Title: Carrion flowers
Artiste: Chelsea Wolfe
Genre: Gothic Rock/Electronic/Doom Metal/Folk (it says here)
Taken from: Abyss, 2015
Familiarity: Zero, though I've heard her discussed
Suggested by: Frownland
Expectations: It's Frownland, so I expect weirdness. Good weirdness or bad weirdness I can't decide. Somehow I think I may end up liking this, but we'll see.
Buzzy, staticy opening with industrial sounds --- typical Frown! --- then some drums, very slow, and now her vocal comes in in a dark, doomy sort of chant. Not sure whether that was a guitar effect or the neighbour's dog chasing a cat in the garden. Heard it again: guess it's guitar. Very lonely kind of sound, then hard hammering guitar at 1:55. I guess this is industrial? Quite depressing, I must say. She has a good voice but it's not one I think I would enjoy listening to any more after this. At least this wasn't boring in an Author & Punisher way, and if I had to listen to one or the other I'd take this, though of preference I'd listen to neither.
Conclusion: Haunting and dark, very effective but not really for me.
So, Love or Hate? I'd have to give this one a
Hate, though it's not really a strong one.
Chances of looking into the album: 50%-ish