Chelsea Wolfe has released a video for ‘Halo’, the fifth track on ‘The Dark’, her ninth studio album. The record came out on 21 August 2026 via Loma Vista Recordings, and the clip arrives just days before the European leg of her world tour gets under way, a run that includes a London date at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on 17 December.
‘Halo’ follows a run of singles Wolfe rolled out over the summer. The first was the double release of ‘Death Is Not the End’ and ‘The Dark’ on 23 June. ‘Cold’ followed on 21 July with a video directed by Magdalena Wosinska, and ‘Seethe’, featuring Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, arrived on 17 August.
Wolfe produced ‘The Dark’ with long-time collaborator Ben Chisholm and Jennifer Decilveo. The three co-wrote the material, which began taking shape in 2024 during sessions between Wolfe and Decilveo in Los Angeles. Marta Salogni mixed the album. Guest musicians include Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck, drummer Matt Chamberlain, Warpaint‘s Stella Mozgawa, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen and members of Icelandic trio Kælan Mikla.
Wolfe has said the songs came together “really quickly and easily”. Describing the record’s outlook, she said: “The ghosts are haunted by the living just as much as the living are haunted by the ghosts.” She has also framed it as an act of personal accountability: “On this album, I’m not pointing the finger at anyone. I’m taking responsibility.”
‘The Dark’ followed ‘She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She’, released in February 2024, also through Loma Vista. The new album holds a Metacritic score of 78, indicating “generally favourable” reviews. British singer-songwriter A.A. Williams supports on the European dates. Earlier this year, Wolfe played ArcTangent festival near Bristol on 20 August.
- 21 November: Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
- 23 November: Berlin, Admiralspalast
- 24 November: Hamburg, Große Freiheit 36
- 25 November: Copenhagen, Vega
- 27 November: Oslo, Betong
- 28 November: Stockholm, Vasateatern
- 30 November: Tallinn, Helitehas
- 2 December: Vilnius, LOFTAS
- 3 December: Warsaw, Progresja
- 5 December: Prague, ARCHA+
- 6 December: Vienna, Budocenter
- 7 December: Budapest, Akvárium Klub
- 9 December: Mannheim, Capitol
- 11 December: Fribourg, Fri-Son
- 12 December: Milan, Live Club
- 13 December: Munich, Isarphilharmonie
- 15 December: Antwerp, Trix
- 16 December: Paris, Casino de Paris
- 17 December: London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
- 19 December: Athens, FLOYD
