Olive Klug, Bear in the Forest

While Klug’s website declares the singer-songwriter “refuses to be put into a box,” bank on dependable, acoustic guitar-driven pop/folk. Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded, Klug’s debut album from 2023, is a warbly coming-of-age statement. Standout “Song About America” features remarkably Joni Mitchell-esque vocals as the singer ponders how safe the U.S. is for those who, like Klug, identify as queer: “So I'm not even gonna try to write a song about America/It's too big and too daunting of a task.” Same. Bear in the Forest opens.