Angel Olsen's Quest For Raw Integrity Pays Off

-by Katy Henriksen

Missouri-born singer-songwriter Angel Olsen was worried that the raw energy of her deeply personal sound would be difficult to translate once she entered a professional studio with bandmates in tow for her Jagjaguwar debut Burn Your Fire For No Witness. She was able to maintain artistic integrity, however, by carefully communicating exactly the sound she wanted, which in one case meant a detailed assessment of how the mic picked up the acoustic guitar. She elaborated on this process when I talked to her recently all about the process and you can catch that conversation here. Catch Angel's fuller full band in action when she takes the stage at JR's Lightbulb Club in Fayetteville Sunday night, Feb. 23, when she plays with touring band Cian Nugent and locals SW/MM/NG. For more information on that show click here. Also worth checking out, Angel Olsen's Tiny Desk Concert for NPR.