Angel Olsen Releases “Hi-Five” Video

Last week, Angel Olsen unveiled Angel Olsen's very intimate Tiny Desk Concert, which showcased four previously unreleased songs from Angel's new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness (out Feb. 18 on Jagjaguwar). Today,

Last week, Angel Olsen unveiled Angel Olsen‘s very intimate Tiny Desk Concert, which showcased four previously unreleased songs from Angel’s new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness (out Feb. 18 on Jagjaguwar). Today, Angel shares the new video for Burn Your Fire‘s second single, “Hi-Five.” Directed by frequent Angel collaborator Zia Anger, the “Hi-Five” video simulates a television broadcast from the 60s and 70s, where female pop stars do choreographed performances in grandiose studios with sparkling, modern sets. Anger says, “They were always so wild and psychedelic and humorous from afar. The more you watch them, the more wooden and awkward the performances become. There is a certain loneliness captured. The song ‘Hi-Five’ seems to contain the same sort of duality.” In making the video, Angel and Anger decided to revisit the technique of these 60s and 70s broadcasts and tapped Creatures of the Wind for appropriate styling. Filming took place in an old studio with the junk left in it to create an epic space, achieving a demented, totally sincere and hallucinatory video.

 

ANGEL OLSEN TOUR DATES (new dates in bold):

Tue. Feb. 18 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern

Thu. Feb. 20 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

Sat. Feb. 22 – Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox

Sun. Feb. 23 – Fayetteville, AR @ JR’s Lightbulb Club

Mon. Feb. 24 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links

Tue. Feb. 25 – Austin, TX @ Red 7

Sat. March 1 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

Sun. March 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex

Mon. March 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

Wed. March 5 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

Thu. March 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club

Fri. March 7 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza

Sat. March 8 – Moscow, ID @ Mikey’s Gyros

Mon. March 10 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

Tue. March 11-Sun. March 16 – Austin, TX @ SXSW

Sun. March 23 – Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen

Tue. March 25 – London, UK @ Dingwalls

Wed. March 26 – Paris, FR @ Divan Du Monde [LFSM Festival]

Thu. March 27 – Amiens, FR @ La Lune des Pirates [LFSM Festival]

Fri. March 28 – Koeln, DE @ King George

Sat. March 29 – Berlin, DE @ Hau 1

Sun. March 30 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega

Mon. March 31 – Stockholm, SE @ Scandic Grand Central

Tue. April 1 – Oslo, NO @ Cafe Mono

Wed. April 2 – Goteborg, SE @ Pustervik

Thu. April 3 – Hamburg, DE @ Haus 73 / Kleiner Donner

Fri. April 4 – Leuven, BE @ Stuk

Sat. April 5 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique

Sun. April 6 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

Thu. April 24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

Fri. April 25 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree

Sat. April 26 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

Sun. April 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway

Mon. April 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room

Tue. April 29 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

Thu. May 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center

Sun. May 4 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

Mon. May 5 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop

Wed. May 7 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison

Thu. May 8 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore

Fri. May 9 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

Sat. May 10 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine

Sun. May 11 – Providence, RI @ Fete Lounge

Wed. May 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

Thu. May 15 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

Fri. May 16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

Sat. May 17 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle

http://angelolsen.com/

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