K.Flay
Kristine Meredith Flaherty (born June 30, 1985), better known as K.Flay, is… Read Full Bio ↴Kristine Meredith Flaherty (born June 30, 1985), better known as K.Flay, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. Her debut album Life as a Dog was released in 2014, peaking on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 2 and Billboard's Rap Albums chart at No. 14. In 2016, she signed with Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. She was nominated for two awards at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (for Every Where Is Some Where), and Best Rock Song (for "Blood in the Cut").
.Flay was born Kristine Meredith Flaherty in Wilmette, Illinois, on June 30, 1985. She attended nearby New Trier High School. When she was seven, her parents divorced and her mother remarried soon after, bringing in a stepbrother and a stepsister. When she was 14 years old, her biological father—a guitarist who loved all musical genres—died of undisclosed causes related to his alcoholism; many of her songs include references to him. Flaherty's stepfather helped raise her and later adopted her. She has described herself as a tomboy during childhood, preferring baggier clothing and rejecting "all things girly". In 2003, she enrolled at Stanford University, pursuing a double major in psychology and sociology. According to Flaherty, many people she met during her time at Stanford influenced her musical style.
K.Flay began her music career in 2003, believing that most hip-hop hits on the radio were "simplistic, misogynistic and formulaic". After bragging to a friend that she could write similar songs, she wrote "Blingity Blang Blang", which she described as a "low-budget rap parody that contained far too many obscenities". After writing and performing the song, Flaherty realized that she enjoyed writing and recording music. She continued to experiment with music by writing songs and performing and recording them on her computer. She released a mixtape called Suburban Rap Queen in 2005, which she produced on her laptop, and began performing.
In 2010, K.Flay released her self-titled EP, and in 2011 self-released the mixtape I Stopped Caring in '96, which she later remarked was a career turning point. K.Flay signed with RCA Records in 2012, releasing two EPs: Eyes Shut in 2012, with songs produced by Liam Howlett from the British band The Prodigy, and What If It Is in 2013. She parted ways with RCA Records in 2013 because of differences of opinion. Upon leaving RCA Records, she left behind more than 60 songs she had written while signed under RCA Records, but no longer owned the rights to. K.Flay has described her time with RCA Records as similar to "an ill-advised marriage".
In late April 2014, K.Flay announced the release of her album Life as a Dog, by offering fans the ability to pre-order via PledgeMusic, reaching 196 percent of her initial goal. She wanted the project to be "DIY [and] self-motivated". It was recorded and produced in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, with the final mix produced at San Francisco's Different Fur.
Life as a Dog was released independently on June 10, 2014. The album reached No. 14 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. K.Flay toured extensively once the album was released, including headlining a tour and joining tours with AWOLNATION, Third Eye Blind, and Dashboard Confessional in 2014. In 2014 and 2015 she toured Germany, France, and other European countries. K.Flay also performed on the Warped Tour in 2014, saying that it "was almost like an exercise in becoming a better performer".
In 2015, K.Flay collaborated with Louis the Child on their song "It's Strange". The single was praised by Taylor Swift, who added "It's Strange" as one of her "Songs That Will Make Life Awesome" list and was featured on the FIFA 16 soundtrack. The song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. On March 25, 2016, K.Flay released her single "FML". Later that year, K.Flay announced she had signed to Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. Her EP Crush Me was released 10 days later on August 19. The EP's song "Blood in the Cut" appeared on the soundtrack for XXX: Return of Xander Cage, Netflix's original series BoJack Horseman (season 4, episode 6), and in a 2017 NFL promo commercial drive.
K.Flay's album Every Where Is Some Where was released on April 7, 2017. The album's first single, "High Enough", was released in March 2017. She was the opening act for the North American and European legs of Imagine Dragons' Evolve Tour. In September 2017, Flay released the book Crush Me, a compilation of notes received from fans. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, "Blood in the Cut" received a nomination for Best Rock Song, and Every Where Is Some Where was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
On March 1, 2019, K.Flay announced that she was working on her third studio album and released a lyric video for its first single, "Bad Vibes". On March 19, the official music video for "Bad Vibes" was released.[35] On April 29, K.Flay revealed that the new album would be titled Solutions and announced the Solutions Tour. The album was released on July 12, 2019.
In December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, K.Flay released a three-track EP called Don't Judge a Song by Its Cover which saw her covering "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit, "Self Esteem" by The Offspring, and "Brain Stew" by Green Day.
In April 2021, K.Flay announced that a five-track EP called Inside Voices would be released on June 11. The first song from the EP, "Four Letter Words", was released with a music video on April 23. The second song, "TGIF" featuring Tom Morello on guitar, was released with an animated visual on May 21.
