''Forever Means'' is an extended play by American singer-songwriter

Angel Olsen Angel Olsen (born Angelina Marie Carroll; January 22, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. To date, Olsen has released six studio albums: ''Half Way Home'' (2012), ''Burn Your F ...

. It was released on April 14, 2023 by

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. The extended play consists of four songs that were recorded for Olsen's album '' Big Time'' (2022), but did not make the final track listing.

Critical reception

Upon release, ''Forever Means'' received positive acclaim from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the EP has an average score of 81 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 2, 4) * Emily Elhaj – bass guitar (1, 3, 4) *

Drew Erickson Drew Erickson , is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, and arranger. He is known for co-writing and producing for artists such as Lana Del ReyApple Music, "''Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'' – Album Credits," ...

– conductor (all tracks); organ, piano (1, 3); keyboards (2), synthesizer (3) * Jonathan Wilson – drums (1, 3, 4), percussion (1, 3), guitar (3, 4), piano (4) *

Dan Higgins Dan Higgins (born January 28, 1957, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American saxophone and woodwind player. He has worked with such artists as John Williams, Seth MacFarlane, Aerosmith, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Al Jarreau, M ...

– saxophone (1) * Jake Blanton – guitar (3, 4) *

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– drums, percussion (3, 4) *

Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 500 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studio pla ...

– trumpet (3) Technical * Angel Olsen –

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* Jonathan Wilson – production, mixing * Adam Ayan – mastering * Franky Fox –

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* Grant Milliken – engineering * Michael Harris – engineering * Mirza Sherrif – engineering Visuals * Miles Johnson – design * Angela Ricciardi – photography * Silken Weinberg – styling

References

{{Angel Olsen 2023 EPs Angel Olsen albums