Charlotte Wessels announces new album ‘The Obsession’
CHARLOTTE WESSELS has announced a new album!
Titled The Obsession, the upcoming album from the former DELAIN vocalist is the follow-up to 2022’s Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Napalm Records.
The album features arrangements by Vikram Shankar [SILENT SKIES, PAIN OF SALVATION], cello by Elianne Anemaat, was mixed by Guido Aalbers [MUSE, COLDPLAY, THE GATHERING] and mastered by The album also features arrangements by Vikram Shankar [Silent Skies, Pain of Salvation], cello by Elianne Anemaat, was mixed by Guido Aalbers [Muse, Coldplay, The Gathering] and mastered by Andy VanDette [PORCUPINE TREE, VOLA, DREAM THEATER].
Speaking about the upcoming album, Wessels says, “on the one hand, this album tells a very personal story – through its unintended theme of fear, obsessive thoughts and the escapes from them – and at the same time it represents the joy of finding the songs’ true forms with everyone involved in the making of this record. That’s why I chose The Obsession as a title. It refers to my personal challenges with OCD that inspired many of the songs – but I’ve also started referring to the band as The Obsession – because there were moments in the studio with them that truly reminded me of why I’m obsessed with making music in the first place.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, CHARLOTTE WESSELS has released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; The Exorcism.
Speaking about the new song, Wessels shares, “I’ve been thinking a lot about fears and behaviors I’ve had since I was a child, and how at certain moments in life I thought I’d overcome them for good, but they’d always rear their ugly heads again in time. I keep wondering why. Did I invite them back in? The Exorcism is a call for these demons to stay away – but also a message to myself and others facing similar challenges, to hang on – even if they don’t.”
Watch the official music video for The Exorcism here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Chasing Sunsets
2. Dopamine
3. The Exorcism
4. Soulstice
5. The Crying Room
6. Ode To The West Wind
7. Serpentine
8. Praise
9. All You Are
10. Vigor And Valor
11. Breathe
12. Soft Revolution (2024)
The Obsession is set for release on September 20th via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on CHARLOTTE WESSELS like her official page on Facebook.
