CHELSEA WOLFE - Pain Is Beauty 2LP britpop Josef Rufer

Josef Rufer

the high-octane energy of 'Buzzsaw Joint' has gotten physical shape with a run of compilations on Stag-O-Lee

" Their first show was August 15

"Debut LP session by a young Boston-based quintet who hit with all the Dionysian power of a young Harry Pussy

which blends seamlessly into 'The Answer Was You' which in turn mixes wonderful harmony vocals with strings in the chorus

CHELSEA WOLFE - Pain Is Beauty 2LP britpop Josef RuferMarrying the gentle intimacy of folk, the atmospheric voodoo of death rock, and the bleak, sullen nihilism of black metal, Wolfe's sound effectively cast a genre all her own: a cavernous rumble, marked by stuttering drums, ethereal synths, and a wash of guitar, all very much in the service of one of the most hypnotic, celestial voices in modern music.