Chelsea Wolfe’s “The Dark” Arrives Tomorrow
I’m writing this post from ArcTanGent Festival today, August 20, with Chelsea Wolfe’s headline performance still ahead of me - and The Dark arriving tomorrow, August 21. Needless to say, there’s a pretty good sense of anticipation here.
Wolfe’s new album The Dark arrives tomorrow via Loma Vista Recordings, with CD and vinyl editions following on September 18. The timing makes today’s ArcTanGent headline set particularly exciting, with Wolfe set to bring new music to the festival just hours before the album officially arrives.
The nine-track release follows 2024’s She Reaches Out She Reaches Out To She and features the single “Cold,” “The Dark” and “Death Is Not The End.”
The Dark draws inspiration from the idea of entering the woods at the darkest point and becoming the thing you fear in order to feel more brave. Wolfe began writing the album with Jennifer Decilveo alongside longtime collaborator Ben Chisholm, with the material intentionally stripped back to create space for the songwriting.
The album features contributions from Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails, Matt Chamberlain of Pearl Jam, Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age, Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen of Nine Inch Nails and St. Vincent.
Wolfe’s arrival at ArcTanGent comes as part of an especially busy stretch surrounding The Dark. She performed an intimate show at London’s The Dome on August 18, where she played new music live for the first time, before heading to today’s ArcTanGent headline performance.
And that’s the part I’m especially looking forward to. With The Dark landing tomorrow, getting to hear some of this new material live tonight, here at ArcTanGent, feels like a fitting way to mark its arrival. I can’t wait to see what Chelsea Wolfe brings to the stage.
The album will then hit the road with a 43-date US and European tour running from September through December. Jonathan Hultén will join Wolfe across the US dates, while A.A. Williams will support the European leg.
September
September 16 — San Francisco, CA — Curran Theatre
September 18 — Seattle, WA — The Moore Theatre
September 19 — Salem, OR — Elsinore Theatre
September 20 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
September 22 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Event Center
September 24 — Denver, CO — Paramount Theatre
September 25 — Lawrence, KS — Liberty Hall
September 26 — St. Paul, MN — The Fitzgerald Theater
September 28 — Chicago, IL — The Riviera Theatre
September 29 — Columbus, OH — The Bluestone
September 30 — Detroit, MI — Masonic Jack White Theatre
October
October 5 — Boston, MA — Boch Center Shubert Theatre
October 6 — New York, NY — The Town Hall
October 8 — Munhall, PA — Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
October 9 — Glenside, PA — Keswick Theatre
October 10 — Washington, DC — Sixth & I
October 12 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
October 13 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
October 14 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
October 16 — Dallas, TX — Texas Theatre
October 17 — Austin, TX — Emo’s
October 20 — Tucson, AZ — Rialto Theatre
October 21 — El Cajon, CA — The Magnolia
October 23 — Los Angeles, CA — The Orpheum Theatre
November
November 21 — Utrecht, NL — TivoliVredenburg
November 23 — Berlin, DE — Admiralspalast
November 24 — Hamburg, DE — Große Freiheit 36
November 25 — Copenhagen, DK — Vega
November 27 — Oslo, NO — Betong
November 28 — Stockholm, SE — Vasateatern
November 30 — Tallinn, EE — Helitehas
December
December 2 — Vilnius, LT — LOFTAS
December 3 — Warsaw, PL — Progresja
December 5 — Prague, CZ — ARCHA+
December 6 — Vienna, AT — Budocenter
December 7 — Budapest, HU — Akvárium Klub
December 9 — Mannheim, DE — Capitol
December 11 — Fribourg, CH — Fri-Son
December 12 — Milan, IT — Live Club
December 13 — Munich, DE — Isarphilharmonie
December 15 — Antwerp, BE — Trix
December 16 — Paris, FR — Casino de Paris
December 19 — Athens, GR — FLOYD
The Dark track list
Cold
Seethe
Humours
Swallower
Halo
The Dark
Turn The Key
I’m Not There
Death Is Not The End
Dancer In The Sky
Grab your copy here.
The Dark arrives tomorrow. For me, there’s no better way to head into its release than being here waiting for Chelsea Wolfe to take the stage tonight.
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