Big Time is the fifth 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. Produced by Olsen and Jonathan Wilson, the album was preceded by the singles "All the Good Times", "Big Time" and "Through the Fires". The record was accompanied by a 28-minute visual counterpart, directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch.
Critical reception
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 23 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". 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." + Year-end Lists Publication List Rank Ref 34th Street Street's Favorite Albums of 2022 N/A Albumism The 100 Best Albums of 2022 18 A.V. Club The 30 Best Albums of 2022 8 The Bitter Southerner Best Southern Albums of 2022 1 BrooklynVegan 15 Great Country Albums from 2022 N/A Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2022 5 Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022 14 Far Out The 50 best albums of 2022 7 The Independent The Independent's Best Albums of 2022 8 The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked 26 Los Angeles Times Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022 6 NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2022 23 ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 30 Premier Guitar Best Albums of 2022 N/A Record Collector Best New Albums of 2022 10 The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022 9 Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022 18 Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2022 8 Stereogum Best Albums of 2022 50 Time The 10 Best Albums of 2022 7 Uncut Uncut's Best New Albums Of 2022 4 Variety Jem Aswad's Top 10 2 Vulture Best Albums of 2022 Honorable Mention
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the Big Time liner notes.
Musicians
Angel Olsen – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–8) Dan Higgins – horn arrangement, flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (1, 6, 8) Emily Elhaj – bass (1–4, 6–9), fuzz guitar (1) Jake Blanton – guitar (1–4, 6, 9), concert bells (1), electric sitar (4) Jonathan Wilson – drums (1–4, 6–9), guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), Mellotron (1, 6), percussion (1–4, 6–10), lap steel (1), zither (3), baritone guitar (4); synth bass, double bass (5); fuzz guitar (6, 8); nylon guitar, mandolin (6); harmonium (8) Drew Erickson – string arrangements, conductor, piano (all tracks); organ (1–4, 6, 7, 9); Wurlitzer, Solina (3); harpsichord (4, 5, 7, 8), sub-bass (6), clavichord (7) Steve Holtman – trombone, bass trombone (1, 6, 8) Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (1, 6, 8) Gus Seyffert – guitar (2) Spencer Cullum – pedal steel (3, 7) Grant Milliken – vibraphone (4, 7, 9) Jacob Braun – cello (5, 6, 8, 10) Zach Dellinger – viola (5, 6, 8–10) Andrew Bullbrook – first violin (5, 6, 8–10) Wynton Grant – second violin (5, 6, 8–10)
Technical Jonathan Wilson – production, mixing Angel Olsen – production Adam Ayan – mastering Grant Milliken – engineering Mirza Sheriff – engineering Michael Harris – strings and horns engineering Franky Fox – strings and horns engineering assistance
Visuals Miles Johnson – layout Angela Ricciardi – photography Silken Weinberg – styling
Charts + Chart performance for Big Time Chart (2022) Peakposition
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