Following her 2014 critical breakout
Burn Your Fire For No Witnesses, Angel Olsen sets out to shed labels on her third album. Throughout its eleven tracks,
My Woman dabbles in shimmering modern synth pop, '90s alt-tinged muscular power pop, expansive cinematic rock and even neon-kissed old time rock n' roll. It's a record that calls to mind as much Superchunk and Nirvana as it does Cowboy Junkies and Neil Young. What ties all of these styles and feelings together are the raw emotion of Olsen's voice and the high level of talent she brings to her songwriting.
My Woman is a transformative album that is by times thrilling, mesmerizing, heartbreaking, life affirming and exhausting. It's also a brilliant turn by an artist who defies whatever box we'd put her in and, perhaps above all, an album that subverts expectations only to exceed them.
September 2, 2016 • Jagjaguwar
Highlights
Shut Up Kiss Me • Heart Shaped Face • Sister
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