Burn Your Fire for No Witness
Studio album by
Angel Olsen
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
Genre
Length44:20
60:17 (deluxe edition)
LabelJagjaguwar
ProducerJohn Congleton
Angel Olsen chronology
Half Way Home
(2012) 		Burn Your Fire for No Witness
(2014) 		My Woman
(2016)

Burn Your Fire for No Witness is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen. It was released in February 2014 under Jagjaguwar Records. "Forgiven/Forgotten", "Hi-Five" and "Windows" were released as singles. A deluxe edition was released on November 18, 2014, with five additional tracks.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[1]
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
The Guardian[6]
Mojo[7]
NME9/10[8]
Pitchfork8.3/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Burn Your Fire for No Witness garnered broadly positive reviews from critics. Turntable Kitchen called it "spellbinding and beautifully composed," while further describing it as "an album spilling over with heart-swelling and painfully visceral romance."[13] The A.V. Club named it the best album of 2014. The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll named Burn Your Fire for No Witness the eighth-best album of 2014.

In December 2019, Pitchfork listed Burn Your Fire for No Witness as the 26th best album of the decade.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angel Olsen, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Unfucktheworld"2:05
2."Forgiven/Forgotten"2:03
3."Hi-Five"2:57
4."White Fire"6:55
5."High & Wild"3:53
6."Lights Out"4:27
7."Stars"4:38
8."Iota"3:27
9."Dance Slow Decades"4:05
10."Enemy"5:43
11."Windows"4:07
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."White Water"5:40
13."All Right Now"2:59
14."Only with You"2:35
15."May as Well"2:39
16."Endless Road" (Hoyt Axton)2:04

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 55
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 146
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 13
US Billboard 200[20] 71
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 16
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[22] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 19

References

  1. ^ "Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Burn Your Fire for No Witness by Angel Olsen". Metacritic. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Burn Your Fire for No Witness – Angel Olsen". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (February 18, 2014). "Previously subdued songwriter Angel Olsen cranks up the volume". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  5. ^ McCormick, Neil (February 15, 2014). "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ Hann, Michael (February 13, 2014). "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Mojo (244): 90. March 2014.
  8. ^ Snapes, Laura (February 17, 2014). "Angel Olsen – 'Burn Your Fire For No Witness'". NME. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  9. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (February 17, 2014). "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Q (332): 117. March 2014.
  11. ^ Powell, Mike (February 18, 2014). "Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  12. ^ Soto, Alfred (February 21, 2014). "Angel Olsen's Stark, Fraught 'Burn Your Fire for No Witness' Is Equal Parts Heat and Smoke". Spin. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "Musical Pairings: Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness - Turntable Kitchen". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  14. ^ "The Best 200 Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  20. ^ "Angel Olsen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  21. ^ "Angel Olsen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  22. ^ "Angel Olsen Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  23. ^ "Angel Olsen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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