In early 2021, K.Flay began live streaming on Twitch; she uses the platform to interact with fans, host live interviews with other musicians, and create and mix original songs in real-time. She also performed at the 2021 Grey Cup halftime show with Arkells and The Lumineers.'' On November 19, 2021, K.Flay released a second five-track EP entitled Outside Voices. The EP's first single, "Nothing Can Kill Us", was released on October 15, 2021; its accompanying music video was released on November 4. A second single, "Weirdo", was released on November 17, two days before the release of the EP. On February 4, 2022, K.Flay's fourth studio album Inside Voices / Outside Voices, was released. The album combines the Inside Voices and Outside Voices EPs along with two additional tracks, "The Muck", and "Good To Drive"
K.Flay has cited a wide range of musicians such as Royal Blood, Missy Elliott, Garbage, Lauryn Hill, Tame Impala, Jeremih, Metric, M.I.A., OutKast, Liz Phair, Cat Power, and Shlohmo as influences. Her work has covered genres including hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, indie, and pop-rock. She has described her sound as "genre-defying" and draws from lo-fi pop and hip-hop with a strong indie component in her sound.
.Flay was born Kristine Meredith Flaherty in Wilmette, Illinois, on June 30, 1985. She attended nearby New Trier High School. When she was seven, her parents divorced and her mother remarried soon after, bringing in a stepbrother and a stepsister. When she was 14 years old, her biological father—a guitarist who loved all musical genres—died of undisclosed causes related to his alcoholism; many of her songs include references to him. Flaherty's stepfather helped raise her and later adopted her. She has described herself as a tomboy during childhood, preferring baggier clothing and rejecting "all things girly". In 2003, she enrolled at Stanford University, pursuing a double major in psychology and sociology. According to Flaherty, many people she met during her time at Stanford influenced her musical style.
K.Flay began her music career in 2003, believing that most hip-hop hits on the radio were "simplistic, misogynistic and formulaic". After bragging to a friend that she could write similar songs, she wrote "Blingity Blang Blang", which she described as a "low-budget rap parody that contained far too many obscenities". After writing and performing the song, Flaherty realized that she enjoyed writing and recording music. She continued to experiment with music by writing songs and performing and recording them on her computer. She released a mixtape called Suburban Rap Queen in 2005, which she produced on her laptop, and began performing.
In 2010, K.Flay released her self-titled EP, and in 2011 self-released the mixtape I Stopped Caring in '96, which she later remarked was a career turning point. K.Flay signed with RCA Records in 2012, releasing two EPs: Eyes Shut in 2012, with songs produced by Liam Howlett from the British band The Prodigy, and What If It Is in 2013. She parted ways with RCA Records in 2013 because of differences of opinion. Upon leaving RCA Records, she left behind more than 60 songs she had written while signed under RCA Records, but no longer owned the rights to. K.Flay has described her time with RCA Records as similar to "an ill-advised marriage".
In late April 2014, K.Flay announced the release of her album Life as a Dog, by offering fans the ability to pre-order via PledgeMusic, reaching 196 percent of her initial goal. She wanted the project to be "DIY [and] self-motivated". It was recorded and produced in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, with the final mix produced at San Francisco's Different Fur.
Life as a Dog was released independently on June 10, 2014. The album reached No. 14 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. K.Flay toured extensively once the album was released, including headlining a tour and joining tours with AWOLNATION, Third Eye Blind, and Dashboard Confessional in 2014. In 2014 and 2015 she toured Germany, France, and other European countries. K.Flay also performed on the Warped Tour in 2014, saying that it "was almost like an exercise in becoming a better performer".
In 2015, K.Flay collaborated with Louis the Child on their song "It's Strange". The single was praised by Taylor Swift, who added "It's Strange" as one of her "Songs That Will Make Life Awesome" list and was featured on the FIFA 16 soundtrack. The song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. On March 25, 2016, K.Flay released her single "FML". Later that year, K.Flay announced she had signed to Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. Her EP Crush Me was released 10 days later on August 19. The EP's song "Blood in the Cut" appeared on the soundtrack for XXX: Return of Xander Cage, Netflix's original series BoJack Horseman (season 4, episode 6), and in a 2017 NFL promo commercial drive.
