When Roadburn Festival began 25 years ago, it was a haven for stoner and doom. In the 25 years since the festival’s programming has expanded to explore the outer reaches of alternative music, whilst still keeping a through line to its roots. Consider Chelsea Wolfe a bridge between those two worlds, then.
Across her seven albums to date, Wolfe has dabbled in everything from folk to doom and dark electronica. It’s that chameleonic quality that shines through her set at Roadburn. Playing all of her latest record She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She across a sprawling 16-song set, Wolfe shows her mastery of atmos and darkness, drifting atop a sea of luscious melodies while weaving alluring siren songs that beckon listeners into the darkness lying just below the surface.
