MY WOMAN

by Angel Olsen

MY WOMAN cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:36
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 14 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Angel Olsen's 'MY WOMAN' is intentionally structured into two distinct halves, moving from punchy, synth-inflected rock on its A-side to longer, atmospheric, and meditative compositions on the B-side. The production by Justin Raisen marks a departure from her earlier lo-fi sound, favoring a more polished and dynamic range that incorporates '60s pop, glam rock, and synth-pop influences. Lyrically, the album explores themes of love, identity, and vulnerability with a direct and assertive perspective, solidifying its place as a pivotal and critically acclaimed work in her discography.

Genres

Descriptors: retro, theatrical, velvety, lounge, jangly, female-vocals, reverb-heavy, confessional, dynamic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Intern (2:46)
  2. Never Be Mine (3:41)
  3. Shut Up Kiss Me (3:22)
  4. Give It Up (2:56)
  5. Not Gonna Kill You (4:57)
  6. Heart Shaped Face (5:32)
  7. Sister (7:45)
  8. Those Were the Days (4:19)
  9. Woman (7:37)
  10. Pops (4:41)

Credits

  • Angel Olsen - vocals, inside photo, production, performer, songwriter, written-by, Primary Artist
  • Stewart Bronaugh - main personnel, performer, lead guitarist
  • Emily Elhaj - main personnel, performer
  • Joshua Jaeger - main personnel, performer
  • Seth Kauffman - main personnel, performer
  • Justin Raisen - engineering, main personnel, production, performer
  • Chris Allgood - assistant, mastered by [assisted by]
  • Collin Dupuis - mixing
  • Michael Harris - engineering
  • Miles Johnson - design
  • Emily Lazar - mastering
  • Amanda Marsalis - cover photo, inside photo
  • Lisa Nance - cover painting, painting [back cover painting by]
  • Lawrence Rothman - additional production

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