All Mirrors
by Angel Olsen
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 272 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 220 out of 272
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 272
  3. Negative: 46 out of 272
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  1. cesar1990
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Her best record yet! The production is sublime and her voice sounds better than ever.
  2. faultline25
    Oct 8, 2019
    10
    This is an absolute masterpiece and the best album to come out in at least two years. Taylor Swift has the saddest fan base in music.
  3. mauriciojunio13
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Amazing! The best album of the year!!! Extremely emotional, complex and poetic! Angel Olsen always perfect!
  4. LucasVinicius
    Dec 19, 2019
    10
    It's fantastic how cohesive and well structured this album is, and Olsen divinely guide us in a travel through her feelings, from the strong single Lark to one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in years, Change, which is for me the most special discover of the year.
  5. SirFaulty
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    What an extraordinarily beautiful album. I came to Angel Olson through her fantastic Shut Up, Kiss Me (thanks iTunes for recommending her to me) but I found "My Woman" to be better than the sum of its parts. The first half was excellent but it kind of lost me when the second half of the album kicked in.

    What Angel Olson (and her producer John Congleton, Ben Babbitt and Jherek Bischoff)    What an extraordinarily beautiful album. I came to Angel Olson through her fantastic Shut Up, Kiss Me (thanks iTunes for recommending her to me) but I found "My Woman" to be better than the sum of its parts. The first half was excellent but it kind of lost me when the second half of the album kicked in.

    What Angel Olson (and her producer John Congleton, Ben Babbitt and Jherek Bischoff) have created here is other-worldly. From the way the songs are structured, to the mature lyrics that appeal to the more literate of us, to the sublime symphonic orchestrations and strings and then finally to the synths that can revive a failing heart, Angel Olsen is now my most favorite person on this very planet.

    Personally, after having this album on repeat for a week, they have created an aural experience that will soon move out of the realms of masterpiece and into legendary status to join the only other 6 albums that occupy this list for me:-

    1. Vespertine (Björk)
    2. Have You In My Wilderness (Julia Holter)
    3. All Mirrors (Angel Olsen)
    4. Vulnicura (Björk)
    5. In Rainbows (Radiohead)
    6. About U / Saves the World (MUNA)
    7. Chris (Christine and the Queens)

    Well done Angel, you are now in an elite group of musicians I keep a very close eye on and whose new music I anticipate with the thrall of a young child on the night before Christmas and who I will spare no expense to see perform live

    All things considered, this has been an incredibly strong decade for really good music. While i have no doubts that Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Katy Perry deserve their place in popular music, their jams are just not for me but I can appreciate that they tailor to a certain segment that fawns and adores them. If you want to find me. This is where I am at.

    Personal favorites : Lark, All Mirrors, Tonight, Chance, New Lovers Casette (although the entire album is fantastic as there are no real misfires on this one).

