Description
How does one best describe Angel Olsen? From the lo-fi, sparse folk-melancholy of her 2010 EP, Strange Cacti, to the electrified, polished rock n roll bursting from 2016s beloved and acclaimed MY WOMAN, Olsen has refused to succumb to a single genre, expectation or vision. Impossible to pin down, Olsen navigates the world with her remarkable, symphonic voice and a propensity for narrative, her music growing into whatever shape best fits to tell the story.
Phases is a collection of Olsens work culled from the past several years, including a number of never-before-released tracks. Fly On Your Wall, previously contributed to the online-only, anti-Trump fundraiser Our First 100 Days, opens Phases, before seamlessly slipping into Special, a brand new song from the MY WOMAN recording sessions. Both How Many Disasters and Sans are first-time listens: home-recorded demos that have never been released, leaning heavily on Olsens arresting croon and lonesome guitar.
The B-sides compilation is both a testament to Olsens enormous musical range and a tidy compilation of tracks that have previously been elusive in one way or another.
Balancing tenacity and tenderness, Phases acts as a deep-dive for longtime fans, as well as a fitting introduction to Olsens sprawling sonics for the uninitiated.
Endless US touring continues in 2017 and Winter 2018, following extensive festival performances in Summer 2017. Supporting Arcade Fire in the US.
Available to independent retailers on olive vinyl.
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