Olivia Horn

is an Ohio-bred, Brooklyn-based writer whose work has appeared in Pitchfork, Vogue, The New York Times, and elsewhere.

Charli XCX’s Experiment In Radical Transparency

Charli XCX’s Experiment In Radical Transparency Charli XCX’s Experiment In Radical Transparency

During the first months of quarantine, she crafted an album in real time—and, in the process, celebrated how online connection changed the way we live and create.

Jun 17, 2020 / Olivia Horn

Waxahatchee’s ‘Saint Cloud’ Is a Modern Country Folk Opus

Waxahatchee’s ‘Saint Cloud’ Is a Modern Country Folk Opus Waxahatchee’s ‘Saint Cloud’ Is a Modern Country Folk Opus

The singer’s latest album, which celebrates recovery and the comforts of home, is one of the year's best.

Apr 13, 2020 / Olivia Horn

The Business of Being Taylor Swift

The Business of Being Taylor Swift The Business of Being Taylor Swift

Her latest album, Lover, has been heralded as a return to form. It also presents an opportunity to understand the pop star’s many contradictions. 

Sep 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief

There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief

Wrapped into its new album U.F.O.F.’s delicate folds are fragility and resilience, love and trauma, nature and ether, enclosure and space, light and dark. 

Jun 4, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

The Uncommon Grace of SASAMI

The Uncommon Grace of SASAMI The Uncommon Grace of SASAMI

The “emotionally huge” rock music of Sasami Ashworth lands like a gut punch on her debut album.

Apr 1, 2019 / Olivia Horn

Folk Music That Bends Time and Space

Folk Music That Bends Time and Space Folk Music That Bends Time and Space

The songs on Jessica Pratt’s new album Quiet Signs seem to exist in a tranquil place just outside reality.

Feb 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

You Need to Know About boygenius

You Need to Know About boygenius You Need to Know About boygenius

A new indie rock supergroup sums up the best of the genre's recent women-led wave. 

Nov 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

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