She reminds me of Roy Orbison in so many ways, but as though he were still alive making new material for me to cry my eyes out over. He was such a gift not just in his performance, but his writing.
LOVE the first song. wow. She doesn't look bored....she looks like she's in a trance because her music is completely entrancing. I want her to sing me to sleep every night.
uninspiring, forgettable, boring, dull, meaningless,, without virtuosity, immemorable crap-- that will not stand the test of time like a song by james taylor , john denver, Neil young.
She has a very strong presence. I don't know what it is precisely, maybe it's a combination of everything, but her voice, her gaze, and the subject matter and composition of her music just immediately causes a hush. Like when someone says, "Shut up," followed immediately by something profound and impactful to say. She just calms rowdy people in a good way.
mglenwright09 Yes. She has a really punk, ironic and energetic attitude in the videoclip Shut Up and Kiss Me. It's like punk mixed with folk, I love this kind of artists, it was such a pleasure to discover her.
I saw her live and its the only show ive been to where the crowd was completely silent. Yea theres just something about her where people just get quiet and listen. She definitely has a quiet presence.
Yeah, it's something people forget about, but mid tones make a lot of the sound they take for granted. It's a done right when you don't notice kind of thing. Rhythm guitar guys just live with it, I guess.
I can't watch this video or listen to this album without tears spilling from my eyes. She's so beautiful and haunting and her voice seems to travel through my whole body, it's magical.
I've only just discovered her music a couple of weeks ago on the radio. Her singing is beautiful, reminds me a bit sound-wise of Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star.
I agree. However my problem with attempting to write music is that I lack a damn voice. It be a dream come to true collaborate with someone with such a voice.
I love how someone can play this and only hear two cords.... Its like standing in front of the Grand Canyon and commenting on the mundane sand underfoot.
The juxtaposition between her cool icy stare and knowing smile against the chills and everything else I'm feeling is almost to much to bear. Angel, indeed
There's a lot of argument on this video about dynamics, and the fact that her songs are simple. Take St. Vincent for example. St. Vincent's music has similar qualities, and she's one of the most incredible songwriters out there. What Angel has created, is something incredibly heart wrenching, and I love her story telling. It's nice to step back from all the hooplah of distortion and guitar pedals, and all that jazz. For me It's about the songwriting , music has to tell a story. Everything else is secondary. What Angel Olsen does, is unique, and her guitar work isn't like jack white or anything, but the fact that her music is raw , is why I like it. It's not over dressed to be something else. it's a take it or leave it sort of thing.
Cuando un chico me estaba tatuando el brazo, puso este tiny desk y todo fue tan mágico. Ella hace eso, hacer que todo el ambiente se vuelva mágico, invisible y puro.
She's of a different breed of creativity--her voice is so calculated and she uses it to the greatest ability. Reminds me of Van Morrison in that regard.
didn't fully realize how incredible her lyrics were until I watched this. wow. that album title is fucking insane, love it! she's going to be around for a long while
Since when does “technically superior” translate to a better listening experience? I know plenty of guitarists who can fly across the fretboard-that doesn't mean I can listen to them run scales for more than a few minutes. Despite the simple arrangements, this young lady's performance is very well done. It's definitely a good listening experience.
You're right. Actually I think her technique is magnificent. Try to run an entire show with just a clean stratocaster, clean voice and a stoic face. See how do you fare.
I love that song Iota- it's soo great! Even the chord progression itself is beautiful but with that gorgeous voice and the wonderful lyrics. You just cannot beat it!
This is incredible. I have such a hard time finding good music, and she gives me the chills constantly. I don't remember the last time I had chills to music. She makes me believe that we've forgotten what music is…. with all of this processed garbage out there. It seems to get worse all the time - pardon the pessimism, just what I notice. Music should be sincere, not processed and faked. This is sincere. Like it from the earth, her heart and soul rather than her experiences with an iPhone or computer.
