New Song American Darkness
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Ben Chisholm
Chelsea Wolfe has released a video for her new single, American Darkness.
Wolfe keeps things minimal on the the stripped-back track, which arrives hot on the heels of news of the singer-songwriter's next album, 'Birth Of Violence', announced last month alongside the previously shared lead single, The Mother Road.
The new track comes with a video directed by Karlos Rene Ayala. Expanding on the concept behind the clip, Wolfe said:
"It began as a sort of homage to a scene in the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia, where the characters are singing along to the Aimee Mann song “Wise Up,” but I wanted our version to be explored through the lens of The Tarot.
"I've been reading tarot cards for myself for many years, and researching the symbolic expressions of the cards for this video made me want to dive even deeper. To represent that, I played both The Fool and The High Priestess cards in the video, to embody both the beginning of the journey, and the realization that the sacred knowledge I was seeking was inside me all along.
"We cast friends to play a few other tarot archetypes, and Karlos’ idea was to bring the symbols and signifiers into the contemporary; deconstructed, and made everyday – "the magical and the unexceptional." I loved that. At the same time, we really wanted to challenge the binary of the traditional tarot cards, and give them more diversity, which is something important that many cool artists and witches are doing.
"I’m such a fan of Karlos Rene Ayala as a writer, director, documentarian and friend, and have looked forward to making a video with him for a long time."
Wolfe will support the release with an acoustic North American tour throughout October and November. Tickets are on sale now.
Chelsea Wolfe Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri October 11 2019 - HOUSTON Texas - White Oak Music Hall (USA)
Fri October 18 2019 - SAN DIEGO California - Observatory - North Park (USA)
Sat October 19 2019 - PHOENIX Arizona - Crescent Ballroom (USA)
Mon October 21 2019 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Metro Music Hall (USA)
Tue October 22 2019 - ESTES PARK Colorado - Stanley Hotel (USA)
Thu October 24 2019 - CHICAGO Illinois - Metro (Chicago) (USA)
Fri October 25 2019 - DETROIT Michigan - Senate Theater (USA)
Sat October 26 2019 - TORONTO Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Canada)
Sun October 27 2019 - MONTREAL Quebec - Le National (Canada)
Tue October 29 2019 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Royale (USA)
Thu October 31 2019 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Fri November 01 2019 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Sun November 03 2019 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - 930 Club (USA)
Mon November 04 2019 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - McGlohon Theater (USA)
Tue November 05 2019 - ATLANTA Georgia - Terminal West At King Plow Arts Center (USA)
Wed November 06 2019 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Mercy Lounge (USA)
Fri November 08 2019 - DALLAS Texas - Texas Theatre (USA)
Sun November 10 2019 - HOUSTON Texas - White Oak Music Hall (USA)
Tue November 12 2019 - SANTA FE New Mexico - Meow Wolf (USA)
Wed November 13 2019 - TUSCON Arizona - Club Congress (USA)
Fri November 15 2019 - LOS ANGELES California - Palace Theatre (USA)
Sat November 16 2019 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Regency Ballroom (USA)
Mon November 18 2019 - PORTLAND Oregon - Wonder Ballroom (USA)
Wed November 20 2019 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox (USA)
Thu November 21 2019 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Vogue Theatre (Canada)
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