Tom speaks with Mike Bell of Calgary's The YYScene about his newest release, "Love and Misery".
...“It is not Happy by Pharrell,” says Tom Olsen.
No. Despite the yellow circle smiling (sarcastically?) at you that you’ll encounter once inside, it’s certainly not that.
It’s Love and Misery. Sometimes both at the same time.
And it’s what forms the emotional pulp of the local roots artist’s sophomore album titled, obviously, Love and Misery.
... a catalogue full of heartfelt and heartache that’s all killer and no filler. There’s a lot of living in those 12 tracks; Olsen pulls no punches. It’s a little rough for those that don’t like to confront the power and pitfalls of love with all of its complexities... Olsen remains fiery: his songs, his voice, his guitars tough and bold. There’s a fierceness, a raw nerve — Olsen’s cut from the cloth of real emotion."
"It is an amped up roots record, with the country twang tweaked up with a little rock ’n’ roll — much of which is supplied by guitarist Lloyd Lewis.
For a first-time outing, it makes one wonder what would have happened had life been kicked aside a whole lot sooner."
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Graham Neil talks to Tom about the album release and how he writes his music.
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Tom talks to Chris della Tore about the new album and politics in Alberta.
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