''All Mirrors'' is the fourth

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by American

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singer-songwriter

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, released on October 4, 2019 by

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. Produced by Angel Olsen and

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, the album was preceded by two singles, the title track and "Lark". Both releases were accompanied by

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s directed by Olsen's friend and longtime collaborator

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. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics and debuted at No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In August 2020 Olsen released '' Whole New Mess'', a studio album featuring earlier recordings of select songs from ''All Mirrors''.

Critical reception

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of '' Uncut'' praised the album, writing, "Even for an artist who has redefined herself with every record, ''All Mirrors'' is her boldest reinvention yet." Victoria Segal of ''

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'' gave the album a favorable review, writing, "Behind the parachute silk and dry ice, the smoke and mirrors, stands a record in high emotional definition, its outline becoming sharper by the second." Rachel Aroesti of '' Q'' wrote, "Novel and nostalgic, accessible and eccentric, ''All Mirrors'' strikes an impressive balance between the familiar and strange – resulting in an album that’s startling and breathtakingly beautiful." In the review for

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, Marcy Donelson commended Olsen by claiming that "Though she may have initially built her reputation on stark and brittle atmospheres, it turns out that her trademark vulnerability is only elevated by these stirring, highly stylized interpretations, making it a risk that pays off in spades."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''All Mirrors'' liner notes. Musicians *

– vocals ; guitar ; synthesizer ; piano ;

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s * Joshua Jaeger – drums ; percussion * Ben Babbitt – electric bass guitar ; electric guitar ; synthesizer drones ;

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a Capstan (tape recorder), capstan, which pulls i ...

drones ; synthesizers ; bass synthesizer ;

baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a guitar with a longer scale length, typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing, so it can be tuned to a lower pitch. Gretsch, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP Guitars, PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Sche ...

;

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electric guitar ; piano ; Mellotron ; 12-string acoustic guitar ;

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;

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;

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; additional string textures on violin and cello ; string arrangements * Jherek Bischoff – string conducting ; string arrangements * Paris Hurley –

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I * Laurann Angel – violin I * Crystal Brooke Alforque – violin I * Emily Call – violin II * Rachel Iba – violin II * Michelle Luna – violin II * Madeline Falcone – viola * Lauren Elizabeth Baba – viola * Marta Sofia Honer –

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* Aniela Marie Perry –

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

* April Guthrie – cello * Nathaniel Walcott –

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;

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; brass arrangement * Vikram Devasthali –

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Production and artwork *

–

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; mixing * Angel Olsen – production * Sean Cook – assistant

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– mastering * Ben Babbitt – pre-production * Cameron McCool – album

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* Angel Olsen – styling * Jack Pitney – styling * Elyse Lightner – styling * Miles Johnson –

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Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:All Mirrors 2019 albums Angel Olsen albums Jagjaguwar albums Albums produced by John Congleton Art pop albums