Big Time (Angel Olsen album)

Big Time is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen, and her first original release since All Mirrors (2019). The album was released on June 3, 2022, by Jagjaguwar.[1] Produced by Olsen and Jonathan Wilson, the album was preceded by the singles "All the Good Times", "Big Time" and "Through the Fires".[2][3] The record was accompanied by a 28-minute visual counterpart, directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch.[4]

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Big Time
Studio album by
Angel Olsen
ReleasedJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
StudioFivestarstudios (Los Angeles, California)
Length46:38
LabelJagjaguwar
Producer
Angel Olsen chronology
Whole New Mess
(2020)		 Big Time
(2022)
Singles from Big Time
  1. "All the Good Times"
    Released: March 29, 2022
  2. "Big Time"
    Released: April 27, 2022
  3. "Through the Fires"
    Released: May 19, 2022

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubA–[7]
Clash8/10[8]
The Independent[9]
musicOMH[10]
NME[11]
Pitchfork8.1/10[12]
PopMatters8/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
The Skinny[15]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88 based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] John Amen of PopMatters praised the album, writing, "With Big Time, Olsen draws inspiration from some of popular music's most perennial templates, revamping them and, once again, reinventing herself."[16]

Year-end Lists
Publication List Rank Ref
34th Street Street's Favorite Albums of 2022 N/A [17]
A.V. Club The 30 Best Albums of 2022 8 [18]
The Bitter Southerner Best Southern Albums of 2022 1 [19]
BrooklynVegan 15 Great Country Albums from 2022 N/A [20]
Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2022 5 [21]
exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022 14 [22]
Far Out The 50 best albums of 2022 7 [23]
Flood Magazine The Best Albums of 2022 18 [24]
The Forty-Five Albums of the year 2022 24 [25]
The Independent The Independent's Best Albums of 2022 8 [26]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked 26 [27]
Los Angeles Times Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022 6 [28]
New Commute New Commute Albums of the Year 2022 N/A [29]
Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2022 5
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2022 23 [30]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 30 [31]
Premier Guitar Best Albums of 2022 N/A [32]
Record Collector Best New Albums of 2022 10 [33]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022 9 [34]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022 18 [35]
Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2022 8 [36]
Stereogum Best Albums of 2022 50 [37]
Time The 10 Best Albums of 2022 7 [38]
Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2022 9 [39]
Uncut Uncut's Best New Albums Of 2022 4 [40]
Variety Jem Aswad's Top 10 2 [41]
Vulture Best Albums of 2022 Honorable Mention [42]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Angel Olsen; all music is composed by Olsen, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All the Good Times" 4:31
2."Big Time"
  • Beau Thibodeaux
  • Olsen
4:07
Side B
No.TitleLength
3."Dream Thing"3:53
4."Ghost On"4:20
5."All the Flowers"3:37
Side C
No.TitleLength
6."Right Now"5:07
7."This Is How It Works"6:24
Side D
No.TitleLength
8."Go Home"5:25
9."Through the Fires"4:31
10."Chasing the Sun"4:43
Total length:46:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Big Time liner notes.[43]

Musicians

  • Angel Olsen – vocals (all tracks), guitar (1–8)
  • Dan Higgins – horn arrangement (1), flute, saxophone (1, 6, 8)
  • Emily Elhaj – bass (1–4, 6–9), guitar (1)
  • Jake Blanton – guitar (1–4, 6, 9), bells (1), sitar (4)
  • Jonathan Wilson – drums (1–4, 6–9), guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–8), Mellotron (1, 6), percussion (1–4, 6–10), zither (3); bass, double bass (5); mandolin (6), harmonium (8)
  • Drew Erickson – string & horn arrangements, conductor, piano (all tracks), organ (1–4, 6, 7, 9), Wurlitzer (3), harpsichord (4, 5, 7, 8), bass (6), clavichord (7), synthesizer
  • Steve Holtman – trombone (1, 6, 8)
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (1, 6, 8)
  • Gus Seyffert – guitar (2)
  • Spencer Cullum – guitar (2, 3, 7)
  • Grant Milliken – vibraphone (4, 7, 9)
  • Jacob Braun – cello (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Zach Dellinger – viola (5, 6, 8–10)
  • Andrew Bullbrook – violin (5, 6, 8–10)
  • Wynton Grant – violin (5, 6, 8–10)

Technical

  • Angel Olsen – production
  • Jonathan Wilson – production, mixing
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Grant Milliken – studio personnel
  • Mirza Sherrif – studio personnel

Charts
Chart performance for Big Time
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[44] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[46] 162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] 46
Irish Albums (IRMA)[48] 69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[49] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[50] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[51] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[52] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[54] 24
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[55] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[56] 2
US Billboard 200[57] 121
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[58] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[59] 14
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[60] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[61] 17

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