K.Flay's album Every Where Is Some Where was released on April 7, 2017. The album's first single, "High Enough", was released in March 2017. She was the opening act for the North American and European legs of Imagine Dragons' Evolve Tour. In September 2017, Flay released the book Crush Me, a compilation of notes received from fans. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, "Blood in the Cut" received a nomination for Best Rock Song, and Every Where Is Some Where was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
On March 1, 2019, K.Flay announced that she was working on her third studio album and released a lyric video for its first single, "Bad Vibes". On March 19, the official music video for "Bad Vibes" was released.[35] On April 29, K.Flay revealed that the new album would be titled Solutions and announced the Solutions Tour. The album was released on July 12, 2019.
In December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, K.Flay released a three-track EP called Don't Judge a Song by Its Cover which saw her covering "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit, "Self Esteem" by The Offspring, and "Brain Stew" by Green Day.
In April 2021, K.Flay announced that a five-track EP called Inside Voices would be released on June 11. The first song from the EP, "Four Letter Words", was released with a music video on April 23. The second song, "TGIF" featuring Tom Morello on guitar, was released with an animated visual on May 21.
In early 2021, K.Flay began live streaming on Twitch; she uses the platform to interact with fans, host live interviews with other musicians, and create and mix original songs in real-time. She also performed at the 2021 Grey Cup halftime show with Arkells and The Lumineers.'' On November 19, 2021, K.Flay released a second five-track EP entitled Outside Voices. The EP's first single, "Nothing Can Kill Us", was released on October 15, 2021; its accompanying music video was released on November 4. A second single, "Weirdo", was released on November 17, two days before the release of the EP. On February 4, 2022, K.Flay's fourth studio album Inside Voices / Outside Voices, was released. The album combines the Inside Voices and Outside Voices EPs along with two additional tracks, "The Muck", and "Good To Drive"
K.Flay has cited a wide range of musicians such as Royal Blood, Missy Elliott, Garbage, Lauryn Hill, Tame Impala, Jeremih, Metric, M.I.A., OutKast, Liz Phair, Cat Power, and Shlohmo as influences. Her work has covered genres including hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, indie, and pop-rock. She has described her sound as "genre-defying" and draws from lo-fi pop and hip-hop with a strong indie component in her sound.
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K.Flay Lyrics
Acetaminophen It's a cold world we're living in Feel myself giving in Drin…
Another Round She let me beat it up Grab her waist Hold her throat Lay…
Anywhere But Here All too often I set my life aside. All Too often…
Appetite For Consumption I got an appetite for rappin’ Attackin’ every track I that…
Bad Memory I found you naked on the floor hungover Got some number…
Bad Things Drink til I'm dead, toast to my life Forget about it…
Bad Vibes You've got a new tattoo Dead on arrival typed out plainly Yo…
Bang Bang Die Zeitung berichtet von ei'm Anschlag Gestern fielen Schüs…
Black Wave Black wave coming will it hit I can taste the fear…
Blood In The Cut The boy I love's got another girl He might be fucking…
Bossy I gotta stop smoking (Look) Bad lil bitch yea she bossy Sauc…
Can Maybe I've been slipping back, heading south, carsick on a…
Caramel And Symphonies Wake up The moment that you wake up I'll just say…
Carry On I was confused Thought I was losing you I put you up…
Champagne Champagne in the kitchen not because I bought it but…
Danger Starts Bled to death in a bathroom Forever humming a sad tune Memor…
Dating My Dad Tell me where you went last night I know that you…
DNA Started when I was 23, actin' like my daddy I know,…
Doctor Don't Know Why you always wanna talk about it baby? Tell me why…
Don't Wait Up Life is short, days feel long But when you turn around…
Drama It's a shame all these bitches know my name I can't…
Dreamers 희망 하나가 또 부서졌다 얻어맞기만 한 실패였다 But I'm not down I'll never…
Easy Fix Tell you that I'm looking for an easy fix Watch my…
Elle Fanning Sitting on the toilet staring at Elle Fanning Wondering just…
Everyone I Know Everyone I know, everyone I know is sad Smiling in a…
Fever I doubt that this is love But I don't get enough…
FML I got a brother and a sister that be trippin…
Four Letter Words I drank a liter of tequila in my bedroom It's taking…
Frat Party Party in my pants, party in my Nikes Party with a…
Free n Easy Who is easy that's a wonderful question A chosen Prophet giv…
