Ugh, Mondays. Nothing chills my sunny disposition more than resuming the monotonous grind of getting stuck in traffic, spilling mustard on my good pants, and typing away mindlessly at my computer until I need to get a series of finger transplants, because mine have been reduced to literal dust (it’s a real problem.) Luckily, Angel Olsen has at least brought my smile back, with the announcement of MY WOMAN, her new album and follow-up to 2014’s great Burn Your Fire For No Witness. It’s due out September 2 on Jagjaguwar.
Last week, Olsen teased MY WOMAN with a trailer for album opener “Intern,” and it appears as though the album will follow the direction of that track’s synth-infused heart. Olsen threw her piano out the window, opting instead to write songs on synthesizer and Mellotron, and recruited Justin Raisen (who has formerly worked with such synth-indebted acts as Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira, and Santigold) to produce. “Intern” being any indication of the entire album, the addition of electronics to back Olsen’s broad vocal range will prove to be a satisfying mixture.
If all that is not enough to cure you of your Monday blues, Olsen has also announced a handful of June and July dates, as well as an extensive tour through North America and Europe, starting in September.
And if all that is not enough to break you out of your funk, you can pre-order the album now, and also receive the 7-inch Others’ Blues, which contains covers of Roky Erickson’s “For You” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than The Rest.”
Check out the tracklist for MY WOMAN, tour dates, the trailer for “Intern,” and the 26-seconds-longer full version of “Intern” below.
MY WOMAN tracklist:
01. Intern
02. Never Be Mine
03. Shut Up Kiss Me
04. Give It Up
05. Not Gonna Kill You
06. Heart Shaped Face
07. Sister
08. Those Were The Days
09. Woman
10. Pops
Tour Dates:
06.16.16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
06.17.16 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center #
06.18.16 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium #
06.19.16 - Winnipeg. MB - Park Theatre #
06.21.16 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s #
06.22.16 - Calgary, AB - Sled Island - Central United Church
06.24.16 - Anchorage, AK - Tap Root ^
06.25.16 - Anchorage, AK - Tap Root ^
07.02.16 - Reykjavik, IS - ATP Iceland
09.09.16 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
09.10.16 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
09.11.16 - Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater *
09.12.16 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre *
09.14.16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
09.15.16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09.16.16 - Hudson, NY - Basilica Soundscape
09.17.16 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09.18.16 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw *
09.20.16 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair *
09.21.16 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair &
09.22.16 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom &
09.23.16 - Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal &
09.24.16 - Toronto, ON - Virgin Mobile Mod Club &
09.26.16 - Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch &
09.27.16 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall &
09.30.16 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway &
10.01.16 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle &
10.13.16 – Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
10.14.16 – Manchester, UK - Club Academy
10.15.16 – Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Studio Warehouse
10.16.16 – Bristol, UK - The Marble Factory
10.17.16 – London, UK - KOKO
10.19.16 – Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel
10.20.16 – Copenhagen, DK - Koncerthuset, Studie 2
10.21.16 – Oslo, NO - John Dee
10.22.16 – Stockholm, SE - Debaser Strand
10.23.16 – Goeteborg, SE - Pustervik
10.25.16 – Berlin, DE - Columbia Theater
10.26.16 – Munich, DE - Ampere
10.27.16 – Zuerich, CH - Bogen F
10.28.16 – Koeln, DE - Stadtgarten
10.29.16 – Brussels, BE - Botanique
11.04.16 – Paris, FR - La Gaîté Lyrique
11.06.16 – Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin
# Scott Tuma
^ Termination Dust
* Alex Cameron
& Rodrigo Amarante