Forever Means

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Forever Means
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ReleasedApril 14, 2023
Length16:00
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer
Angel Olsen chronology
Big Time
(2022)
Forever Means
(2023)

Forever Means is an extended play by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen. It was released on April 14, 2023 by Jagjaguwar. The extended play consists of four songs that were recorded for Olsen's album Big Time (2022), but did not make the final track listing. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 80% [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Upon release, Forever Means received positive acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the EP has an average score of 81 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Angel Olsen; all music is composed by Olsen and Jonathan Wilson.

No.TitleLength
1."Nothing's Free"4:38
2."Forever Means"3:27
3."Time Bandits"3:54
4."Holding On"4:01
Total length:16:00

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

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