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10.0
113920
10.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Olsen delivers her most cohesive, self-aware, and searing effort to date
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10.0
113916
10.0 |
NME
Angel Olsen’s love songs always come with the suggestion that eternal love is impossible. On her fourth album she looks to herself for solace
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10.0
113981
10.0 |
NOW
The songs are devastating, but also nourishing: it’s a whole new version of Olsen
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10.0
114516
10.0 |
musicOMH
Olsen, her arrangers and producer (The Paper Chase‘s John Congleton) have created an album that simply bulges with perfection and timeless songs
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9.5
113905
9.5 |
Paste Magazine
Olsen’s orchestra-filled fourth album is a late-stage contender for rock album of the decade
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9.2
114229
9.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It invites us to join in on the warmth of this string-laden, emotionally poignant outburst. In the broader context of her discography it may only be a fling – but it burns fervently and ever bright
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9.0
113978
9.0 |
All Music
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
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9.0
113996
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Records like this don’t come along often. When they do it’s better to sit back and bask in them, than worry about what might come next
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9.0
114022
9.0 |
Crack
Resplendent and theatrical, All Mirrors is Olsen’s most ambitious and best album yet
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9.0
113902
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A triumphant rebirth
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9.0
113904
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
This is her biggest sounding release to date and it could have been given the alternative title All Ambition
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9.0
113917
9.0 |
Slant Magazine
The sound of an artist carving out a space where she can be as loud—or as quiet—as she likes
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9.0
113919
9.0 |
Exclaim
Monumental and intimate in equal measure, All Mirrors' boldness is exceeded only by its profound emotional resonance. Angel Olsen's talents were always apparent. Here, they seem limitless
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9.0
113921
9.0 |
Rolling Stone
With cinematic strings and goth-noir drama, the singer-songwriter makes her biggest, boldest record yet
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9.0
113922
9.0 |
Under The Radar
An extended meditation on the vagaries of fortune through regeneration, but for the listener, the experience is pure bliss
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9.0
113923
9.0 |
Northern Transmissions
All Mirrors is a record that implores you to spend time with it
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9.0
113924
9.0 |
The Music
As ever, Olsen delivers an artfully crafted album that showcases her masterful control over her sound
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8.9
113966
8.9 |
Pitchfork
The breathtaking songs of Angel Olsen’s fifth album are fleshed out by a 12-piece string section and deliver grand gestures about romance, authenticity, and being simply at the mercy of how we feel
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8.5
113987
8.5 |
The 405
Olsen has always managed to convey acidity, humour and intelligence with the deftness of her words and delivery, but the additional instrumentation on her fourth record puts it all on a much grander stage
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8.0
113993
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Not unlike love itself, it is a riveting, wrenching, and absurdly rewarding experience
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8.0
113995
8.0 |
DIY
This is gothic high-drama at its finest, opening up the rewarding path that is to come
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8.0
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8.0 |
American Songwriter
It may take some time and uninterrupted concentration, but the expansive All Mirrors grows on you with repeated plays
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8.0
114037
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Feels like the most fully-realized version of Olsen that we’ve gotten yet
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8.0
114220
8.0 |
Record Collector
Olsen is at the peak of her powers
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8.0
113976
8.0 |
Evening Standard
It might be missing a killer single or two but All Mirrors is expressive and expansive throughout — Olsen’s horizons have never been more boundless
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8.0
113903
8.0 |
The Skinny
Angel Olsen returns with a dramatic, devastating new record with some unpredictable flourishes
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8.0
113906
8.0 |
Mojo
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. Print edition only
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8.0
113907
8.0 |
Uncut
All Mirrors is her boldest reinvention yet. Print edition only
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8.0
113908
8.0 |
Q
All Mirrors strikes an impressive balance between familiar and strange - resulting in an album that's startling and breathtakingly beautiful. Print edition only
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8.0
113914
8.0 |
The Independent
An album as expansive as it is overwhelming
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8.0
113915
8.0 |
The Guardian
Literate, melodious songs twist into dissonance and darkness on Olsen’s new album. It’s a rewarding, unexpected listen
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7.0
113901
7.0 |
Clash
Intuitive, interior, and one hell of a prize
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7.0
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7.0 |
Gigwise
The chemistry between the producers and Olsen makes this a masterful creation
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6.7
113953
6.7 |
A.V. Club
The music is gorgeous but feels labored over, like pottery lacquered with one too many layers of shellac
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6.0
113999
6.0 |
The FT
The artist keens, murmurs, cries and trills amid the violins, drums and moodily billowing synthesisers
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6.0
114004
6.0 |
The Observer
Strangely, Olsen’s voice gets a bit lost in the mix, a little too ill-defined, atmospheric and understated to stand up to the operatics surrounding her
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