Kristine Meredith Flaherty, better known as K.Flay, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and rapper. She has released five studio albums: Life as a Dog (2014), Every Where Is Some Where (2017), Solutions (2019), Inside Voices / Outside Voices (2022), and Mono (2023).
labels: Interscope Records
genres: alternative hip-hop, indie rock
plays: voice
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K.Flay was born Kristine Meredith Flaherty in Wilmette, Illinois, on June 30, 1985. She attended New Trier High School.
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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"High Enough" is a song by American musician K.Flay as the third single from her second studio album Every Where Is Some Where following "Blood in the Cut" and "Black Wave". It was released through Interscope and Night Street Records on March 10, 2017.
"High Enough" was written by K.Flay and Mike Elizondo who also produced the track. The lyrics of the song compare K.Flay's love for her lover to a drug with lines like "Don't try to give me cold water / I don't want to sober up". In a statement, K.Flay further described the background of the song:
The music video for "High Enough" premiered on May 10, 2017, and was directed by Lorraine Nicolson. The video features an abusive marriage, played by Savannah Harrison and Scott Hislop, in a rundown trailer park. K.Flay, in the adjacent trailer, plays music through a cassette deck to stop their fighting. This causes both of them to start dancing. When she stops the music, they both go back to fighting as if they hadn't just danced. At the end of the video, K.Flay, visits their trailer and is shouted to leave.
"Blood in the Cut" is a song by American musician K.Flay as the lead single from her second studio album Every Where Is Some Where. It was released through Interscope and Night Street Records on August 19, 2016, originally appearing as the first track on K.Flay's fourth EP Crush Me.
The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 60th Grammy Awards. The song also appears on the soundtrack of the film XXX: Return of Xander Cage and in the BoJack Horseman episode "Stupid Piece of Sh*t".
"Blood in the Cut" was written by K.Flay, JT Daly, and Lena Kwan Simon and produced by Daly. The lyrics of the song describe a breakup and its violent effects. K.Flay further described the background of the song in an interview with IHeartRadio:
The music video for "Blood in the Cut" premiered on September 7, 2016 and was directed by TJ Andrade. The video begins with K.Flay walking from an overturned car unscathed into a diner bathroom. As the chorus comes in, she has a breakdown. She then walks out past a gas station and levitates into the air at the end of a dark street.