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Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen on her breakthrough year and new album, Phases

Angel Olsen's new album Phases is a collection of B-sides, rarities, covers and intimate home demos. She stopped by the q studio to perform a few songs live.
Angel Olsen with Tom Power in the q studio in Toronto, Ont. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Angel Olsen is a singer-songwriter who's been compared to Stevie Nicks and Patti Smith. The past year has been a huge breakthrough for Olsen, with her 2016 album My Woman topping critics' lists, extensive touring and appearances on Conan and Colbert. Now she returns with Phases, a collection of B-sides, rarities, covers and intimate home demos. Olsen stopped by to perform a few songs live in the q studio.

Produced by Chris Trowbridge