Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Burn Your Fire for No Witness
Studio album by Angel Olsen
Released February 17, 2014
Genre Indie rock · lo-fi · alternative country · folk
Length 44:20
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer John Congleton
Angel Olsen chronology

Half Way Home
(2012)		 Burn Your Fire for No Witness
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 83/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
The AV Club B+[3]
Consequence of Sound A-[4]
Paste Magazine 9.3/10[5]
Pitchfork 8.3/10[6]
Slant Magazine [7]

Burn Your Fire for No Witness is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen. It was released in February 2014 under Jagjaguwar Records. Forgiven/Forgotten, Hi-Five and Windows were released as singles.

Critical reception

Burn Your Fire for No Witness garnered broadly positive reviews from critics. Turntable Kitchen called it "spellbinding and beautifully composed," while further describing it as "an album spilling over with heart-swelling and painfully visceral romance."[8] The A.V. Club named it the best album of 2014. The Village Voice‍ '​s Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll named Burn Your Fire for No Witness the eighth-best album of 2014.

Track list

All songs written and composed by Angel Olsen. 

No. Title Length
1. "Unfucktheworld"   2:05
2. "Forgiven/Forgotten"   2:03
3. "Hi-Five"   2:57
4. "White Fire"   6:55
5. "High & Wild"   3:53
6. "Lights Out"   4:27
7. "Stars"   4:38
8. "Iota"   3:27
9. "Dance Slow Decades"   4:05
10. "Enemy"   5:43
11. "Windows"   4:07

References

  1. ↑ "Burn Your Fire for No Witness Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Burn Your Fire For No Witness - Angel Olsen". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ↑ Rytlewski, Evan (February 18, 2014). "Previously subdued songwriter Angel Olsen cranks up the volume". The AV Club. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Terry, Josh (February 14, 2014). "Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Cosores, Philip (February 18, 2014). "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (February 17, 2014). "Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Fowle, Kyle (February 4, 2014). "Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ Musical Pairings: Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness / Turntable Kitchen