All Mirrors

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{{Infobox album

| name = All Mirrors

| type = studio

| artist = Angel Olsen

| cover = Angel Olsen - All Mirrors.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2019|10|4}}

| recorded =

| studio = Sargent Recorders (Los Angeles, California)

| genre = Art pop{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-mirrors-by-angel-olsen-review-a-surprising-turn-11569445600 |title='All Mirrors' by Angel Olsen Review: A Surprising Turn |last=Richardson |first=Mark |date=September 25, 2019 |website=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 5, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.treblezine.com/reviews/album-of-the-week-angel-olsen-all-mirrors-review/ |title=Album of the Week: Angel Olsen – All Mirrors |last=Terich |first=Jeff |date=September 30, 2019 |website=Treble |access-date=October 5, 2019}}

| length = {{duration|m=48|s=33}}

| label = Jagjaguwar

| producer = * John Congleton

  • Angel Olsen

| prev_title = Phases

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Whole New Mess

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Angel Olsen studio album

| type = studio

| prev_title = My Woman

| prev_year = 2016

| title = All Mirrors

| year = 2019

| next_title = Big Time

| next_year = 2022

}}{{Singles

| name = All Mirrors

| type = studio

| single1 = All Mirrors

| single1date = July 30, 2019

| single2 = Lark

| single2date = September 12, 2019

}}}}

All Mirrors is the fourth studio album by American art pop singer-songwriter Angel Olsen, released on October 4, 2019 by Jagjaguwar. Produced by Angel Olsen and John Congleton, the album was preceded by two singles, the title track and "Lark".{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-olsen-announces-new-album-all-mirrors-shares-video-for-new-song-watch/ |title=Angel Olsen Announces New Album All Mirrors, Shares Video for New Song: Watch |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=July 30, 2019 |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=October 1, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/angel-olsen-lark-video-forthcoming-album-1203333216/ |title=Angel Olsen Drops 'Lark,' Intense Second Video From Forthcoming Album |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=September 12, 2019 |website=Variety |accessdate=October 1, 2019}} Both releases were accompanied by music videos directed by Olsen's friend and longtime collaborator Ashley Connor. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics and debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200.

In August 2020 Olsen released Whole New Mess, a studio album featuring earlier recordings of select songs from All Mirrors.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.4/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10099/Angel-Olsen-All-Mirrors.aspx |title=All Mirrors by Angel Olsen reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}

| MC = 89/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-mirrors/angel-olsen |title=All Mirrors by Angel Olsen Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=October 1, 2019}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Donelson |first=Marcy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-mirrors-mw0003304900 |title=All Mirrors – Angel Olsen |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=October 4, 2019}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B−{{cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |url=https://www.avclub.com/angel-olsen-s-all-mirrors-is-a-gorgeous-but-fatiguing-l-1838700158 |title=Angel Olsen's All Mirrors is a gorgeous but fatiguing listen |work=The A.V. Club |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=October 5, 2019}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/03/angel-olsen-all-mirrors-review |title=Angel Olsen: All Mirrors review – shapeshifting songs to impress and unnerve |work=The Guardian |date=October 3, 2019 |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Pollard |first=Alexandra |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/angel-olsen-review-all-mirrors-album-new-lark-a9127646.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004020221/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/angel-olsen-review-all-mirrors-album-new-lark-a9127646.html |archive-date=2019-10-04 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Angel Olsen, All Mirrors review: An album as expansive as it is overwhelming |work=The Independent |date=October 3, 2019 |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Segal |first=Victoria |title=Here's looking at you... and you, and you |magazine=Mojo |issue=312 |date=November 2019 |location=London |page=92}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=El |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/angel-olsen-mirrors-album-review-2553145 |title=Angel Olsen – 'All Mirrors' review: lush self-love anthems for the aftermath of heartbreak |work=NME |date=October 3, 2019 |accessdate=November 28, 2019}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 8.9/10{{cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/angel-olsen-all-mirrors/ |title=Angel Olsen: All Mirrors |work=Pitchfork |date=October 4, 2019 |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Aroesti |first=Rachel |title=Heart of Glass |magazine=Q |issue=404 |date=November 2019 |location=London |page=109}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/angel-olsens-all-mirrors-is-all-about-ginormous-emotions-and-epic-orchestrations-893706/ |title=Angel Olsen's 'All Mirrors' is All About Ginormous Emotions and Epic Orchestrations |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 2, 2019 |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite magazine |last=Deusner |first=Stephen |title=Angel Olsen: All Mirrors |magazine=Uncut |issue=270 |date=November 2019 |location=London |page=30}}

}}

{{Metacritic album prose|All Mirrors|widespread acclaim|89|27}}

Stephen Deusner of Uncut praised the album, writing, "Even for an artist who has redefined herself with every record, All Mirrors is her boldest reinvention yet." Victoria Segal of Mojo gave the album a favorable review, writing, "Behind the parachute silk and dry ice, the smoke and mirrors, stands a record in high emotional definition, its outline becoming sharper by the second." Rachel Aroesti of Q wrote, "Novel and nostalgic, accessible and eccentric, All Mirrors strikes an impressive balance between the familiar and strange – resulting in an album that’s startling and breathtakingly beautiful."

