Alternative
United States
Oliver Tree
Upcoming Concerts for Oliver Tree
Oliver Tree currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, United States.
About Oliver Tree
Hometown
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Born
June 29, 1993
Genre
Alternative
A brief encounter with Oliver Tree might lead you to wonder: Is this guy for real? The bowl cut, bell-bottoms, and pink-and-purple windbreaker all seem calculated to confuse. Yet the ample pleasures of his unusual brand of tongue-in-cheek pop are right there on the surface. Born Oliver Tree Nickell in Santa Cruz, California, in 1993, he got his start as Tree on Belgiumâs Apollo Recordsâan early home to Aphex Twinâin 2013, pairing warbly sing-speaking with folktronica beats. Three years later, he reappeared as Oliver Tree, bringing emo energy to âWhen Iâm Down,â a collaboration with pop-EDM producer Whethan, then returned in 2017 with âWelcome To LA,â which poked fun at the cityâs superficial reputation. Over the next few years, he developed the Oliver Tree character in wry lyrics paired with irresistible electro-pop hooks. In his viral hit âAlien Boy,â he sings from the perspective of an extraterrestrialâa proud misfit and slyly unreliable narrator with an âeagle beakâ and âostrich feetââbut on the grunge-flavored âHurt,â another standout from 2020âs Ugly is Beautiful, he makes a more heartfelt admission: âIâm sorry if I hurt you.â As an entertainer, heâs fully committed to the bit. In an interview with Apple Music, he claimed to have spent 27 months engineering a 20-foot-tall scooter that he rides using stilts. But he serves universal truths alongside his tall tales. Adopting a philosophical tone, he told Apple Music, âYouâre never going to be truly happy if you canât learn to accept yourself the way you are.âÂ
Influenced by Oliver TreeOliver Tree has influenced the music of Gregory Dillon, Jameirkgolden, Jeremy Amato and more.
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