Big Time (Angel Olsen album)

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Big Time
Angel Olsen - Big Time.jpeg
Studio album by
Angel Olsen
ReleasedJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
StudioFivestarstudios (Los Angeles)
Genre Country
Length46:38
Label Jagjaguwar
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

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 88/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club A− [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [12]
PopMatters 8/10 [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [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
PublicationListRankRef
34th Street Street's Favorite Albums of 2022N/A [17]
A.V. Club The 30 Best Albums of 20228 [18]
The Bitter Southerner Best Southern Albums of 20221 [19]
BrooklynVegan 15 Great Country Albums from 2022N/A [20]
Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 20225 [21]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 202214 [22]
Far Out The 50 best albums of 20227 [23]
The Independent The Independent's Best Albums of 20228 [24]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked26 [25]
Los Angeles Times Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 20226 [26]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 202223 [27]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 202230 [28]
Premier Guitar Best Albums of 2022N/A [29]
Record Collector Best New Albums of 202210 [30]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 20229 [31]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 202218 [32]
Slant The 50 Best Albums of 20228 [33]
Stereogum Best Albums of 202250 [34]
Time The 10 Best Albums of 20227 [35]
Uncut Uncut's Best New Albums Of 20224 [36]
Variety Jem Aswad's Top 102 [37]
Vulture Best Albums of 2022Honorable Mention [38]

Track listing

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

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

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

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

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