Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness

     The last couple of years, has proven to be quite adventurous the young folky, Angel Olsen.  In the last to years, she has moved from Chicago to North Carolina, formed a band, and released her sophomore album, Burn Your Fire With No Witness, to rave reviews.   Angel's voice on this release is mesmerizing; both engaging and fragile. She sings with heartbreak, but with optimism, as if she feels good about feeling bad.  Sonically, Olsen had no qualms about expanding her folk horizons, dabbling in the wide array of influences picked up from her Chicago landscape, to her Asheville transition.  Her insightful words are accentuated by reverb heavy garage folk, which create a power to her voice, creating an all around beefier sound.  The music is the perfect compliment to her sarcastic tone throughout the album.  Clearly, Angel Olsen worked to destroy the dreaded sophomore slump, and made Burn Your Fire one of the years happiest albums about heartbreak.