Album Reviews
Angel Olsen underpins life’s highs and lows on her latest outing
The country star’s new offering Big Time was written in the wake of pivotal personal events, and is replete with songs of depth and substance
AMERICANA/COUNTRY: Angel Olsen, Big Time (Jagjaguwar)
The opening track on US singer Angel Olsen’s new album sets a delicious if sombre tone – All the Good Times is as classic a country song as you can get in 2022. The remainder of Big Time continues in a similar vein, albeit with typically adroit Olsen twists and turns. There are nods to the ragged Americana pop/rock of Neil Young and Big Star, the more defined ...
