℗ 2024 Napalm Records Handels
| Released | September 20, 2024 |
| Duration | 50m 05s |
| Record Label | Napalm Records Handels |
| Catalogue No. | NPR1312D |
| Genre | Rock (Progressive) |
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1.1
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Chasing Sunsets
Charlotte Wessels |
4:16 | |||
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1.2
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Dopamine (feat. Simone Simons)
Charlotte Wessels; Simone Simons |
3:36 | |||
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1.3
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The Exorcism
Charlotte Wessels |
4:48 | |||
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1.4
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Soulstice
Charlotte Wessels |
3:02 | |||
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1.5
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The Crying Room
Charlotte Wessels |
5:15 | |||
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1.6
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Ode To The West Wind (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
Charlotte Wessels; Alissa White-Gluz |
4:21 | |||
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1.7
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Serpentine
Charlotte Wessels |
4:16 | |||
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1.8
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Praise
Charlotte Wessels |
4:13 | |||
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1.9
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All You Are
Charlotte Wessels |
4:59 | |||
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1.10
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Vigor And Valor
Charlotte Wessels |
3:16 | |||
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1.11
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Breathe;
Charlotte Wessels |
1:11 | |||
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1.12
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Soft Revolution (2024 Version)
Charlotte Wessels |
6:52 |
Charismatic Dutch singer/songwriter Charlotte Wessels releases her new album, The Obsession, under Napalm Records! While the former DELAIN vocalist’s earlier solo endeavors, full-length song compilations Tales From Six Feet Under (2021) and Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II (2022), already gained Wessels a remarkable number of devotees, resulting in thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify and a loyal fanbase on Patreon, The Obsession truly takes her solo career to the next level. While still writing and producing songs in her Six Feet Under basement home studio and sharing their first incarnations with her patrons, now she’s taking them to the next level backed by a band of her fellow ex-DELAIN cohorts Timo Somers (guitars, additional arrangements), Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije (bass) and Joey Marin de Boer (drums) as well as Sophia Vernikov (piano/hammond), contributing to the new heavier sound. It also features arrangements by Vikram Shankar (Redemption, Silent Skies), cello by Elianne Anemaat, was mixed by Guido Aalbers (Muse, Coldplay, Live, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Gathering) and mastered by award-winning mastering engineer Andy VanDette (known for his work with the likes of Porcupine Tree, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, and many more).
On The Obsession, Charlotte Wessels adds bucketloads of bombast to her genre-bending songwriting, as spellbinding melancholia and dark catchy elements meet progressive and heavier soundscapes. The storytelling within the songs give the multifaceted album even more depth, making The Obsession an exciting listening experience and Wessels’ most mature solo offering so far."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Napalm Records Handels Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.30 -0.31 to -0.30 | -11.29 -14.82 to -10.07 | -8.31 -11.20 to -7.40 | 6 5 to 9 | |
| 1 | Chasing Sunsets | -0.30 | -11.89 | -8.4 | 6 |
| 2 | Dopamine (feat. Simone Simons) | -0.30 | -10.07 | -7.4 | 5 |
| 3 | The Exorcism | -0.30 | -10.17 | -7.4 | 5 |
| 4 | Soulstice | -0.30 | -11.15 | -8.5 | 5 |
| 5 | The Crying Room | -0.30 | -11.35 | -8.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Ode To The West Wind (feat. Alissa White-Gluz) | -0.30 | -10.39 | -7.6 | 5 |
| 7 | Serpentine | -0.30 | -11.28 | -8.5 | 5 |
| 8 | Praise | -0.30 | -10.98 | -8.2 | 6 |
| 9 | All You Are | -0.30 | -11.43 | -8.3 | 5 |
| 10 | Vigor And Valor | -0.30 | -10.45 | -7.6 | 5 |
| 11 | Breathe; | -0.31 | -14.82 | -11.2 | 9 |
| 12 | Soft Revolution (2024 Version) | -0.30 | -11.50 | -8.1 | 5 |