Chelsea Wolfe‘s 2017 LP Hiss Spun is out now on Sargent House and it’s a dark and heavy masterpiece sure to be on our Favorite Albums of 2017 list. Today, we check out the artist’s new video for the album track, “Spun.” Directed by Wolfe herself, she also appears here alongside several friends, as well as the pole dancer Felicia Drake. The singer explains,
“Jess, Ben, and I had a lot of fun making this video in the back of a musty old limo in Sacramento with some lovely friends, and featuring pole dancer Felicia Drake. I noticed Felicia tagging me in Instagram videos of her dancing to my songs and thought it was so stunning and empowering, so I reached out to see if she wanted to collaborate on this video. Happily, she was in! She is the siren we seek on our fucked-up journey through memories and dreams. We took visual inspiration from the sexy, red-lit confines of a photo darkroom, our favorite 90’s videos like NIN “Starfuckers,” Fiona Apple “Criminal,” and the moods of Garbage “Stupid Girl,” but also from our own lives ’cause this shit is DIY!”
Sonically, “Spun” is set in motion with grinding low end and its’ slow driving churn draws up powerful, libidinal energies. Wolfe presides as high priestess as she channels lyrical forces from deep within the Id. The visuals follow suit, often tinted in a leering red, as the singer and her friends chase the night to the proverbial “end of the road” in the back of that “old limo.” Complete with composited imagery of Drake’s pole dancing, her athletic abilities add a daunting edge to this erotic imagery.