Get It Right Gotta get it right, gotta get it right To make today…
Giver I called my brother, yelling out I fell in love and…
Good Girl One, two, three, four I had one girl but she left…
Good News Forecast does say more bad weather But they don't know nothi…
Hail Mary Maybe I'd be sicker if I had a higher bidder And…
Hey Ladies Walking down the street with a soda can in my…
High Enough Oh Oh Oh Oh I don't like anyone better than you, it's true …
Hollywood Forever I'm hiding from mirrors I'm frightened of sex Despising my i…
How I Am I wrong Hey That's just how I feel That's just how I…
How I'm Rockin Woke up in the morning Feeling like a milli I don't have…
I Ba-ba-da-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba whoa I'm afraid of the internet …
I Like Myself Everybody wants to be the girl Everybody wants to be extraor…
I Rap Nice Right away, I snatch mic away Hear the shit my mind'll…
I See The World Not so far from here there's a lively atmosphere. Everybody'…
I'm Afraid Of The Internet Ba-ba-da-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba whoa I'm afraid of the internet …
I'm Good Hopped in the back of a car, accepted an offer To…
Ice Cream This isn't math, it's a paragraph It's a pot of gold…
Intro No Co Sign This The Intro Extended clip longer than a…
Irish Goodbye Smoking deck, the echoplex Our weapons look like sabotage an…
Is Anybody Listening? I don't wanna be left In this war tonight Am I alone…
It's Been So Long It's been so long Since I went dancing, dancing It's been so…
It's Just a Lot Lots of it Lots of it Lots of it Lots Lots of it Lots of…
Its Been So Long It's been so long Since I went dancing, dancing It's been so…
It’s Just a Lot Lots of it Lots of it Lots of it Lots Lots of it Lots of…
Just Say No I don't wanna go Back back back Back back track With you Ple…
Less Than Zero Brain dead, hit the snooze No job, what's the use Last night…
Little Bit Crazy Hold me tight and say its gonne be alright Yeah I just…
love in this CLUB MED Saw you from across the circus tent Hot body, cute face,…
Make Me Fade Don't think I've been this nervous with a cold drink In…
Maybe There's A Way Regrets piling up like tabs at a dive bar Like parking…
Mean It We done ran up the money, we done ran up…
Messin With My Head Watch the ceiling fan make shadows on the wall My life…
My Name Isn't Katherine Your mind is created by your name My name isn't Katherine M…
Nervous I was fine on my own, every night I slept…
No Give me Tik tok, tik tok, tik tok Hey Ms. NO TIME…
No Duh Bowl of Cheerios gripped up in my left hand Balling like…
Not Gonna Happen Hey (I love ya) 뜨거운 말로 시작해 발끝부터 머리끝까지 얼리고 욕해 (It's…
Not In California We have not allowed ourselves to comprehend what failure mig…
Nothing At All It's Saturday morning And I drank too much coffee Some peopl…
Nothing Can Kill Us I've been awake all night Re-living what I said to you…
ON the bridge Yeah Yeah Young nigga feel like the man I can teach you some…
Only The Dark Ease my aching mind, it's only nature, making things unwind …
Party मैंने पहने party shoes, gonna let my body loose और ली…
Raw Raw Lying awake, naked in bed Thoughts of your body running thro…
Rawks Playing solitaire in restaurants Boundaries I'm testing em N…
Saved Burdens go down and them Hands go up Blessings kept falling…
Sister Everything you do, I wanna do Everything you know, I wanna…
Slow March In December I was cold I felt like I got swallowed…
So Fast So Maybe Little did I know shit would get so crazy So fast,…
So What Yeah I snuck out your bed, so what I'm a cold…
Starf***Er You say you know this well known actress who's been…
Sunburn Feeling like I might might drift drift off into a…
TGIF (Na-na-na) (Na-na-na) (Na-na-na) (Na-na-na) The world is ru…
The Funk You Need And I told you that I want you Told you that…
The Muck Growing up, still fucking up, ey-oh, ey-oh Do the work, ever…
The President Has A Sex Tape The president has a sex tape The government sold you drugs I…
They Got A Hold What up RL Heard they mad I got it We make fat…
Thicker Than Dust Me and my friends, thicker than blood Just trying to breathe…
This Baby Don't Cry One, two, three I used to worry about the way that…
Time For You You got drunk & said you love me But I wouldn't…
Time Stops Life, Always passing you by I, I Live in a dream…
Turn It Around [J Boog] Yeah, ah, yo' You know what I'm sayin'? A lot of…
T‐Rex Liric vorbind sunt azotat de amoniu Scriu când mov că bacovi…
Waiting First time I saw you, it turned hot Looking at a…
We Hate Everyone Wanted smoked turkey, instead they gave me roasted Life woul…
Weirdo Tie dye, turtleneck, gap teeth, braces So you think that I'…
Wishing It Was You I've got something on my mind I'm out every night, but…
You Felt Right We met on a Wednesday In the summer, it was blazing You…
You Say Girl when the sun don't shine I'll still be by…