It all just falls apart But when I look into your eyes It pieces up my heart If I only had an answer To put it all to bed I wish sometimes I could take back Every word I've said I walk back in the night alone Got caught up in my song Forgot where I was sleeping None of the lights were on I heard my mother thinking me right back into my birth I laughed so loud inside myself it all began to hurt So I turned on a picture show I disappeared the lines As memories came flooding in The tears blew out my eyes I see an elevator A moment I am above I look for you or someone Who can still remind me of The tight grip and the sun lick And the calm way of all things summer When it's all here And it's all new And you're not hungover Fierce and light and young Fierce and light and young When you don't know that you're wrong Or just how wrong you are My feet are always heavy As I inch toward the door I thought we'd leave this for ourselves a hundred times before But I guess we're always leaving even when we look the same And it eases me somehow to know that even this will change If you've still got some light in you then go before it's gone Burn your fire for no witness it's the only way it's done Fierce and light and young Fierce and light and young Hit the ground and run Hit the ground and run
fierce and light and young, fierce and light and young, when you don't know that you're wrong, or just how wrong you are. That is just beautiful. She is mesmerizing.
Evrytime I turn on tiny desk I'm like New favorite New favorite New favorite You are all so absolutely amazing Can't even begin to express what this all means to me Now that I finally found the truth I'm sorry you had to feel all my confusion and pain It was hard getting back home to all of you I'm sorry for arriving a little late And not the greatest condition But I am And I am alive Bless you all be well
I don't know how I came across White Fire but it got me hooked and here I am finally listening to more of her music. Amazing vocal range and such an easy going personality 💛
Jesus, her guitar technique is entirely irrelevant. Her voice is absolutely chock full of technique that most singers don't and couldn't achieve in a lifetime of desperate grasping. Her phrasing, her texturing, and her Belief in every micro-unit of the expressive powers of her voice is remarkable. Her lyrics are very good, but it is her voice that makes them bleed and gush. Her's is the sound of cut flowers bending in deathly praise to time itself. So go eat your guitar technique and shit it out again in your golden bowl, you golden boys, but enjoy doing so alone for the rest of your life: whoever wishes to comment on her guitar technique.
Poetic line, Mr Butler, "Her's is the sound of cut flowers bending in deathly praise to time itself." Let's hope time doesn't blow her away like other fragile flowers, eh? Dark eyes, dark mood---have you seen Rosamund Pike, in Gone Girl? Is Angel Olsen a 'gone girl'?
Barry Nelson It's pretty condescending to call her a "fragile flower" just because she sings emotionally. Also the Gone Girl comparison makes absolutely no sense, I can't even explain how little sense it makes without giving away spoilers.David Watermeyer People can be attractive and talented, doubt you would have brought up your "point" if this video/comment had been an attractive man. David Butler You are super awesome!
i ended up here by accident, and it's the first time that i listen to her, sincerely i get enchanted by her music, but i get more enchanted by her beauty.
Why people are always comparing talented women with men, like... She is the female Orbinson... Gosh, NO, she is Angel Olsen, and she is amazing, and unique. If here MUSIC has something similar with an artist, ok, that's one thing, but, she is not a talented being LIKE a famous man. She is a talented woman, period.
Because many people have an inclination toward sharing commonalities, it's what bonds us as social creatures, and doing it thru music that resonates with you and reminds you of songs/artists of your youth makes you feel good, helps remember good times. People always point out similarities or comparisons wether it be stylistically, harmonically, or acknowledging a physicality that they recognize. Human beings are fond of ubiquitous and universal themes as they help the aforementioned bond between us strengthen because of their prevalence. Or sometimes people like for other people to remind them of other people, and when other people agree, they feel like they pointed out something astute and that gives them a warm fuzzy feeling.
Omg yes. I was just rewatching her latest NPR performance, and I realized that as she finished one song and started introducing the next one, she would stop mid sentence, not finish what she was saying and start playing almost abruptly. I thought to myself that it seemed as if she was going in and out of consciousness as she entered this whimsical gloomy world that she created, and maybe has always habited inside her mind. It's so beautiful to see it happening, it feels like watching magic.
She reminds me of Roy Orbison in so many ways, but as though he were still alive making new material for me to cry my eyes out over. He was such a gift not just in his performance, but his writing.
her voice. holy fucking shit
Can't do other things while listening to her. Captivating is an understatement.
lilyfleur7 I was just thinking the same. What a voice!!!
+lilyfleur7 her face. holy fucking shit
That incredible wiggly sound she makes when she goes up in pitch though... seriously one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard though.
