My Woman (album)

My Woman was recorded at Vox Studios in Los Angeles with producer Justin Raisen.Ravens, Chal. [http://www.factmag.com/2016/06/06/angel-olsen-my-woman-tour/ Angel Olsen announces third album MY WOMAN, North America and Europe tour]. Fact. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. The album was structured as sides of a vinyl record: "On one side, it’s as if you were having an upbeat day and wanted to try something a little hectic. But then, if you feel like things were slowing down and you wanted to be more reflective, then you listen to Side B." With regard to the album's themes, Olsen said that My Woman addresses "the complicated mess of being a woman."Brodsky, Rachel. [http://www.spin.com/2016/06/angel-olsen-new-album-my-woman-september-2/ Angel Olsen Confirms New Album, ‘My Woman,’ Due This Fall]. Spin. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

My Woman was Olsen's attempt to expand her musical style after 2014's Burn Your Fire for No Witness, with emphasis on avoiding being typecast as a lo-fi indie artist. With what she called a "plurality of voices," Olsen "wanted to use [her] vocal more and sing in the styles that [she] liked."{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/09/03/angel-olsen-my-woman-interview/ |title=My Woman, not your woman: Angel Olsen on taking control and refusing to be pinned down |last=Welsh |first=April Clare |date=3 September 2016 |publisher=Fact}}

Compared to Olsen's previous album, My Woman contains a poppier, more diverse sound. Musical genres and musicians that influenced the album includes Fleetwood Mac, The Shirelles, Crazy Horse, 1970s glam rock, 1960s country pop and grunge.Todd, Bella. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/29/angel-olsen-my-woman Angel Olsen: indie's dark star tackles 'the complicated mess of being a woman']. The Guardian. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. The album's opening track, "Intern," is a synthpop song that was considered to be a major departure from Olsen's previous works. Written as an experiment to "fuck with people," Olsen said of "Intern," "I have some friends who make synth music and I thought it might be fun to do something sarcastic."Darville, Jordan. [http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/01/angel-olsen-intern-trailer-music-video Angel Olsen Goes Synth-Pop In New Song/Video "Intern"]. The Fader. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. Critics have compared "Never Be Mine" to 1960s jangle pop and Portuguese guitar music. The album's closer, "Pops," is a piano ballad.

The first single from the album, "Intern," was released on June 1, 2016. A music video directed by Olsen was released the same day.Claymore, Gabriela. [https://www.stereogum.com/1880330/angel-olsen-intern-video/video/ Angel Olsen – "Intern" Video]. Stereogum. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. On June 6, 2016, My Woman was announced.Breihan, Tom. [https://www.stereogum.com/1881020/angel-olsen-my-woman-details/mp3s/ Angel Olsen My Woman Details]. Stereogum. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. The second single from the album, "Shut Up Kiss Me," along with an accompanying Olsen-directed music video, was released on June 29.Breihan, Tom. [https://www.stereogum.com/1885347/angel-olsen-shut-up-kiss-me-video/mp3s/ Angel Olsen – "Shut Up Kiss Me" Video]. Stereogum. 29 June 016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. It charted on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart for six weeks, peaking at position 22.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/5916045/angel-olsen/chart?f=851|title=Angel Olsen - Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 11, 2017}} The third single from the album, "Sister," along with an accompanying Olsen directed music video, was released on August 24.Rettig, James. [https://www.stereogum.com/1895515/angel-olsen-sister-video/mp3s/ Angel Olsen – "Sister" Video]. Stereogum. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8230/Angel-Olsen-My-Woman.aspx|title=My Woman by Angel Olsen reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=September 30, 2019}}

