Bleep

The time feels right for an Angel Olsen rarities release. Coming off the back of a couple of champagne years that have seen the Missouri singer-songwriter move into the upper echelons of the indie-rock stratosphere, Phases collates some odds-and-sods from Olsen’s career to date. Those who know her best for 2016’s My Woman will find plenty to warm to in the 60s-inspired stomps of ‘Special’ and ‘Fly On Your Wall’, with the former a coy slow-burner of the type that only Olsen can pull off. Fans more familiar with her deeper cuts will enjoy the likes of ‘Sans’ and Springsteen cover ‘Tougher Than the Rest’, both spectral recordings that allow Olsen’s extraordinary wail of a voice to take centre stage.