:) that wiggle is called vibrato!
Its sort of a yodel
She is the reincarnation of Patsy Cline
@@leonlawson2196 That is nothing close to a yodel, lol
Yes, I happen to think that takes a large amount of talent to do and still have it sound good.
god she always makes me cry :-( she's so young but her voice is a thousand years old
rather her voice seems to possess the wisdom and experience of someone who's lived a thousand years
Natalie Gerber i guess it means a wisdom of humanity.
Natalie Gerber That's bloody beautiful.
I come back to this to remind myself of what’s good and pure in me
LOVE the first song. wow. She doesn't look bored....she looks like she's in a trance because her music is completely entrancing. I want her to sing me to sleep every night.
DONE
We of the St Louis area are proud of our homegirl!
Love minimalist songs. Tiny Desk is so perfect for this stripped down approach.
uninspiring, forgettable, boring, dull, meaningless,, without virtuosity, immemorable crap-- that will not stand the test of time like a song by james taylor , john denver, Neil young.
@@kendesjarlais7577 ok boomer
@@kendesjarlais7577 ok boomer
Dark Eyes We'd
does anyone else get scared to love an artist too much? It's unbearably strong with Angel Olsen.
The phrase "for this to never be a tight and empty hand" never fails to make me weep
You weren't kidding about the contrast between her eyes and her voice. Unsettlingly intense - and brilliant.
Her voice is like a cloud that slowly passes across the sky, you watch it and travel within a soft dream..
She has a very strong presence. I don't know what it is precisely, maybe it's a combination of everything, but her voice, her gaze, and the subject matter and composition of her music just immediately causes a hush. Like when someone says, "Shut up," followed immediately by something profound and impactful to say. She just calms rowdy people in a good way.
I'm not getting that vibe at all lol
I find her PRESENCE similar to Kurt Cobain's presence. It has sense, since she was a fan of punk rock music.
I can feel the punk rock oozing out of her. Likening to her Kurt is acceptable, when most don't come close to deserving that comparison.
mglenwright09 Yes. She has a really punk, ironic and energetic attitude in the videoclip Shut Up and Kiss Me. It's like punk mixed with folk, I love this kind of artists, it was such a pleasure to discover her.
I saw her live and its the only show ive been to where the crowd was completely silent. Yea theres just something about her where people just get quiet and listen. She definitely has a quiet presence.
Her music is so incredibly, deeply affecting. Therapeutic and spiritual, makes me nostalgic and present at the same time.
you put into words exactly how i feel when i listen to her.
this!!
Perfect description!
This whole session makes me feel weary and emotional, but white fire especially makes me FEEL THINGS. I love Angel Olsen so much.
I love how she strums her guitar, using the thumb gives the guitar the right tone.
Yeah, it's something people forget about, but mid tones make a lot of the sound they take for granted. It's a done right when you don't notice kind of thing. Rhythm guitar guys just live with it, I guess.
I can't watch this video or listen to this album without tears spilling from my eyes. She's so beautiful and haunting and her voice seems to travel through my whole body, it's magical.
She needs to come back for a second time it's been 6 years. She's progressed so much.
This video introduced me to Angel Olsen. And every time I return to it I'm amazed at how awesome this performance is. No wonder I fell in love.
Jesse James Atencio same!!!
Same.
I've only just discovered her music a couple of weeks ago on the radio. Her singing is beautiful, reminds me a bit sound-wise of Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star.
this is awesome. I wish unf---theworld was a 10 minute song.
She sings like she's in it, ya know? Like she's back "there" reliving it. Quite beautiful to see...
I love how she laughs so intensely at random points during her songs.
i love u notice this yes. timeless
This breaks my heart and makes me feel alive at the same time
music does not need to be technically perfect to be beautiful. music only needs to strike chords in people's hearts to be beautiful.
thank you for saying this! sometimes I beat myself up for not being "good enough" at writing music but this made me feel so much better
+TheSludgeMan Agreed! I only meant to put the haters in their place, haha
:
I agree. However my problem with attempting to write music is that I lack a damn voice. It be a dream come to true collaborate with someone with such a voice.
