In the metallic first single from Hiss Spun, out Sept. 22, Wolfe is at her most commanding and climactic yet. The name "16 Psyche" conjures up images of a dusty bar, replete with spirits and spectres.

Chelsea Wolfe, for all of her brooding, gothic mystique, has the voice of an angel. The singer, touring an acoustic set advertised as an “intimate evening of songs laid bare,” returned to her folksy ...