    i have to shout out to "Tonight" though. That song with its violin's, viola's and cello's brings me to tears near the end much like the synths and electronic strings in Björk's "Family" from Vulnicura (which for me personally is her best song).    … Expand
  6. ChocolateRoad
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    If immature stans could stop hijacking this album's user score for petty reasons, that would be great. Anyway: this is Angel Olsen's best and richest record so far. Such a beautiful expansion of her characteristic style, the strings are splendid. Deserves all the praise it's been getting.
  7. CharlieGray
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece, album of the year contender, the arrangements and her vocals are other worldly
  8. enzomatheus
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    here, angel olsen proves that she is an icon indie musician on this decade. for me, this is the continuation of my woman, a powerful and cohesive record with simple lyrics but they really are
    strong, raw and even ambiguous. the mix of the album accompanies this in points of being even scary, that perfectly embodies the album. maybe this is the album of the year.
  9. teenageroftheyr
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Really an amazing album, stands right up there with My Woman. The people tanking the score aren't even trying to hide that their reviews are not constructive at all. Middle school marching band with shouts and moans? Does anyone really hear that? If Metacritic scores really mean that much to you, it must really hurt to see Taylor Swift fail to break out of that 78-80 range...
  10. dasha1097
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    To be honest, this album is the first one I’ve ever heard from her discography. But I’m so impressed with lyrics and especially music production. Can’t find words to describe how much this record impressed me and it’s just a pure pleasure to listen. Big shout out to Pitchfork for introducing me to this magical women!
  11. Suttree
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Tremendous songwriting and singing, backed by a band that serves the songs oh so well. Ms. Olsen is not afraid to take risks, and they pay off in one of the very best albums of the year. Heartache and love lost is a universal theme that drives a ton of great songs. What Angel Olsen achieves that only the best artists can deliver is to mesh pain and strength in ways that never fall prey toTremendous songwriting and singing, backed by a band that serves the songs oh so well. Ms. Olsen is not afraid to take risks, and they pay off in one of the very best albums of the year. Heartache and love lost is a universal theme that drives a ton of great songs. What Angel Olsen achieves that only the best artists can deliver is to mesh pain and strength in ways that never fall prey to self-pity. The sorrow is surpassed by her resilience and power. Make no mistake, this is more than a stellar album. This is the work of superior artist who is not done getting better. I was so knocked out by this album that I attended her Chicago concert. She delivered live on stage with a memorable evening of high caliber music. Ms. Olsen is the real deal.… Expand
  12. Raphael2017
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Estou em êxtase, depois de Norman **** Rockwell esse álbum me fez delirar.
  13. runborisrun1
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Favorite album of the year so far! Brilliant and deeply emotional. Angel has evolved her sound in ways I couldn't have imagined!
  14. homemade
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    this album is great, sad how “stans” of other artists are mad because this is getting a high score, grow up.
  15. Vancyon
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    If you’re intentionally tanking this album’s score, grow up. Taylor, Ariana, or whoever your “fave” is would be horrified to learn you’re using their name to tear down other women.
  16. marcosarf
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    A truly masterpiece. Angel Olsen pulled out one of the best albums of my life. I tend to do walks in parks to listen new albums and when Tonight played tears start falling fro my eyes while the Autumn leaves were falling, pushed by the wind. It was truly a magic moment to me.
    We tend to relate more when the music mimics our momentary feelings and maybe that's way it moved me to much. The    A truly masterpiece. Angel Olsen pulled out one of the best albums of my life. I tend to do walks in parks to listen new albums and when Tonight played tears start falling fro my eyes while the Autumn leaves were falling, pushed by the wind. It was truly a magic moment to me.
    We tend to relate more when the music mimics our momentary feelings and maybe that's way it moved me to much. The strings are magnificent, coming forward and backward on each music to give space to words and sentiments, making it a moment between Rock and Classic (it was a moment that remembered me of Homogenic from Bjork, the way two different spaced mixed so well in a rare moment).
    I've read some of the negative comments and I was shocked in seeing so many people hating the album. For me, it's her best yet and I'm profoundly in love.    … Expand
  17. Will633
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    This is a baptism of love and emotions. Just the string arrangement itself will blow your mind and make all your “idols” ashamed of making generic pop fillers. Grow up kids, it’s time to learn to accept love and appreciate the art, enough for the spelling game.
  18. Chxristian
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Perfección, del track 1 al 11 angel nos brinda un álbum acogedor, melancólico y misterioso, me alegro mucho que sigan lanzando discos así en una era en donde el mainstream y auto-tune es más importante que un verdadero talento
  19. aurorawarrior
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    Arteeeeeeeee es un álbum bueno lleno de sonidos espectaculares, más la voz de angel, un muy disco la verdad es de mis favoritos
  20. SpectrumNemesis
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    A Masterpiece, Album Of The Year, This Is Art and Magnific excellent music, total
  21. gabtunes
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece that doesn't deserve this hateful and surreal reviews from generic popstars fandoms. This is a well-crafted pop album that stands as the best of Olsen's career and one of the best of the year along with Titanic Rising and NFR!
  22. rayzers
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Beautifully made. I thought it would be difficult to surpass My Woman, but I think she just might have.
  23. tatertotlord666
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Seriously? People are ripping on this album and comparing it to Lover by TS? Get the **** out. Stop talking about who has “the” album of the year and realize all of these artists are in completely different fields. So if you don’t like this go listen to Lover and drink your cotton candy-blended drinks. Now if you want to listen to one of the most innovative artists of our time, stay here!Seriously? People are ripping on this album and comparing it to Lover by TS? Get the **** out. Stop talking about who has “the” album of the year and realize all of these artists are in completely different fields. So if you don’t like this go listen to Lover and drink your cotton candy-blended drinks. Now if you want to listen to one of the most innovative artists of our time, stay here! This album is cool! Elusive and instrumentally experimental! Takes you somewhere else. Between this and Lana’s album, this has been an amazing season for albums, in my opinion.… Expand
  24. paulo_
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Pretty shameful to see the swifties rating this masterpiece with a zero only because their fave can't do something like this
  25. KateM01
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Wow. This album is so amazing. The strings are a beautiful addition. I loved all the songs and I have nothing but great things to say about it! I’ve started to try and make my own music and Angel is one of the very few artists I look up too! Her lyrics are truly amazing and I hope to be a great artist and songwriter like her one day! Can’t wait to see her in December!
  26. ben2
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    her best album yet. maybe if y’all actually listened to the album you’d think twice about giving it a 0. stay pressed swifties
  27. xlittleriver
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Say hello to the album of the year! No point in crying Swifties and Arianators, your low ratings will not affect in anything! Stop thinking that your favorites are better than the rest of the world.
  28. LighTwilight
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Seems that some Ariana stans are pressed here for giving the lowest score to this absolute masterpiece. Get a life and some taste I guess
  29. Benvalc
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    One of the best albums this year. Beautiful, lush musical backdrops and absorbing lyricism that’s always changing itself up.
  30. marquezpc
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Her best album yet. This woman is doing incredible and unique things. This new album
    Is no exception.
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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. musicOMH.com
    Oct 29, 2019
    100
    Olsen, her arrangers and producer (The Paper Chase‘s John Congleton) have created an album that simply bulges with perfection and timeless songs.
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 15, 2019
    92
    Olsen has created an undeniable stunner that should go down as one of the strongest folk albums of the year.
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  3. Glide Magazine
    Oct 15, 2019
    90
    All Mirrors belongs in the canon of essential break-up albums, but more Exile in Guyville than Rumours or Blue. ... The resulting instrumentation is impressively cohesive and resoundingly huge.
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