Kathryn Ellison Kirby is a

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based American musician and singer-songwriter from

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Early life

Kirby grew up as an evangelical Christian in

, where she was homeschooled and listened primarily to worship music. She attended college at

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, where she majored in English.

Career

Kirby began releasing music in 2018, with the EP ''Juniper''. In May 2020, she shared a new recorded version of her song "Tap Twice". 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, and became ''

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'''s "Album of the Week". The album would eventually be included in a number of yearend best-albums-of-2021 lists, including those by '' Paste'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2023, Kirby signed to

ANTI- Records Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ...

and announced her upcoming album, '' Blue Raspberry'' out January 2024.

Personal life

Kirby currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Kirby is openly queer.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Cool Dry Place'' (2021,

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) *'' Blue Raspberry'' (2024)

EPs

*''Juniper'' (2018, Keeled Scales)

References

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