Grammy-nominated songwriter, and performer K.Flay – aka Kristine Meredith Flaherty – has distilled the spirit she originally brought into her projects with a level of creative focus and maturity. She’s heard herself on the radio, been signed to big-name labels, collaborated with everyone from Tom Morello to Travis Barker, from FIDLAR to Pvris, Vic Fuentes, The Prodigy, and many more; she’s toured with marquee acts like Imagine Dragons, Dashboard Confessional, and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Now, as a fully independent artist, what she cares about is hearing herself in her music. “When you are inhabiting yourself, you are free,” K.Flay says. “When you’re in touch with who you are, there’s an ease. I think freedom of expression—not in an internet way but in a way that embodies who you are—is contagious.”

In 2022, the fearless performer scaled the crag and rock of Mount Kilimanjaro. K.Flay is always reaching for new ground. This new music comes out as we approach the decade mark since her breakout 2017 album, Every Where Is Some Where, which included her smash single, “Blood in the Cut.” In the time since, she has been on an artist’s journey, navigating life right along with her creativity. “What I’ve learned about myself,” says K.Flay, “is that I need to make music. Before, I think I felt I loved to make music. But I need to make it in a real way now.”