Artist: Hungry Owl

When asked about "Silent Withering", the stunning new EP from Marylands Hungry Owl, Olivine told us that she started working on this new EP around mid-January, and she went on to explain, "the winter season naturally had an influence on what was being made." "Since I don't have the luxury of owning every instrument out there, I improvised and began to use my keyboard instead of relying solely on my acoustic guitar and ukulele. All the tracks, except for "Drift Upward," are mainly instrumental. Compared to my previous EPs, I think this record turned out more instrumental because [...]

• Hungry Owl - Drift Upward

Olivine (aka Hungry Owl) is a fascinating creature, where many of her peers must be bootyshaking over the latest Beyonce, or reminiscing about when Eminem was huge, Olivine seems to look way beyond those heady days of the early 00's. On her latest EP (also recorded in September, at the same time as the Travelling Man EP), it is clear to see her inspiration lies elsewhere. On a previous email conversation I remember telling her that her country folk tinged music reminded me of southern US folk from Leadbelly days... although I'm happy that I made that comment, [...]

• Hungry Owl - Coffee & Pie (Put It In My Mouth)

After casually listening to Jason the Swamp, Olivine was suddenly inspired to make music and actually record it. So she jumped out of bed, made an EP, and decided to perform under the name "Hungry Owl." A simple, straight-forward tale in how musical projects are formed. Hungry Owl makes music that often barely reaches the one minute mark. Folkpop tinged guitar strum along anthems that have the knack of sticking in your head for an entire day, (as happened to myself with "Go Home"). Perhaps the only downside to this blissful EP is the fact that [...]

• Hungry Owl - Go Home