Phases
by Angel Olsen
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
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  1. Music_Observer
    Dec 3, 2017
    7
    There were a few strong standouts when the melody and harmony locked in together with both individuality and familiarity to shape an overall enjoyable work, but with the timbral decisions being mostly afterthoughts and an inability to strike gold with every melody, this is merely a fine easygoing presentation that has its moments but doesn’t replace the original non-compilation albums. MyThere were a few strong standouts when the melody and harmony locked in together with both individuality and familiarity to shape an overall enjoyable work, but with the timbral decisions being mostly afterthoughts and an inability to strike gold with every melody, this is merely a fine easygoing presentation that has its moments but doesn’t replace the original non-compilation albums. My Score: 128/180 (Good) = 7.1/10… Expand
  2. damonleigh
    Jan 4, 2018
    7
    Really excellent insight into Olsen's creative process. Love the collection here. Bravo!
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    6
    What Phases lacks in structural coherence it makes up for in the stirring depth of the individual performances. These are worthy outliers

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PopMatters
    Jan 10, 2018
    70
    For fans of Half Way Home, Phases might be a welcome reminder that Olsen still has her lo-fi sensibilities intact. Fans who flocked to Olsen in the last couple years though won't find a lot to hold their attention, especially when listening to the album front to back. Despite this, there are gems galore to be found on the album, some of which could go head-to-head with the best of Olsen's work.
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  2. Magnet
    Dec 22, 2017
    70
    What Phases lacks in structural coherence it makes up for in the stirring depth of the individual performances. These are worthy outliers. [No. 149, p.61]
  3. Uncut
    Nov 16, 2017
    70
    Less, often, is more. The home demos of "sans" is powerfully raw. [Jan 2018, p.39]
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