My Woman
by Angel Olsen
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
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  1. Record Collector
    Sep 13, 2016
    60
    My Woman is an odd, somewhat mismatched collection of good and then great songs that could have been more ghostly.

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#13 Best Album of 2016
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#79 Most Discussed Album of 2016
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#62 Most Shared Album of 2016

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 189 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 171 out of 189
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 189
  3. Negative: 7 out of 189
  1. revillo
    Sep 6, 2016
    6
    The album succeeds on it's classic sound and Olsen's affecting vocals, but it's a little boring in how clean and accessible it all is.The album succeeds on it's classic sound and Olsen's affecting vocals, but it's a little boring in how clean and accessible it all is. Immaculately engineered for a greasy American jukebox, but lacking quite a bit of that sense of starry-eyed wonder of her earlier material. And, once again, you could ask a lot more from the instrumentation (eg, those guitars that don't quite ruffle any feathers on Give it Up. It's a problem because she never really gets a harmonic boost from her band). Still totally in love with her though, don't get me wrong, it's all quite lovely, but I do think some critics are falling for the whole, 'she's a talented woman making a hifi statement vaguely about her womanness', thing, and overlooking some lackluster composition. It's more an imitation of the classics than a classic in its own right.

    Oh and if you haven't heard her album "Strange Cacti" give it a spin, it's excellent.    … Full Review »
  2. IanJWalters
    Sep 2, 2016
    10
    Confidently confused, unabashedly devoted to her feelings, she esteems intuition as a goddess worth building an altar for, it seems, insteadConfidently confused, unabashedly devoted to her feelings, she esteems intuition as a goddess worth building an altar for, it seems, instead of just burning a fire. These songs rock and roll. "I dare you to understand what makes me a woman," she croons, at first, then belts the last syllable, stretching it all the way around the earth. Challenge accepted.… Full Review »
  3. Tom_Bombadil
    Sep 21, 2016
    4
    I can get behind the the idea that the first five songs are worth listening, but as soon as the second half of the album starts it goes fullI can get behind the the idea that the first five songs are worth listening, but as soon as the second half of the album starts it goes full garbage. Angel has no songwriting talent whatsoever, and she's definitely not Liz Phair (she doesn't deliver her intimacy in a way that sounds even remotely revelatory). The title track is pointlessly long and slow, making for a capital-B Boring listen. This is a very mediocre work.… Full Review »
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