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Angel Olsen has a new album called Big time. The full project will be released on June 3 via Jagjaguwar. To update: The album can be streamed in its entirety. In addition, Olsen shared an accompanying short film that she co-directed with Kimberly Stuckwisch. Stream the album and watch the movie below.
The harrowing history of the origins of Big time certainly justifies the name of the album. The LP was written around the time Olsen came out as queer to her parents, something she had long avoided. “Some experiences just make you feel like you’re five years old, no matter how wise or mature you think you are,” Olsen said. And while the news was ultimately well received — “At the ripe old age of 34, I was finally free to be myself,” recalls the artist — Olsen’s relief was quickly marred by unspeakable pain. Three days after coming out, Olsen’s father died; Her mother died just a few weeks later. Three weeks after her mother’s funeral, Olsen entered Fivestar Studios with producer Jonathan Wilson and recorded Big time.
Understandably, Big time deals heavily with love and heartbreak. For example, lead single “All the Good Times” follows Olsen through the rise and fall of her first queer relationship, not with dramatic synthesizers but pounding country organ. “I can’t say I’m sorry if I don’t feel so wrong anymore,” sings Olsen, at peace at last. Her voice boasts the kind of hard-won calm that only comes after a battle with the devil. In the song’s music video, which was directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch, time jumps between shots of Olsen and her partner happily in love and the artist taking to the streets solo and filling a pickup truck with gas straight from an old can.
Big time can be bought here. If the record seems a little pricey, it’s for a good cause: Jagjaguwar has teamed up with Terra Lumina Consulting to offset the carbon emissions of producing CDs and LPs. The company calculated the carbon emissions of the album’s cradle-to-grave use, including the quarrying of materials, pressing and shipping the product, power consumption of stereo systems playing the album, and end-of-life disposal . Carbon offsets are purchased through Native and support the Medford Spring Grassland Project.
This summer, Angel Olsen will be on the road with Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker for The Wild Hearts Tour, out in stores now. After that, Olsen will headline on a European tour. Tickets for the dates below go on sale Friday through Ticketmaster.
Big time Artwork:
Big time Tracklist:
01. All the good times
02. Big time
03. dream thing
04. Ghost on
05. All flowers
06. Right now
07. How it works
08. Go home
09. Through the Fires
10. Chasing the sun
Angel Olsen tour dates 2022:
21.07. – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap Center For the Performing Arts *
22.07. – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *
23.07. – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
07/25 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater *
07/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater *
07/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater *
07/30 – Berkeley, California @ Greek Theater *
08/02 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamin’s Edgefield Amphitheater *
08/03 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheater *
08/05 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Gardens *
08/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA *
08/07 – Denver, CO @ Sculpture Park *
08/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Festival Field *
08/10 – Chicago, IL @ TBA *
08/11 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
08/12 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
08/13 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
08/15 – Shelburne, VT @ The Green at the Shelburne Museum*
08/16 – LaFayette, NY @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards *
08/18 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion *
08/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at The Mann *
08/21 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage *
09/26 — Lisbon, PT @ Capitólio ^
09/27 — Lisbon, PT @ Capitólio ^
09/29 — Madrid, ES @ La Riviera ^
09/30 — Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo ^
10/01 — Lyon, FR @ L’ Epicerie Moderne ^
10/02 — Zurich, CH @ merchants ^
10/04 — Munich, DE @ Freiheitshalle ^
10/05 — Vienna, AT @ WUK ^
10/06 — Warsaw, PL @ Palladium ^
10/07 — Berlin, DE @ Huxleys ^
10/09 — Stockholm, SE @ Berns ^
10/10 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller ^
10/11 — Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA ^
13.10 — Cologne, DE @ Gloria ^
14.10. — Paris, FR @ Bataclan ^
15.10 — Leuven, BE @ Het Depot ^
16.10. — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso ^
18.10. — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton ^
19.10. — Bath, UK @ The Forum ^
20.10. – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall ^
21.10. — Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall ^
10/24 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street ^
^ = with Tomberlin
* = The Wild Hearts Tour co-headlining with Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker and special guest Spencer
