Dutch singer-songwriter CHARLOTTE WESSELS embarks on a dark and heavy journey as she unveils the latest single from her upcoming solo album, The Obsession, out this Friday, September 20, 2024 via Napalm Records. The new track entitled Ode To The West Wind features powerhouse vocals by Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy, as this collaborative masterpiece mixes Charlotte’s enchanting style with Alissa’s strong presence.
After chart-breaking success and ruling stages worldwide with DELAIN, Wessels takes her solo career to the next level with her first traditional full-length, full-band solo album. Having already gained a devoted following with her previous solo offerings, The Obsession is sure to impress fans and critics alike. The multifaceted record marks an exciting and touching listening experience and, together with its honest storytelling, it acts as Wessels’ most mature solo offering so far.
CHARLOTTE WESSELS on Ode To The West Wind: “I’m thrilled to present the fifth single from The Obsession – and my fifth collaboration with the incomparable Alissa White-Gluz. Many of our songs together are inspired by or based on classic poetry, and ‘Ode to the West Wind’, drawn from Percy Shelley’s poem of the same name, is the latest addition to this thematic journey. Shelley’s poem reflects his admiration for the untamable force of nature and his thoughts on his own legacy. For the music video, we explored humanity’s impact on the natural world (spoiler: it’s not pretty) by reimagining iconic artworks like Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog and Raphael’s cherubs from the Sistine Madonna, only this time suffused with pollution, wings made of trash, and covered in toxic waste.“