+MikeLXXXVIII I'm the exact opposite. Can't write anything to save my life, can't play anymore from wrist problems, but have a damn good voice
She is timeless. A truly unique artist, love her intensity and gaze. Beautiful voice. this never gets old!
the fact that this was 8 years ago scares me baddd
just wait until your favorites are 30 years old. Or 50. Then you can be really scared :)
I come back to this so much
Keeping me company while I write my assignments at 2am. you're an angel, Angel
Angel by name, Angel by nature.
beautiful.
Agreed💜
No Angels
my heart is pretty much melting
'Why am I not ashamed? While I am standing still, you want to move me like you did before, but I've had my fill.' Some of my favorite lyrics.
her voice is good, it reminds me of singers from the 40s 50s
I love how someone can play this and only hear two cords.... Its like standing in front of the Grand Canyon and commenting on the mundane sand underfoot.
+1 for this. Refreshing to know that someone is truly listening. Her music carries wisdom well beyond her years.
Three chords, but yeah, dude. She could move mountains.
Do u write
I'm not sure what this means. But it sounds right.
To be fair, there is beauty in the mundane as well
she is beautiful. her voice to mesmerizing, and her lyrics are haunting and truthful. a real talent, and soulful woman.
SETLIST
0:00 Unfucktheworld
2:42 lota
6:57 Enemy
14:11 White Fire
thank you
TYLER T
Her eyes are beautiful. I love her shimmering vocals.
The juxtaposition between her cool icy stare and knowing smile against the chills and everything else I'm feeling is almost to much to bear. Angel, indeed
Ugh. I'm entranced! She's beautiful and her voice is angelic too! I would have loved to swoon over her music in that room with a looming storm.
5 years later it's still perfect
Thank you so much for singing for me
Simple,beautiful,perfect
Just how I'm feeling today
Like nothing can ever go wrong again
One love
BE THE LIGHT
shes amazing. i have not been able to stop listening to her music for months, need to see her perform live.
There's a lot of argument on this video about dynamics, and the fact that her songs are simple.
Take St. Vincent for example.
St. Vincent's music has similar qualities, and she's one of the most incredible songwriters out there. What Angel has created, is something incredibly heart wrenching, and I love her story telling. It's nice to step back from all the hooplah of distortion and guitar pedals, and all that jazz.
For me It's about the songwriting , music has to tell a story. Everything else is secondary. What Angel Olsen does, is unique, and her guitar work isn't like jack white or anything, but the fact that her music is raw , is why I like it. It's not over dressed to be something else. it's a take it or leave it sort of thing.
She's mesmerising in every way
Cuando un chico me estaba tatuando el brazo, puso este tiny desk y todo fue tan mágico. Ella hace eso, hacer que todo el ambiente se vuelva mágico, invisible y puro.
casate con el man
I just fell in love...with everything.
She's of a different breed of creativity--her voice is so calculated and she uses it to the greatest ability. Reminds me of Van Morrison in that regard.
Its almost like the first time you heard Leonard Cohen, his stories in song, and you can't wait for the next verse.
it's funny how I always find myself going back to see this video again throughout the years
My goodness... not only is her music fantastic, but she might be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
God, she's an old soul, could be from the '50s or the '60s. I'm in love
Wow, I she sounds like a combination of Fiona Apple and Johnny Cash. Quite lovely.
morolyn omg that's just how I feel it
Love love love that comparison. Some rando on twitter compared Maggie Rogers to Fiona and I died
Goddamn right
@@mikeyscotj I read an article comparing MR to Joni Mitchell and it made me so mad
That is extremely accurate
The way she says "do you want me to tell you?" at 6:37 just melts my heart
two of my favorites in the world of music: a woman's voice, and some soft folky stuff
When her voice takes off in the first song.... chills
NPR does it again,,,, i may be a few yrs late,,, but,, by'eck ,,, Angel is heaven on earth.
She's great -- great phrasing -- her singing -- is great.
Wow I can just feel every emotion in her voice. Every small tremble moved my heart
didn't fully realize how incredible her lyrics were until I watched this. wow. that album title is fucking insane, love it! she's going to be around for a long while
I can't believe I just stumbled across this. She has an amazing voice. Takes me way back, such a classic sound. Thank you NPR!!
