Equal parts vulnerable and powerful, ebullient and heartbreaking, hopeful and cynical, Olive Klug refuses to be put in a box. Working out who you are in front of an ever-growing audience is no small task, but one the Portland-bred, Nashville-based songwriter is always up for. The singer graduated with a liberal arts degree shortly before the 2020 pandemic derailed their plans of a career in social work. Though they’d self-released 2019 EP “Fire Alarm” from a childhood friend’s bedroom, Olive had always categorized their music as either a hobby or a pipe dream. However, when Olive was laid off of a teaching job in 2020, they decided to commit themselves fully to an ever-growing online community. Olive can’t help but be unapologetically themself, something their community of fans (dubbed the “Klug Bugs") appreciate most about them. From a small apartment in Portland, Olive’s audience grew alongside them as they wrote new songs, discovered their identity, moved to Los Angeles, started touring, and released their debut LP “Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded” all in real time. Through this no-holds-barred documentation of the struggles of early adulthood, Klug embraces all their inner contradictions with reckless abandon. Olive is excited to become a fixture of the greater folk community and return to what inspires them about music; the catharsis and social change that's possible when people come together through song. oliveklugmusic@gmail.com