Olivia Kaplan (b. 1992, California) is a musician based in Los Angeles. Her songs explore the secret bonds between grief and time, slowness and memory, sadness and sleep. 

Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut LP Tonight Turns To Nothing (2021) on Topshelf Records, Olivia toured North America extensively with Billie Marten. She has also shared the stage with The War on Drugs, Miya Folick, Buck Meek, Hand Habits, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Helena Deland, and Courtney Marie Andrews.

Olivia studied voice and ethnomusicology at McGill University and UCLA. Her sound and songwriting have drawn comparisons to Cowboy Junkies, Sheryl Crow, Adrianne Lenker, and Cat Power.

Olivia recommends: talking to second graders, running without music, panzanella, soon by hana stretton, the friend by sigrid nunez, poetryclinic.org