Charlotte Wessels’ The Obsession announce new album ‘Mute Swan Empire’

CHARLOTTE WESSELS’ THE OBSESSION have announced a brand new album!

The Dutch singer-songwriter and former DELAIN vocalist has announced Mute Swan Empire, the second full-length studio album from CHARLOTTE WESSELS’ THE OBSESSION, which is scheduled for release on February 5th, 2027 via Napalm Records. The record follows 2024’s The Obsession and is a character-driven concept album exploring humanity’s response to climate breakdown, social injustice and the collapse of familiar futures.

Speaking about the album, Charlotte Wessels says, “I didn’t set out to write a concept record from the start, but somewhere along the way, I began to realise that all the latest songs I’d written were connected. Each of them seemed to embody a different response to the world we’re living in: denial, complicity, withdrawal, blind obedience, selective empathy, but also hope and connection, and so on. I started to recognise these recurring themes and archetypes, and eventually realised they were all part of a much bigger story. I found myself wanting to follow this thread as far as it would take me, exploring the concept through the music first, and eventually through the artwork and imagery too.

That discovery became the foundation for Mute Swan Empire. What fascinates me is how easy it is to recognise these responses in others, and how much harder it can be to recognise them in ourselves. I didn’t want an album that simply points fingers or offers easy answers. I wanted to explore the contradictions, the uncomfortable grey areas, and the possibility that we can change.

Musically, the same freedom to follow wherever a song leads has resulted in a record that moves between some of the heaviest music we’ve made and moments of vulnerability. Despite how varied the record is, I think we’ve never sounded more together like a band. Everyone brings something distinct to the music, and I’m really proud of what happens when all those elements come together.”

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Incubus
2. In Leta Via
3. Tempest
4. After Us, The Flood
5. Good Girl (If You’re Ready To Die)
6. The Hermit Song
7. Emergency Kit
8. One Day They Will Come For You
9. Weeping Madonna
10. This Is Not An Opinion
11. The Villain
12. Let The Music Decide
13. Incantations
14. Starling
15. Bells Of Lynn

Mute Swan Empire is set for release on February 5th, 2027 via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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