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Olivia James was born in the spiritual heart of Australian country music, and had to emerge on the other side of music school to understand who she wasn't. Bittersweet and bruising storytelling is pushed front and center into the limelight, and you'd swear her lyrics took the words straight out of your mouth. Her music embodies that rare, sparkling combination of pop sensibilities mixed with country-tinged influences. Olivia's magnetic songwriting pivots from comforting nostalgia to acerbic and biting, in stark contrast to the formulaic self-parodies of the hyper-slick country music machine. Her songs are the best friend to console you through break-ups, down whiskey with you knowing work starts early tomorrow, and the excuse your daddy has needed to cry for all these years. Music that feels like home.