“When you can’t find the words / Guess it’s time to listen / Took a lot to get me here,” Angel Olsen sings in “This is How it Works,” a song off her new album, Big Time. It is one […]
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Angel Olsen began the process of making her 2019 record All Mirrors with incredibly sparse solo arrangements. Before songs like “Lark,” “Summer,” and “Chance” became shimmering supernovas, they were quiet and haunting, not unlike Olsen in her early days. Amid […]
It’s been three years since we watched Angel Olsen pivot from the stark, haunting folk sounds of Burn Your Fire for No Witness (2014) to the rockabilly kiss-offs of My Woman (2016). With her latest release, All Mirrors, we are […]
The storytelling and songwriting of lanky, charismatic Alex Cameron gives one déjà vu that hearkens back to classic American rock and roll, evoking the working-man-gone-bad grit of a mid-’80s Bruce Springsteen or Warren Zevon hiding in between the glossy and catchy ’80s […]
Sometimes a hero swoops in just when you need one, and in today’s divided world, Mavis Staples might just be the one wearing the cape. On an album that rises higher than hate and embraces love, in songs written by […]
To see a live performance by Angel Olsen is to see an artist being playful, experimenting with the sounds of her voice and the impressive capabilities of her band. And her latest release, Phases, captures that spirit. On the heels […]
Most of the time, our Friday release day spotlight falls on artists who fit squarely within the scope of stereotypical “American roots music.” This week, we’re lifting up a handful of albums that deliver the unexpected. While North Carolina’s Chatham […]
I firmly believe that, to do radio, especially public radio, you need a great sense of humor. Scott Foley has that and he shares that hunger for new, exciting music that is also essential. Bill Frater: Where and when did you […]
The shimmering synth in the opening of the highly anticipated new Angel Olsen record My Woman will have you doing a double take. Is this the same quiet, introspective, dark Olsen we’ve come to know and love? The answer is […]
I can no longer call the Nelsonville Music Festival the best kept secret in Southeast Ohio. While it remains modest in size — and way more comfortable and friendly than some larger festivals — music aficionados have discovered this laid back, musically […]
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