Katy Kirby

Katy Kirby is a Nashville, Tennessee based American musician and singer-songwriter from Spicewood, Texas. [1]

Katy Kirby
Katy Kirby at the Moore Theatre in Seattle in 2021

Early life

Kirby grew up as an evangelical Christian[2] in Spicewood, Texas,[1] where she was homeschooled and listened primarily to worship music.[1] She attended college at Belmont University, where she majored in English.[1]

Career

Kirby began releasing music in 2018, with the EP Juniper.[3] In May 2020, she shared a new recorded version of her song "Tap Twice".[4]

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,[5] and became Stereogum's "Album of the Week".[6] The album would eventually be included in a number of yearend best-albums-of-2021 lists,[7] including those by Paste,[8] Our Culture Mag,[9] and Consequence of Sound.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • Juniper (2018, Keeled Scales)

References
  1. Baines, Huw. "Introducing… Katy Kirby, the Texan songwriter approaching indie-rock with a clean slate". Guitar. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. Mongredien, Phil (27 February 2021). "One to watch: Katy Kirby". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. Pappis, Konstantinos (17 February 2021). "Artist Spotlight: Katy Kirby". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. Rettig, James (26 May 2020). "Katy Kirby – "Tap Twice"". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. Graves, Wren (19 November 2020). "Katy Kirby Announces Debut Album Cool Dry Place, Shares "Traffic!": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. Rettig, James (16 February 2021). "Album Of The Week: Katy Kirby Cool Dry Place". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. "Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  8. Paste Staff (2021-11-22). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Our Culture. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  10. "Top 50 Albums of 2021". Consequence. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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