Forever Means is an extended play by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen. It was released on April 14, 2023 by Jagjaguwar. The extended play consists of four songs that were recorded for Olsen's album Big Time (2022), but did not make the final track listing.

Critical reception

Upon release, Forever Means received positive acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the EP has an average score of 81 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Angel Olsen – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 2, 4) Emily Elhaj – bass guitar (1, 3, 4) Drew Erickson – conductor (all tracks); organ, piano (1, 3); keyboards (2), synthesizer (3) Jonathan Wilson – drums (1, 3, 4), percussion (1, 3), guitar (3, 4), piano (4) Dan Higgins – saxophone (1) Jake Blanton – guitar (3, 4) Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion (3, 4) Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (3)

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Technical

Angel Olsen – production

Jonathan Wilson – production, mixing

Adam Ayan – mastering

Franky Fox – engineering

Grant Milliken – engineering

Michael Harris – engineering

Mirza Sherrif – engineering

Visuals

Miles Johnson – design

Angela Ricciardi – photography

Silken Weinberg – styling

References

2023 EPs

Angel Olsen albums

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