Celestial Blues, by King Woman

Celestial Blues

by King Woman

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macbxth_mp3 Ill admit, Im not a huge metal fan. I only artist tied to the metal sphere that I listen to are Faetooth, Sleep Token, HIM and BABYMETAL. Maybe the occosional blackgaze or early 2010s nu metal song inbetween. This artist was reccomended to me as a Lingua Ignota fan and wow! The vocals are just mwah! Favorite track: Morning Star.

scullymulder69 This album has legit changed my taste in music. There is something very sweet and real within the brutality of the sound, such a beautiful combo and drenched in narrative and feeling. This has been my most listened album of the last two years.

buzzcutter idk who I would be without King Woman, probably boring and uncool Favorite track: Ruse.

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1.	Celestial Blues 04:36	buy track
2.	Morning Star 03:53	buy track
3.	Boghz 05:23	buy track
4.	Golgotha 06:04	buy track
5.	Coil 03:01	buy track
6.	Entwined 06:04	buy track
7.	Psychic Wound 03:20	buy track
8.	Ruse 04:18	buy track
9.	Paradise Lost 04:10	buy track

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KING WOMAN, the outfit featuring songwriter, vocalist and “tour de force of gloom and woe” (Rolling Stone) Kris Esfandiari, return with their eagerly-awaited sophomore album, Celestial Blues.

Feeling compelled to reshape the biblical archetypes that once bound her, Esfandiari has created a theatrical tale of rebellion, tragedy, and triumph — a metaphor for her own personal experiences over the years — Celestial Blues was born.

Esfandiari sets a dramatic tone for the record with “Morning Star” echoing the primeval account of Lucifer's fall from grace. Esfandiari smugly whispers: “you know it could have been you / so don’t you dare judge the things that I do” — the fallen archangel in deceitful persuasion.

KING WOMAN once again takes us to church with hardcore gospel, “Coil". “Five wounds you rape me / but I resurrect” declares Esfandiari in unhinged jubilation. Esfandiari desperately begs to be absolved in the crazed offerings of “Psychic Wound”, ultimately regaining a powerful reflection of herself after a provocative and tormenting dance with the Devil.

Celestial Blues is at once a masterclass on crushing atmospheric doom, and at times a sobering take on the weightier sides of shoegaze. At the album's core, a palpable tension can be felt. Acoustic guitars soar before descending into a darkness of riff-heavy distortion. Drums build upon these moments and explode into a cacophonous groove. Esfandiari's voice remains at the forefront; somber moments lead to burning intensity and crescendo. This ebb and flow is constant.

KING WOMAN take a daring step forward as one of the genre's luminaries, releasing one of the year's most evocative records.