K.Flay

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"Life as a touring musician necessitates a lot of in-betweens. The hours from 6 to 9 PM, after soundcheck but before the show, stuck in a backstage green room. A mind-numbingly long van drive from San Francisco to Portland, I-5 inexorably whizzing by. Countless flights and bus rides and ferries. So many not-heres, but not-yet-theres. For much of that time, I'm reading. My creative inspiration often comes from non-musical places, and from books specifically. I find it both energizing and emotionally grounding to engage with different mediums of storytelling."
—K.Flay, libbylife.com

Based in LA and originally from Illinois, multi-platinum artist K.Flay, born Kristine Flaherty, started rapping and writing songs on a lark while attending Stanford University, and soon began releasing her self-produced mixtapes. In 2017 she released her major label debut album Every Where Is Some Where, earning two Grammy Award nominations for the album's iconic smash single "Blood in the Cut" and sending her to arenas around the world with her kinetic live set. As a songwriter, musician, and producer, she's lent her talents to numerous collaborations, working with Fitz and the Tantrums, Bishop Briggs, Tom Morello, Louis the Child, Kaskade, Walk the Moon, Imagine Dragons, grandson, The Regrettes, Two Feet, MisterWives, and more. Whether working on her own music or with others, K.Flay's output remains rooted in her undeniable lyrical skills, an element she attributes to her innate love of language and its infinite possibilities.