Whole New Mess

by Angel Olsen

Whole New Mess cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:10
  • Community rating: 2.87/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in a century-old converted church in the Pacific Northwest, this project serves as a stark, intimate companion piece to 2019's lushly orchestrated 'All Mirrors'. Olsen strips the compositions down to their raw emotional core, utilizing only her voice, an electric guitar, and the natural, cavernous reverb of the space. It acts as an intensely vulnerable processing of heartbreak and isolation.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, lgbtq

Tracklist

  1. Whole New Mess (3:42)
  2. Too Easy (Bigger Than Us) (2:32)
  3. (New Love) Cassette (2:50)
  4. (We Are All Mirrors) (2:36)
  5. (Summer Song) (4:09)
  6. Waving, Smiling (3:52)
  7. Tonight (Without You) (4:01)
  8. Lark Song (6:30)
  9. Impasse (Workin' For The Name) (3:48)
  10. Chance (Forever Love) (5:29)
  11. What It Is (What It Is) (2:36)

Credits

  • Lana Hunter - hair
  • Chris Muth - lacquer cut by
  • Katie Mann - make-up
  • Laura Francis - stylist [styling]
  • Angel Olsen - Primary Artist
  • Michael Harris - Organ [Additional Organ]

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