Angel Olsen
Burn Your Fire For No Witness (out 2.18 on Jagjaguwar)
NPR has the stream of one of the most ballyhooed albums of the first quarter, and on first listen, the hype is well-deserved. The Saint Louis-native’s follow-up to 2012’s excellent, Half Way Home, is a multi-faceted folk-rock record that balances gorgeous, finger-picked ballads with ramshackle, fuzzy grit. Very few folk artists are as versatile as Olsen, and it’s awesome to hear her many talents all on display in one place.
Stream it at NPR.
Watch her take on four new tracks at an NPR Tiny Desk Show.
