There’s a quiet flapping of wings from the west, a sprinkling of glitter, and some asshole in the distance who keeps repeating the word “hark,” over and over. What could all this mean? Why… surely we aren’t making lame jokes about Angel Olsen’s name by way padding the lead for a news post on her recently announced sophomore LP, are we? Of course not. That would be crass and unfunny. In fact, all that glittery hustle and bustle is just my roommate getting ready to head to rehearsal for his church group’s production of A Very Burlesque Christmas.
Crazy coincidence though, as Pitchfork reports, Angel Olsen does have a new record coming out early next year. She’s calling it Burn Your Fire For No Witness, it’s produced by John Congleton, and it’s out on CD, LP, and Digital on February 18 from Jagjaguwar (preorder here). I told my roommate about it and he was like, “Oh nice, I’m on my way out the door for rehearsal, but I really liked 2012’s Half Way Home (TMT Review) so I’m looking forward to this one!” Actually, now that I think of it, it was pretty considerate of him to say that. I was looking for an organic way to integrate a link to Rowan’s review, anyway. In general, my roommate is pretty considerate, and I honestly sort of regret calling him an asshole back in the first paragraph. Too late to change it now, though. You can watch the video for the album’s first single, “Forgiven/Forgotten,” below, or if real life interactions are more your speed, you can also catch her on tour.
Burn Your Fire for No Witness tracklisting:
01. Unfucktheworld
02. Forgiven/Forgotten
03. Hi-Five
04. White Fire
05. High & Wild
06. Lights Out
07. Stars
08. Iota
09. Dance Slow Decades
10. Enemy
11. Windows
Dates:
11.29.13 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
11.30.13 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub
12.03.13 - Tallahassee, FL - FSU
12.04.13 - New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar
12.05.13 - Oxford, MS - Lamar Lounge
12.12.13 - London, UK - The Forum*
02.18.13 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
02.20.13 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
02.22.13 - Nashville, TN - The Stone Fox
02.23.13 - Fayetteville, AR - JR’s Lightbulb Club
02.24.13 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
02.25.13 - Austin, TX - Red 7
03.01.13 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
03.02.13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex
03.03.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03.05.13 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
03.06.13 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
03.07.13 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
03.08.13 - Moscow, ID - Mikey’s Gyros
03.10.13 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
* Neko Case
• Angel Olsen: http://angelolsen.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com
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