Since we are still pretending Mistake in Parting did not happen, The Dark (Loma Vista Recordings) is Chelsea Wolfe’s ninth “official” studio album. Here is where she steps into the big time, so to speak. It only makes sense, as artists she influenced like Ethel Cain are currently playing the fabulous Ms. Wolfe, so it is her time to step out from behind the ghostly veil of reverb and prove who she is by singing out with a more stripped, organic production for the soulful “Cold” that opens the album.  Continue reading →