Since when does “technically superior” translate to a better listening experience? I know plenty of guitarists who can fly across the fretboard-that doesn't mean I can listen to them run scales for more than a few minutes. Despite the simple arrangements, this young lady's performance is very well done. It's definitely a good listening experience.
Russ Kendrick Martin “technically superior” translates in bro to ‘internalized misogyny’
You're right. Actually I think her technique is magnificent. Try to run an entire show with just a clean stratocaster, clean voice and a stoic face. See how do you fare.
I love that song Iota- it's soo great! Even the chord progression itself is beautiful but with that gorgeous voice and the wonderful lyrics. You just cannot beat it!
Amazing vibrato. Excellent feel.
her voice always sends me to warm places
Am I the only one who laughed when she smiled at about 19:36 because she was about to say the name of her album
This is incredible. I have such a hard time finding good music, and she gives me the chills constantly. I don't remember the last time I had chills to music.
She makes me believe that we've forgotten what music is…. with all of this processed garbage out there. It seems to get worse all the time - pardon the pessimism, just what I notice. Music should be sincere, not processed and faked. This is sincere. Like it from the earth, her heart and soul rather than her experiences with an iPhone or computer.
Saw her in concert 2 nights ago, based on this video. I was even more impressed in person.
Forever in love with this Woman!
It all just falls apart
But when I look into your eyes
It pieces up my heart
If I only had an answer
To put it all to bed
I wish sometimes I could take back
Every word I've said
I walk back in the night alone
Got caught up in my song
Forgot where I was sleeping
None of the lights were on
I heard my mother thinking me right back into my birth
I laughed so loud inside myself it all began to hurt
So I turned on a picture show
I disappeared the lines
As memories came flooding in
The tears blew out my eyes
I see an elevator
A moment I am above
I look for you or someone
Who can still remind me of
The tight grip and the sun lick
And the calm way of all things summer
When it's all here
And it's all new
And you're not hungover
Fierce and light and young
Fierce and light and young
When you don't know that you're wrong
Or just how wrong you are
My feet are always heavy
As I inch toward the door
I thought we'd leave this for ourselves a hundred times before
But I guess we're always leaving even when we look the same
And it eases me somehow to know that even this will change
If you've still got some light in you then go before it's gone
Burn your fire for no witness it's the only way it's done
Fierce and light and young
Fierce and light and young
Hit the ground and run
Hit the ground and run
They are so beaytiful i'm mad!
I think I had chills through the entire show.
I love her words.She is very pleasent to look at.
Beatiful,what a voice.. Remanessant of '20's vocal style like Ruth Etting and the Ink spots. What dynamics. Lovely!
fierce and light and young, fierce and light and young, when you don't know that you're wrong, or just how wrong you are. That is just beautiful. She is mesmerizing.
That kind of blank and pained stare...I feel it in my heart
Wow everything her face,voice,smile,laugh,guitar playing,lyrics is perfection a true angel from heaven
Omg I love her giggle before she says "burn your fire for no witness" the album title haha
I love the way she tells the truth about all the pain we all go through!
brilliant. definitely feeling a Leonard Cohen vibe from her.
zackarylowell White Fire is her most Leonard Cohen song by far
woah thank u i thought it was just me that thought that
I caught my self not blinking for a while...
In the zone. She has really tapped into something. And I love the tone of that guitar
Consider the world unf***ed
Bless you
BE well
ONE love
BE THE LIGHT
Evrytime I turn on tiny desk I'm like
New favorite
New favorite
New favorite
You are all so absolutely amazing
Can't even begin to express what this all means to me
Now that I finally found the truth
I'm sorry you had to feel all my confusion and pain
It was hard getting back home to all of you
I'm sorry for arriving a little late
And not the greatest condition
But I am
And I am alive
Bless you all be well
she is too beautiful and talented for words, truly.
What a beautiful, powerful live set - thanks so much for posting it.
