digital staff writer and freelance journalist
Olivia Stock is DJ Mag’s digital staff writer. She previously worked as a freelance journalist covering alternative music and culture across print and digital. Her writing can be seen in DIY Magazine, The Line of Best Fit, The Forty-Five, LICKS Mag, and others. Olivia was formerly Editor-in-Chief of the UK’s largest student music magazine, The Mic, as well as working on a freelance basis for a variety of independent record labels and PR firms.
RIOT’s Albums of the Year 2022: 20-11 (Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Gilla Band, Wunderhorse)
The RIOT team count down their long-awaited 2022 Albums of the Year.
Liam Mour channels malady into melody on “Alone”
On “Alone” the latest drop from his upcoming January EP Angel High, Liam Mour chews over the importance of friendship after a challenging year.
Sharktank sound bright and breezy on “Never Ever Ever”
With airy beats and warming harmonies, ‘Never Ever Ever’ proves that Sharktank couldn’t be further from the ruthless business reality show of the same name.
Pixey on Paper Planes and Finding Your Lane
It’s Pixey bitch! A year after unleashing her scintillating second EP, Liverpool’s cosmic- pop luminary caught up with LICKS on her retro influences, balancing the sad with the sunny, and the down-low on her incoming mini-album, ‘Dreams, Pains, and Paper Planes’.
Printed in LICKS Mag: Issue #7.
“Da Da Song” is carpetgarden’s ode to fuzzy, lo-fi, queer love
Lo-fi and the love song are a match made in heaven (or in Carpetgarden’s bedroom). On ‘Da Da Song’, the Californian popster returns with a flushed, tender tale of falling for someone.
Dolores Forever lay friendships to rest on “Funeral”
A spritely companionship underpins Yorkshire via Copenhagen duo Dolores Forever but their newest single "Funeral" forays into friendship’s deeper, darker sensibilities.
Finn Foxell puts the party in politics on "Leaders"
He might be West London’s premier emcee, wordsmith, and all-around vibe-curator, but Finn Foxell is just as fed-up as the rest of us - “Leaders” channels that anguish into art.
Bonnie Kemplay comes of age on bedroom-pop stunner “19”
From penning alt-pop bops in her girlhood bedroom to the hallowed halls of Dirty Hit’s roster, it’s been a big six months for Edinburgh’s Bonnie Kemplay. Though when you get a load of her new single "19", it’s not hard to understand why.
Alex Amor teaches a lesson in romantics on the brooding “Bad Tattoo”
With love in both her name and her heart, Glaswegian newbie Alex Amor bares all on achingly confessional new single, "Bad Tattoo".
Glitch-pop prodigy DellaXOZ searches for closure on “i want, doesn’t get”
Despite harbouring songwriting prowess far beyond her years, DellaXOZ channels the bratty brashness of childhood on her angsty, glitch-laced new single, "i want, doesn’t get".