Kathryn Ellison Kirby [1] is a Nashville, Tennessee based American musician and singer-songwriter from Spicewood, Texas. [2]
Kathryn Ellison Kirby [1] is a Nashville, Tennessee based American musician and singer-songwriter from Spicewood, Texas. [2]
Kirby grew up as an evangelical Christian [3] in Spicewood, Texas, [2] where she was homeschooled and listened primarily to worship music. [2] She attended college at Belmont University, where she majored in English. [2]
Kirby began releasing music in 2018, with the EP Juniper. [4] In May 2020, she shared a new recorded version of her song "Tap Twice". [5]
In late 2020, she announced plans to release her debut album and, along with the announcement, released the single "Traffic!" The album, Cool Dry Place, came out on February 19, 2021, [6] and became Stereogum 's "Album of the Week". [7] The album would eventually be included in a number of yearend best-albums-of-2021 lists, [8] including those by Paste , [9] Our Culture Mag , [10] and Consequence of Sound . [11]
In 2023, Kirby signed to ANTI- Records and announced her sophomore album, Blue Raspberry, released January 2024. Following this, she embarked on an American and European tour in support of the album. [12] In August, Kirby was featured on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series. [13]
Kirby currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Kirby is openly queer. [14]
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