Angel Olsen & Sturgill Simpson unveil ‘Big Time’ collaboration
ANGEL OLSEN & STURGILL SIMPSON UNVEIL ‘BIG TIME’ COLLABORATION
UK TOUR IN OCTOBER INCLUDING LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON ON 18 OCTOBER, SUPPORT FROM TOMBERLIN
“Grief and light combine to potent effect”
4/5 Mojo ‘Album of the Month’
“Big Time is a rich, uplifting album that shakes off sorrow, having stared it squarely in the face”
5/5 The Independent
“Despite only being in her mid-thirties, Big Time sounds like the album of Olsen’s life”
5/5 The Telegraph
“The album as a whole is a strong argument for Olsen being her generation’s finest songwriter”
5/5 The Skinny
“A remarkable and intimate display of growth”
9/10 ‘Album of the Week’ The Line of Best Fit
“Intimate, tragic and romantic, Big Time sees Olsen, whose music has always been incredibly raw and emotive, open her heart more than ever before”
8/10 ‘Album of the Week’ Loud and Quiet
Watch the lyric video for Angel Olsen & Sturgill Simpson’s ‘Big Time’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cAafpRlbw
Watch Angel’s recent performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpqyqINfr4
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Earlier this summer Angel Olsen released her new album ‘Big Time’ on Jagjaguwar, one of the year’s most acclaimed releases. Today, Olsen returns alongside legendary contemporary songwriting pioneer Sturgill Simpson to present a new, collaborative version of Olsen’s title-track, ‘Big Time’. Both admirers of one another, Simpson and Olsen first connected around the release of Olsen’s lauded 2016 album MY WOMAN, and today’s release sees a years-long conversation brought to fruition.
“It’s crazy to write a song and then watch someone else you really admire sing your words, kinda turns the whole thing on its head”, Olsen says. “I loved the song already but hearing Sturgill’s take on ‘Big Time’ made me smile ear to ear, he made it come alive on a different level.”
Following the release of Big Time, Olsen received glowing reviews as well as features including a Loud and Quiet cover and more, performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and and embarked on the Wild Hearts Tour alongside Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker. This autumn, Olsen will tour the EU and UK with support from Tomberlin, this includes a show at London‘s O2 Academy Brixton on 18 October. Full dates are listed below and tickets are on sale now.
Purchase Big Time here:
https://www.secretlystore.com/angel-olsen-big-time
Photo Credit Sturgill Simpson: Semi Song // Photo Credit Angel Olsen: Angela Ricciardi
High-res images can be found here
Tour dates:
26 Sep – Lisbon, PT @ Capitólio
27 Sep – Lisbon, PT @ Capitólio
29 Sep – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera
30 Sep – Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo
1 Oct – Lyon, FR @ L’ Epicerie Moderne
2 Oct – Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten
4 Oct – Munich, DE @ Freiheitshalle
5 Oct – Vienna, AT @ WUK
6 Oct – Warsaw, PL @ Palladium
7 Oct – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
9 Oct – Stockholm, SE @ Berns
10 Oct – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
11 Oct – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
13 Oct – Cologne, DE @ Gloria
14 Oct – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
15 Oct – Leuven, BE @ Het Depot
16 Oct – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
18 Oct – London @ O2 Academy Brixton
19 Oct – Bath @ The Forum
21 Oct – Manchester @ Albert Hall
22 Oct – Edinburgh @ Usher Hall
24 Oct – Dublin @ Vicar Street
Tickets are available here:
https://angelolsen.com/#tour
Praise for Big Time:
“Grief and light combine to potent effect”
4/5 Mojo ‘Album of the Month’
“Grief isn’t a constant. You can find yourself smiling even at the very worst moments in life: Big Time is proof”
5/5 ‘Album of the Week’ The I Paper
“Big Time is a rich, uplifting album that shakes off sorrow, having stared it squarely in the face”
5/5 The Independent
“Despite only being in her mid-thirties, Big Time sounds like the album of Olsen’s life”
5/5 The Telegraph
“The album as a whole is a strong argument for Olsen being her generation’s finest songwriter”
5/5 The Skinny
“A remarkable and intimate display of growth”
9/10 ‘Album of the Week’ The Line of Best Fit
“Haunting, heartbreaking and life-affirming, Angel Olsen’s songwriting talents soar to great heights”
4.5/5 DIY
“Some of the most affecting music she has ever recorded”
The New Statesman
“A true great songwriter of our age”
The Forty-Five
“Truth, turning points and a melodious calm”
8/10 Uncut
“Intimate, tragic and romantic, Big Time sees Olsen, whose music has always been incredibly raw and emotive, open her heart more than ever before”
8/10 ‘Album of the Week’ Loud and Quiet
“Big Time is a focused record that contains stunning examples of vulnerability, almost too exposed to watch”
8/10 Clash
“Olsen belongs in the Big Time”
4.5/5 The Sun
“Music can be consolation in the most troubled times, and Big Time is a silky balm”
4/5 The Observer
“It’s rhythms and textures […] are imbued with loss and the heady thrill of love”
4/5 The Sunday Times
“A vast emotional sweep that recalls the greats”
4/5 NME
“Her voice murmurs into the ear of this handsomely designed album’s significant other – the listener”
4/5 FT
“A reflective album that, though dealing with some heavy stuff, makes you feel good about the world”
4/5 The Times
“An album that confirms Angel Olsen as one of the foremost singer-songwriters of her generation”
4.5/5 MusicOMH
“A record that sticks with you and remains close for the times when you need it the most”
9.2 ‘Album of the Week’ Far Out
“Not only refreshingly approachable, but as compellingly layered as you would expect an Angel Olsen record to be”
4/5 Our Culture
“A profoundly moving mediation on loss, grief, and identity”
The Vinyl Factory
“Affirms Olsen as one of the most important songwriters of our times”
Secret Meeting
“2022 might just be another great year for Angel Olsen and frankly, every year spent with new Angel Olsen music is a year well spent”
For The Rabbits