A year on from Big Time, Angel Olsen revisits four songs from that startlingly beautiful full-length’s sessions, paring back to classic country essentials in two pristine ballads and rocking out in a pair of full-band recordings.
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Angel Olsen :: Big Time
On her stunning new album Big Time, Angel Olsen chronicles a complex couple of years and a resulting sense of rebirth. Filled with country-tinged melodies and sparse arrangements, it features some of the songwriter’s most engaging work.
Angel Olsen :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
“They’re very different songs, even though they’re the same songs.” That’s how Angel Olsen puts it regarding Whole New Mess, an alternate timeline vision of the album that would become 2019’s All Mirrors. But the record isn’t a mere collection of demos. It’s a snapshot of Olsen at one point in a ongoing processing of thoughts and feelings, alive in a single moment.
Really Do The Change :: Angel Olsen on Whole New Mess
Getting a glimpse at an alternate take of a classic album is something we’ve seen more and more in the modern era. But with her new album Whole New Mess, a fraternal twin to 2019’s All Mirror, songwriter Angel Olsen didn’t have to wander too deeply into the vault. But it’s not merely a “demos collection.” It’s something more compelling and stranger, a document that illustrates the way songs change and morph over time in a creator’s hands.
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Angel Olsen – October 25th – Berlin, Germany
Aquarium Drunkard returns to Berlin presenting Angel Olsen at the Columbia Theater on Tuesday night, October 25th. Little Wings supports. We’re giving away tickets to local AD readers…leave a comment below to enter – winners notified […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Angel Olsen @ Echoplex, March 2
Los Angeles: This Sunday night, March 2nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Angel Olsen at the Echoplex. Cian Nugent and Paul Bergman support. Advance tickets available for purchase, here . We’re giving away a few pairs to AD . […]
Angel Olsen :: Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Last January, Angel Olsen released the Sleepwalker 7” on Japanese label Sixteen Tambourines. That single’s A Side, “Sweet Dreams,” was three minutes of moldy basement rock ‘n roll replete with distorted guitar vamps and […]
Catching Up With Angel Olsen :: The AD Interview
Like the Biblical angel, the Siren of Greek Mythology is often portrayed as a winged human with an arresting voice. The former might use the gift of song to guide […]