Angel Olsen – Phases (Vinyl)

How do you best describeAngel 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 acclaimedMY WOMAN,Olsenhas refused to succumb to a single genre, expectation, or vision. Impossible to pin down,Olsennavigates the world with her remarkable, symphonic voice and a propensity for narrative, her music growing into whatever shape best fits to tell the story.

Phasesis a collection ofOlsenswork culled from the past several years, including a number of never-before-released tracks. Fly On Your Wall, previously contributed to the Bandcamp-only, anti-Trump fundraiser Our First 100 Days, opensPhases, before seamlessly slipping into Special, a brand new song from theMY WOMANrecording sessions. Both How Many Disasters and Sans are first-time listens: home-recorded demos that have never been released, leaning heavily onOlsensarresting 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. Balancingtenacity and tenderness,Phasesacts as a deep-dive for longtime fans, as well as a fitting introduction to Olsens sprawling sonics for the uninitiated.

Tracklisting

1. Fly On Your Wall
2. Special
3. Only You
4. All Right Now
5. Sans
6. Sweet Dreams
7. California
8. Tougher Than the Rest
9. For You
10. How Many Disasters
11. May as Well
12. Endless Road

Release Date: 10 November 2017