Angel Olsen

I've only just discovered her; I've been playing both albums on rotation, and I've snapped up tickets to see her next month. <3 her

I want to give this more time, but I really really don't like the way it's mixed so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ar3rMoQKo

Finally getting around to the new one and damn, it's great! Am I right in thinking she's raised her game a bit on this?

I saw her in in the tiny and packed out Soup Kitchen venue in Manchester on Sunday night and she was terrific. Most of her set was songs from her new album, which was a touch disappointing as I prefer Half Way Home, personally. But her voice, especially on a long, slow-burning version of "White Fire", was spellbinding.

My favorite part of the album are the last three songs, Dance Slow Decades reminds me of Marling.

"Burn Your Fire" is one of my favorite things of the year, definitely a weird mash of Johnny Cash and post-punk weirdness in the background. It's that backing that makes the new one far better than her debut for me.

I haven't heard the debut yet but this new one is fantastic.

I've listened to the debut a couple of times and find it inconsistent and eventually annoying. The broader sound palette of BYF makes it much more interesting to me. Ymmv.

Never got into Burn Your Fire but it's really mostly the fault of the mixing/production imo. I still seek out videos of her performing, where you get a clearer sound. Def want to see live. Really feel like this lo-fi aesthetic does her a disservice.

How on earth is Burn Your Fire lo-fi beyond the opening acoustic track?

maybe it's a stretch to call it "lo fi," I just mean all that mic distortion and loose barely-turned-up guitar amp distortion. Not a fan of that sound.

Over the last year Burn your Fire has become a firm friend. I put it on when I need someone to listen to my gripes and then when I need someone to hear me yelling at the shit and piss. Strangely, I don't have many real friends. Just this. A bunch of coded files in my phone.

Some days I think this is my favorite album of the year

I actually find some tracks have grown on me a little now

five extra tracks here. http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22516/1/stream-angel-olsen-s-dreamy-deluxe-album-reissue

tried several times (cuz she's the hometown hero) but can't get into it. fantastic voice though.

sometimes I feel like the degree to which she perfected her style outstrips the quality of her songs a little

her musical style I mean -- her sound etc.

Agree that the general feel of the record and sound of/conviction in Olsen's voice are the big draws here, but the songs hold their own. The best of them are as pointed as any I've heard this year.

burn your fire... is my favorite record of 2014

sometimes I feel like the degree to which she perfected her style outstrips the quality of her songs a little

― 18th Century Celebrity WS of Shame (Hurting 2), Thursday, December 4, 2014 3:24 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think that's accurate for a lot of her songs. she's pretty mesmerizing in person, but many of the songs are kind of meandering and not very memorable

I hear some Roy Orbison in there too. At the risk of way overgeneralizing about female indie singers, it's refreshing to hear a really good, full-throated voice that doesn't rely on breathy, wispy affectations.

― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:23 AM (1 year ago)

the band backup, w/ the rock numbers, brings this out more - minimizes tendencies toward affectedness that were there in the last record too

all that mic distortion and loose barely-turned-up guitar amp distortion. Not a fan of that sound

that is what makes it fire

Yes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nleRCBhLr3k

SO GOOD

I saw her the other week and the show was a little disappointing but my hopes for this album are sky high anyway. This song rules.

both of these new tunes are pretty great

It's not grabbing me. I got really excited in the first minute but was hoping she'd open up her voice a bit. I like the departure from the last album but her vocals feel more restrained than they should be.

Disregard me. Just jaded. Saw Kevin Morby and Big Thief earlier. Bored out of my mind. Austin is boring. I need to move back to Colorado.

Okay, I'm out.

how am i just finding out about her :(

big thief rules

shut up kiss me is incredible but i will prob avoid her other stuff as i suspect it wont compete.

that's ridiculous
if you like one of her songs, you should listen to more of her songs

what other song would convert a newbie?

idk, she seems to have a whole new look/'tude with the video for that song
i guess it depends on what you like about it
i am not an angel olsen expert, maybe someone else has a better idea but i would suggest listening to songs from the new album if you like that one

album is pretty great on first listen, especially love 'woman' and 'those were the days'

god "sister" fucks me up each and every time

She tones down the gothic-Johnny Cash vibe of the last album, which was key for me.

you mean that like its a good thing or bad?

It's not that it's a *bad* thing, but that Gothhy Cash vibe made her last record stand out from the pack for me. The new record is solid but doesn't reach the same heights as "Burn Your Fire".

i love the new record. just pre-ordered it, actually, after hearing the leak. it is steadier paced and a bit less angry and depressing, so if that's not what you want then you might prefer her last one. but both are great imo.

im going to get this thing anyways cos i am hooked like a goldfish on her thing but yep i liked the flashes of anger on burn your fire but i guess if you havent got any of it then you cant fake it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mIA1r2ZELU

fuckin' A, I can't hardly wait for this album

Now that's a song! Wow

Is it her on lead guitar?

i don't think so but her band is fantastic

the variety and slightly lighter overall tone on this new one makes it slightly disappointing for me - but i still think its a decent, listenable album i will continue to spend time with it even if it doesnt have the dark power of burn your fire

the variety and slightly lighter overall tone

excellent!

the twin peaks comment is otm, but it’s executed really well. the arrangements on songs like “right now” and “through the fires” are stunning

This has nothing to do with the new album, which I haven't heard in full, but... I recently heard Emmylou Harris's "Wrecking Ball" for the first time, and realized it would sound perfectly at home on My Woman.

Sadly I have come back to this album a half dozen times and it does absolutely nothing for me besides leave me incredibly bored.

I enjoy it, but it's not wild or out there, it's a nice singer songwriter album with a country tinge

some good songs

maybe frontloaded

Definitely frontloaded. Some of my favorite songs by her. But it does trail off.

Apple Music really wants me to listen to her partner’s music featuring her but good god it’s boring. (Maxim Ludwig)

I dunno. I'm kind of a sucker for a ballad with clanging chimes in the arrangement.