angel olsen
Angel Olsen Shares ‘Waving, Smiling’ From Upcoming Whole New Mess Album
Angel Olsen’s “Waving, Smiling” is the latest single to emerge from her 11-song Whole New Mess album, due out Aug. 28. The stripped-down release, recorded in October 2018, is the singer-songwriter’s fifth album and features alternate versions of nine of the songs from 2019’s lush and cinematic All Mirrors record. The “Waving, Smiling” video was shot by Ashley Connor at Asheville, North Carolina’s Masonic Temple, and the song finds Olsen digging deep. She explained in a statement that, “‘Waving, Smiling’ in my head is the last scene, a slow-motion realization of love not lost but at peace somewhere within myself. It’s the bittersweet end of a chapter of my life — it is the final acceptance that despite coming to an end all of that time was not lost or wasted.” Watch the song below: [embedde...
Angel Olsen Brings ‘Whole New Mess’ to Tonight Show
On the same day that she announced her new album, Whole New Mess, Angel Olsen has brought its title track to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night (July 28). Filmed at the Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina, Olsen stood at the mic with her guitar and gave fans a first listen to what the song sounds like in a live setting. Olsen has previously said that Whole New Mess was inspired by difficult changes in her personal life. “I had gone through this breakup, but it was so much bigger than that — I’d lost friendships, too,” she said. “When you get out of a relationship, you have to examine who you are or were in all the relationships. I wanted to record when I was still processing these feelings. These are the personal takes, encapsulated in a moment.” Watch Ang...
Angel Olsen Preps New LP Whole New Mess, Shares Stark Title Track
Angel Olsen will release her fifth studio LP, Whole New Mess, on August 28 via Jagjaguwar. She teased the album with a stark, eerie video for the newly issued title track. Watch below. The single frames Olsen’s dreamy croon around electric guitars with heavy reverb. “Won’t be long now before it’s really showing / It’s every season where it is I’m going,” she sings. “I stretch my bones out on the floor / I think I’ll really do the change.” “The reality is that artists are often never home so health, clear mindedness and grounding is hard to come by,” Olsen said of the track in a statement. “The song is a mental note to try and stay sane, keep healthy, remember to breathe wherever I happen to be, because there is no saving it for back home.” The clip, directed by Ashley Connor, shows Olsen s...
- 1
- 2
