Photo by Amanda Marsalis
Last week, Angel Olsen released a video trailer for her new song “Intern”. Turns out the track is off a forthcoming album called MY WOMAN. Due out September 2nd via Jagjaguwar, it follows Olsen’s sophomore effort, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, one of the best albums of 2014.
MY WOMAN spans 10 tracks with titles such as “Never Be Mine”, “Not Gonna Kill You”, and “Heart Shaped Face”. According to a press release, the record was sequenced in an A-side and B-side format, “featuring the punchier, more pop/rock-oriented songs up front, and the longer, more reflective tracks towards the end.”
Producer Justin Raisen (Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira) contributed in the studio; portions of the LP were also recorded live to tape at Los Angeles’ Vox Studios with the help of her regular band members Emily Elhaj (bass), Joshua Jaeger (drums), Stewart Bronaugh (guitar), and guest guitarist Seth Kauffman.
The album sees Olsen expanding on her brooding folk sound. “Because these new songs demanded a plurality of voices, Olsen sings in a much broader range of styles — her disarming, timeless voice is even more front-and-center than before.” While some of the tracks may hint at a gender-specific album, Olsen says it’s not necessarily a feminist-leaning record but does deal with “the complicated mess of being a woman.” “I’m definitely using scenes that I’ve replayed in my head, in the same way that I might write a script and manipulate a memory to get it to fit,” she explains. “But I think it’s important that people can interpret things the way that they want to.”
Below, hear “Intern” in full, and revisit the trailer.
MY WOMAN Artwork:
MY WOMAN Tracklist:
01. Intern
02. Never Be Mine
03. Shut Up Kiss Me
04. Give It Up
05. Not Gonna Kill You
06. Heart Shaped Face
07. Sister
08. Those Were The Days
09. Woman
10. Pops
In support of MY WOMAN, Olsen has lined up a lengthy North American and European tour.
Angel Olsen 2016 Tour Dates:
06/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
06/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
06/18 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
06/19 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
06/21 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
06/22 – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival
06/24 – Anchorage, AK @ Tap Root
06/25 – Anchorage, AK @ Tap Root
07/02 – Reykjavik, IS @ ATP Iceland
09/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
09/10 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
09/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater
09/12 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
09/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/16 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Soundstage
09/17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
09/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
09/20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
09/21 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
09/22 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
09/23 – Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal
09/24 – Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club
09/26 – Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
09/27 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
09/30 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/01 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
10/13 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
10/14 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
10/15 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Studio Warehouse
10/16 – Bristol, UK @ The Marble Factory
10/17 – London, UK @ KOKO
10/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel
10/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Koncerthuset, Studie 2
10/21 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee
10/22 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand
10/23 – Goteborg, SE @ Pustervik
10/25 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater
10/26 – Munich, DE @ Ampere
10/27 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
10/28 – Koeln, DE @ Stadgarten
10/29 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
11/04 – Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique
11/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Tolhuistuin