There are four artists with this name: (1) Olympia is the project of Melbourne based singer songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Bartley, who drives a mix of widescreen sweep, rich harmonies, dissonant minimal guitar with raw, commanding vocals. Drawing on influences including the everyday, Pedro Almodovar, Pele, or even Carl Sagan’s Golden Record, the songwriting brims with imagery and ideas. Building upon the cinematic reputation of earlier shows, Olympia alternates between solo performances, or as part of a three to nine piece band, including staples Peter Luscombe and Pat Bourke. After performances with a suite of artists including: Paul Dempsey, City and Colour, and a recent performance on Rockwiz, Olympia is currently crafting a new body of work (with producer) Burke Reid for release 2015. (2) Olympia is a Louisville, Kentucky based group that relies heavily on warm acoustic guitar rhythms, two-step bass lines and frantic mandolin pyrotechnics. "Bridges", their 2006 debut, was released on La Revolution! records. (3) b]Olympia hails from Washington DC and Richmond VA. they are a rock band consisting of former members of Fairweather (Equal Vision Records) and Brand New Disaster (Tribunal Records). Official Website (4) Olympia is also a highly underrated solo project by Icelandic Musician/comedian Sigurjón Kjartanson (HAM)
