angel olsen

she with the most golden of vocal chords gifts us these snapshots of her journey as an artist, from the ghostly & intimate, to the brassy & bold via some joyously garagey detours.

‘Phases' is a collection of B-sides, rarities, & demos from the past several years, including a number of never-before released tracks. these songs are just as wonderful as anything else she has recorded. for example: ‘sans’ feels like the gem that accidentally fell off the end of ‘half way home’, which segues into ‘sweet dreams’, which would have sat proudly at the centre of ‘burn fire for no witness’.  be still our beating heart. "When you have a voice like Angel Olsen's, you can afford to strip away almost all of the instruments, & most of the production value, & still be left with something moving & powerful" 8/10 - exclaim.