Chicagoan singer/songwriter Angel Olsen has just released a music video for “Forgiven/Forgotten”, the lead single off her upcoming Burn Your Fire for No Witness album. It features Olsen, a heavily censored costar, and at last count, at least five or six terrifying Youtube comments.
The next album is set to drop this February, and Olsen is clearly kicking her hype machine into overdrive. Anticipation’s running hot for this one, and “Forgiven/Forgotten” has already garnered its fair share of critical praise – including glowing reviews from Pitchfork and NPR Music. It’s a 2-minute scorcher of a song, and a serious departure from Olsen’s previous folk-leaning work.
The video comes courtesy of director Zia Anger. It’s shot on 16mm, and heavily features Olsen’s dramatic side. One interesting tidbit – the male character was actually hand-scratched out of the video. And you think we were kidding about the terrifying Youtube comments? Like hell; some of these people are really happy that Olsen didn’t kiss her costar, and some are really sad that Olsen didn’t kiss her costar. We don’t get Youtube.
Video, and upcoming tour dates below.
Angel Olsen 2014 Winter Tour Dates
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Dec 5: Oxford, MS – Lamar Lounge
Dec 12: London, UK – The Forum w/ Neko Case
Feb 18: Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Feb 20: New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
Feb 22: Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox
Feb 23: Fayetteville, AR – JR’s Lightbulb Club
Feb 24: Dallas, TX – Three Links
Feb 25: Austin, TX – Red 7
Mar 1: San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Mar 2: Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
Mar 3: San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Mar 5: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 6: Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Mar 7: Seattle, WA – Barboza
Mar 8: Moscow, ID – Mikey’s Gyros
Mar 10: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Mar 23: Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
Mar 25: London, UK – Dingwalls
Mar 26: Paris, FR – Divan Du Monde [LFSM Festival]
Mar 27: Amiens, FR – La Lune des Pirates [LFSM Festival]
Mar 28: Koeln, DE – King George
Mar 29: Berlin, DE – Hau 1
Mar 30: Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Mar 31: Stockholm, SE – Scandic Grand Central
Apr 1: Oslo, NO – Cafe Mono
Apr 2: Goteborg, SE – Pustervik
Apr 3: Hamburg, DE – Haus 73 / Kleiner Donner
Apr 4: Leuven, BE – Stuk
Apr 5: Rotterdam, NL – Motel Mozaique
Apr 6: Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso