Without any ado, here’s a pair of longtime 24B faves — Angel Olsen and Marissa Nadler, from Chicago and Boston, respectively — covering Mickey Newbury. Their previous collaboration was a take on the great Richard and Linda Thompson’s “My Dreams Have Withered and Died.” According to Nadler last fall, “Angel Olsen and I have been … Read more
Angel Olsen — whose Half Way Home LP received an effusive welcome around here last year — shared a pair of new videos today. With Randy Sterling Hunter, Ashley Connor and Zia Anger, Olsen took part in a transatlantic collaboration between Chicago and Vienna last year, producing visuals for album track “Tiniest Seed” and a post-record new single, “Sweet Dreams.” … Read more
Here is Angel Olsen performing Half Way Home‘s “Miranda,” alone on a Hoboken stage a few weeks back. This tune first reached us in March when it felt almost too timeless to not be a cover. Turns out the original would become a favorite off her new record, captured best perhaps in the live clip … Read more