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Dutch vocalist/composer Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) continues her successful solo journey by releasing another single, the bittersweet "Human To Ruin", cut from her upcoming second album, Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II, out 7 October via Napalm Records.
Within this lavish realm of rock, pop, metal and beyond, instruments and vocals were performed, programmed, and produced by Wessels herself, also featuring delicate guitar work by Timo Somers (also ex-Delain). The second single, "Human To Ruin", starts with a sweet melody that breaks into a propelling metal track, in which calmer parts alter with powerful breakouts. Her inimitable and charismatic voice creates an intimate and mystical atmosphere and underlines Charlotte Wessels' versatility! The song is underlined by an atmospheric visualizer to set the perfect mood for this auditive experience.
Charlotte Wessels on "Human To Ruin": "With 'Human To Ruin' I wanted to make a song that has an old school symphonic feel to it, but at the same time doesn't get too polished or 'pretty' to reflect the theme of the track. The vocal processing on the choruses is inspired by the 90's grunge and the instrumental middle part gives off something psychedelic, all in all, it's quite eclectic. Thematically, the words in 'Human To Ruin' are the things you say to yourself when you feel undeserving of love, or when you feel like you want love just for selfish reasons. I felt compelled to indulge in this feeling without nuancing it because when you exaggerate a feeling like that or make it larger than life in a song, it allows you to shout out the frustration on the one hand but it also reminds you that it is probably not all THAT bad in reality."
On the exciting new offering, Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II, Wessels' styles range from melancholic alt-pop to synth-infused rock and connect atmospheric elements with harder sounds, crossing genre boundaries with ease.
Charlotte Wessels states: "Since May 2020, I've been writing and recording a new song every month down in my basement 'Six Feet Under Studio', fueled by - and released to - my tight-knit Patreon community. This album wouldn't be there without them. I'm excited to team up with Napalm Records again to release a new collection of these tracks with a wider audience. With Tales From Six Feet Under, I released my favourite tracks of the first year of this endeavour onto the world in 2021, and Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II is its counterpart, with my favourite tracks from the second year. There are definitely differences between the two, with the second leaning more towards the heavier side, but they do belong together. Together they represent a time of introspection and solitary songwriting in the basement. A time that has taught me a lot and has been very meaningful to me, but also a time that, as I started this project in the middle of Covid quarantine, has already - thankfully - started changing. Not because I won't be writing and recording Six Feet Under anymore, but because as the world is opening up again, I too will come out of the basement and out of my shell again with live concerts, and collaborations are on the horizon".
Human To Ruin" awaits you right below - though ruin not. Link
Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II tracklist:
01. Venus Rising
02. Human To Ruin
03. The Phantom Touch
04. Against All Odds
05. A Million Lives
06. The Final Roadtrip
07. Good Dog
08. Toxic
09. I Forget
10.Utopia
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