Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers

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Five rising artists each perform one of their songs, then the US singer-songwriter covers another one of their tracks in a set of woebegone eleganceAngel Olsen’s last album was 2022’s country-tinged, grief-wrought Big Time; a stopgap EP, Forever Means, came out in 2023. Cosmic Waves Volume 1 feels like the work of an artist buying more time, but in a good way – investing in community via her own bijou label. This compilation amplifies five lesser-known artist