| MC = 87/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/my-woman/angel-olsen|title=Reviews for My Woman by Angel Olsen|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=September 16, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-woman-mw0002955526|title=My Woman – Angel Olsen|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=March 12, 2020|last=Donelson|first=Marcy}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/angel-olsen-reinvents-herself-again-mesmerizing-my-241659|title=Angel Olsen reinvents herself again with the mesmerizing My Woman|work=The A.V. Club|date=September 2, 2016|accessdate=September 16, 2016|last=Williams|first=Matt}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-angel-olsen-my-woman-ent-0826-20160826-column.html|title=Angel Olsen ratchets up drama in 'My Woman'|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 26, 2016|accessdate=September 19, 2016|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/01/angel-olsen-my-woman-review-beautiful-songs-full-of-things-to-pore-over|title=Angel Olsen: My Woman review – beautiful songs full of things to pore over|work=The Guardian|date=September 1, 2016|accessdate=September 16, 2016|last=Hughes|first=Tom}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Angel Olsen: My Woman|journal=Mojo|issue=274|date=September 2016|last=Segal|first=Victoria|page=90}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 4/5{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16568|title=Angel Olsen – 'My Woman' Review|journal=NME|date=September 9, 2016|accessdate=September 19, 2016|last=Cochrane|first=Greg|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920160409/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16568|archivedate=September 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rev7 = The Observer

| rev7Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/04/angel-olsen-my-woman-review-shut-up-kiss-me|title=Angel Olsen: My Woman review – love in all its complicated glory|work=The Observer|date=September 4, 2016|accessdate=September 4, 2016|last=Fox|first=Killian}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8Score = 8.8/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22282-my-woman/|title=Angel Olsen: My Woman|work=Pitchfork|date=September 2, 2016|accessdate=September 16, 2016|last=Pelly|first=Jenn}}

| rev9 = Q

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Heaven Sent|journal=Q|issue=364|date=October 2016|last=Barton|first=Laura|page=104}}

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Angel Olsen: My Woman|magazine=Rolling Stone|issue=1269|date=September 8, 2016|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |page=56}}

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My Woman received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 87 based on 30 professional reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Pitchfork{{'}}s Jenn Pelly gave the album a Best New Music designation, writing "Angel Olsen's latest is her best record yet, a bracing mix of sounds and styles congealing around songs of pain, sadness, and hope." Matt Williams of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of A−, writing "When Olsen broke through with...Burn Your Fire For No Witness...she was quickly pigeonholed as the Sad Girl...With My Woman, Olsen obliterates that narrow perception, raising the bar on her own multifaceted output and building new aspects of her artistic identity in the process." PopMatters' Colin Fitzgerald called My Woman "a new watermark for Olsen" that "elaborates on the disparate missions of both Half Way Home and Burn Your Fire for No Witness while reaching out into the unfamiliar spaces of dreamy synthpop and more hook-driven, pop-oriented songwriting." Fitzgerald added "most remarkable thing about My Woman is that it all coheres (far better than Burn Your Fire for No Witness, as great as it was, ever did) into an expansive, all-encompassing vision."Fitzgerald, Colin. [https://www.popmatters.com/review/angel-olsen-my-woman/ Angel Olsen: My Woman]. Popmatters. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. Record Collector gave the album a mixed review, writing "My Woman is an odd, somewhat mismatched collection of good and then great songs that could have been more ghostly. When played simplest, or with the least traditional band structure buffeting them, they’re at their best – but it’s sadly not a constant."Kennedy, Jake. [http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/woman Angel Olsen - My Woman]. Record Collector. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

In November 2016, UK record chain HMV named My Woman as its album of the year, calling it "an intuitively smart, warmly communicative and fearlessly generous record".

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Angel Olsen

| title1 = Intern

| length1 = 2:46

| title2 = Never Be Mine

| length2 = 3:41

| title3 = Shut Up Kiss Me

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Give It Up

| length4 = 2:56

| title5 = Not Gonna Kill You

| length5 = 4:57

| title6 = Heart Shaped Face

| length6 = 5:32

| title7 = Sister

| length7 = 7:45

| title8 = Those Were the Days

| length8 = 4:19

| title9 = Woman

| length9 = 7:37

| title10 = Pops

| length10 = 4:41

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• Angel Olsen – vocals, inside photo, production
• Chris Allgood – assistant
• Stewart Bronaugh – main personnel
• Collin Dupuis – mixing
• Emily Elhaj – main personnel
• Michael Harris – engineering
• Joshua Jaeger – main personnel
• Miles Johnson – design
• Seth Kauffman – main personnel
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Amanda Marsalis – cover photo, inside photo
• Lisa Nance – cover painting
• Justin Raisen – engineering, main personnel, production
• Lawrence Rothman – additional production

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