In the review for AllMusic, Marcy Donelson commended Olsen by claiming that "Though she may have initially built her reputation on stark and brittle atmospheres, it turns out that her trademark vulnerability is only elevated by these stirring, highly stylized interpretations, making it a risk that pays off in spades."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| all_lyrics = Angel Olsen

| all_music = Olsen and Ben Babbitt, except where noted.

| title1 = Lark

| length1 = 6:19

| title2 = All Mirrors

| length2 = 4:42

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| title3 = Too Easy

| length3 = 2:58

| title4 = New Love Cassette

| length4 = 3:27

| title5 = Spring

| length5 = 3:23

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side C

| title6 = What It Is

| length6 = 3:17

| note6 = Olsen

| title7 = Impasse

| length7 = 4:24

| title8 = Tonight

| length8 = 4:39

| note8 = Olsen

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side D

| total_length = 48:33

| title9 = Summer

| length9 = 4:05

| note9 = Olsen

| title10 = Endgame

| length10 = 5:20

| title11 = Chance

| length11 = 6:00

}}

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the All Mirrors liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=All Mirrors|others=Angel Olsen|year=2019|publisher=Jagjaguwar|type=CD booklet}}

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Musicians

  • Angel Olsen – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; guitar {{small|(1, 6, 8, 9)}}; synthesizer {{small|(2, 3)}}; piano {{small|(5, 10)}}; string arrangements {{small|(2)}}
  • Joshua Jaeger – drums {{small|(all tracks)}}; percussion {{small|(10)}}
  • Ben Babbitt – electric bass guitar {{small|(1–11)}}; electric guitar {{small|(1, 2)}}; synthesizer drones {{small|(1)}}; Mellotron drones {{small|(1)}}; synthesizers {{small|(2–4, 7, 9, 11)}}; bass synthesizer {{small|(2–5, 7)}}; baritone guitar {{small|(2, 7)}}; EBow electric guitar {{small|(3, 5)}}; piano {{small|(4, 6, 8, 11)}}; Mellotron {{small|(5, 11)}}; 12-string acoustic guitar {{small|(5)}}; vibraphone {{small|(7)}}; upright bass {{small|(7, 10)}}; fuzz bass {{small|(7)}}; additional string textures on violin and cello {{small|(7)}}; string arrangements {{small|(2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11)}}
  • Jherek Bischoff – string conducting {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}; string arrangements {{small|(1, 2, 4,)}}
  • Paris Hurley – violin I {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Laurann Angel – violin I {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Crystal Brooke Alforque – violin I {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Emily Call – violin II {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Rachel Iba – violin II {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Michelle Luna – violin II {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Madeline Falcone – viola {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Lauren Elizabeth Baba – viola {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Marta Sofia Honer – viola {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Aniela Marie Perry – cello {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • April Guthrie – cello {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11)}}
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet {{small|(8, 10)}}; flugelhorn {{small|(8, 10)}}; brass arrangement {{small|(8, 10)}}
  • Vikram Devasthali – trombone {{small|(8, 10)}}

Production and artwork

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Charts

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scope="col" | Chart (2019)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|27|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}}
{{album chart|Flanders|46|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 18, 2019}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|155|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 18, 2019}}
scope="row" | French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=42|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 42, 2019)|publisher=SNEP|language=French|accessdate=October 22, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 199

{{album chart|Germany4|74|id=389247|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
{{album chart|Ireland|49|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 11 October 2019|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}}
scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2019-10-11|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2019}}

| 28

{{album chart|Portugal|13|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2019}}
{{album chart|Scotland|11|date=20191011|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}}
scope="row" | Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/4197-%C3%81lbumes-semana-41-2019|title=Top 100 Albumes – Semana 41: del 4.10.2019 al 10.10.2019|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=Spanish|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}

| 69

{{album chart|Switzerland|62|artist=Angel Olsen|album=All Mirrors|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2019}}
{{album chart|UK2|28|date=20191011|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}}
{{album chart|UKIndependent|7|date=20191011|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|52|artist=Angel Olsen|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}

References

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