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American folk and indie rock singer Angel Olsen will be in Lismore for one night only tomorrow night, showcasing her third album in as many years, My Woman, which she released in September.

Echonetdaily chatted to her about her career and her Australian tour.

Vocally you seem to keep pushing yourself from album to album, is this something you’ve been consciously working on or has it just evolved that way?

I feel that my vocal changes have a lot more to do with my feeling comfortable with singing for singings sake, and not only to get the meaning of something I write across.

You’ve got sell out shows all over the world, that’s got to feel pretty good, how do you stay grounded with that?

I think the world experiences music differently depending on where you are. Some artists are famous in France and totally unknown in Australia. I think I have a good team of people supporting me and working with me. But no matter how well things are going, I think there’s always something along the way- a show or an experience that is really humbling. And if I get caught up in some bs, someone in the band would call me out on it 🙂

What’s the best gig you’ve been to, what made it so cool?

Last fall I went to Istanbul on tour and got into a Lee Fields show the night before we played.

I was there with an old friend who was standing in as our Tour Manager and we both made our way up close to the front. We danced and sang to all the songs and tried to get everyone to dance with us. It’d been a while since I was the crazy one in the audience and it was refreshing to be on that side of the stage for a night, and truly love the performance and be moved and not care what anyone thought.

What are you reading right now?

I just finished a book by my friend Michelle Dove called Radio Cacophony all sort of short vignette-like stories or thoughts inspired by her time as a college radio deejay.

Do you have any fave Australian bands you’re into?

I’m excited to be on tour with Jack Ladder on this run!

Angel Olsen, supported by Jack Ladder, this Thursday, December 1, 7:30pm, at Lismore City Hall. Tickets here http://norpa.org.au/events/angel-olsen-my-woman-tour/

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