Olive Mae—

Emerging country artist, Olive Mae, has released her single, Country Songs, an honest and distinctly Australian anthem about rediscovering yourself and finding your way back to what matters most.

Following her previous release El Caballo Blanco, Olive Mae continues to carve out her place as one of Australia’s most distinct rising voices in country music. From the wide-open landscapes of Western Australia comes a song that feels like red dirt on worn boots, sun on your shoulders, and the quiet but powerful realisation that sometimes the life you’re chasing isn’t the one you were meant to live.

At Wilder Studios, nestled in the stoic shadow of Tasmania’s Mt Roland, Olive teamed up with award winning producer, Matt Fell, to capture the warmth, freedom and self-reflection that sits at the very heart of Country Songs.

At its core, the track is about stripping away expectation and reconnecting with the version of yourself that existed long before the world started telling you who you should become. Through imagery of open skies, horses, freedom and life’s inevitable detours, Olive Mae delivers a song that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.

“This song is about realising what the little girl inside you would want you to be doing when she grew up. It’s so easy to get caught up in what other people tell you that you should be doing with your life but ultimately it isn’t up to anyone else, we should all just be doing our best to make ourselves as happy and fulfilled as we can,” she says.