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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]

Big Time
Studio album by
Angel Olsen
ReleasedJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
StudioFivestarstudios (Los Angeles)
GenreCountry
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

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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]
The Independent The Independent's Best Albums of 2022 8 [24]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked 26 [25]
Los Angeles Times Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022 6 [26]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2022 23 [27]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 30 [28]
Premier Guitar Best Albums of 2022 N/A [29]
Record Collector Best New Albums of 2022 10 [30]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022 9 [31]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022 18 [32]
Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2022 8 [33]
Stereogum Best Albums of 2022 50 [34]
Time The 10 Best Albums of 2022 7 [35]
Uncut Uncut's Best New Albums Of 2022 4 [36]
Variety Jem Aswad's Top 10 2 [37]
Vulture Best Albums of 2022 Honorable Mention [38]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Angel Olsen; all music is composed by Olsen, except "Big Time" composed by Olsen and Beau Thibodeaux

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."All the Good Times"4:31
2."Big Time"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

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Credits are adapted from the Big Time liner notes.[39]

Musicians

Technical

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

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Chart performance for Big Time
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[43] 46
Irish Albums (IRMA)[44] 69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[46] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[47] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[48] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[50] 24
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[51] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[52] 2
US Billboard 200[53] 121
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[54] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[55] 14
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[56] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[57] 17

References

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