I don't know how I came across White Fire but it got me hooked and here I am finally listening to more of her music. Amazing vocal range and such an easy going personality 💛
Jesus, her guitar technique is entirely irrelevant. Her voice is absolutely chock full of technique that most singers don't and couldn't achieve in a lifetime of desperate grasping. Her phrasing, her texturing, and her Belief in every micro-unit of the expressive powers of her voice is remarkable. Her lyrics are very good, but it is her voice that makes them bleed and gush. Her's is the sound of cut flowers bending in deathly praise to time itself. So go eat your guitar technique and shit it out again in your golden bowl, you golden boys, but enjoy doing so alone for the rest of your life: whoever wishes to comment on her guitar technique.
Your the fucking man!
exactly. tons of people can play the guitar with excellent technique but no one has this unique and nuanced voice.
Poetic line, Mr Butler, "Her's is the sound of cut flowers bending in deathly praise to time itself." Let's hope time doesn't blow her away like other fragile flowers, eh? Dark eyes, dark mood---have you seen Rosamund Pike, in Gone Girl? Is Angel Olsen a 'gone girl'?
Hey bud she's a pretty girl. Not perhaps a factor in your evaluation? Just saying!
Barry Nelson
It's pretty condescending to call her a "fragile flower" just because she sings emotionally. Also the Gone Girl comparison makes absolutely no sense, I can't even explain how little sense it makes without giving away spoilers.David Watermeyer People can be attractive and talented, doubt you would have brought up your "point" if this video/comment had been an attractive man. David Butler You are super awesome!
i ended up here by accident, and it's the first time that i listen to her, sincerely i get enchanted by her music, but i get more enchanted by her beauty.
Why people are always comparing talented women with men, like... She is the female Orbinson... Gosh, NO, she is Angel Olsen, and she is amazing, and unique. If here MUSIC has something similar with an artist, ok, that's one thing, but, she is not a talented being LIKE a famous man. She is a talented woman, period.
Because many people have an inclination toward sharing commonalities, it's what bonds us as social creatures, and doing it thru music that resonates with you and reminds you of songs/artists of your youth makes you feel good, helps remember good times. People always point out similarities or comparisons wether it be stylistically, harmonically, or acknowledging a physicality that they recognize. Human beings are fond of ubiquitous and universal themes as they help the aforementioned bond between us strengthen because of their prevalence.
Or sometimes people like for other people to remind them of other people, and when other people agree, they feel like they pointed out something astute and that gives them a warm fuzzy feeling.
Nobody does that. It’s just your selective feminist mind. New artists are always compared to other more established regardless of the gender.
oh God, such a full of peace, pleasent and wonderful rush of sound coming out from her mouth. I got knock out at the time i saw her smiling.
Very good chord structures that create unusually melodic phrasings. I see an American treasure in her future.
I love her. I feel pain, nostalgia and so so sooo much love every time I hear her!!!!!
Its almost like she's somewhere else when she plays.. Very interesting.
Omg yes. I was just rewatching her latest NPR performance, and I realized that as she finished one song and started introducing the next one, she would stop mid sentence, not finish what she was saying and start playing almost abruptly. I thought to myself that it seemed as if she was going in and out of consciousness as she entered this whimsical gloomy world that she created, and maybe has always habited inside her mind. It's so beautiful to see it happening, it feels like watching magic.
@@amandeczka well said
She's a true artist, I've listened to this song on repeat for a 2 days. And it's helped me. So for that, thank you much.
I could look at her all day
So excited to see Angel, Sharon and Julien this year! 🥰
her voice is so different than anyone elses in our music scene rn
our?
this generations scene
listen to Big Thief, same vibes
aye thanks I always love some new music
honestly my favourite album of the year so far, so fucking good!
After careful consideration, this is 100% in my top 5 favourite RUclips videos of all time.
She has beautiful eyeballs
yea nice eyeballs
yup, two of them.
Good eyeballs
a good pair.
beautiful eyeballs lol, beautiful balls
Just beautiful. Its like she's letting into you into her world and she knows it. Hence those little smiles.
This Beautiful Lady is very very good, I think she will go far Happiness & Love for you & your family always Sweety...
+George Pollastri crusty fuck
To Dad - Kiss my bum, Conversation over -- Not going to wast my time with you Moron !!
+George Pollastri yes - go'ed George!
+Dad the fuck is your problem?
One of my all time favorite artists... Thank you, Angel Olsen, for reminding me to sing with vulnerability and strength.