Katy Kirby

Kathryn Ellison Kirby is a Nashville, Tennessee based American musician and singer-songwriter from Spicewood, Texas.

Early life
Kirby grew up as an evangelical Christian in Spicewood, Texas, where she was homeschooled and listened primarily to worship music. She attended college at Belmont University, 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 Stereogum '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, Our Culture Mag, and Consequence of Sound.

In 2023, Kirby signed to ANTI- Records and announced her upcoming album, Blue Raspberry out January 2024.

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

Studio albums

 * Cool Dry Place (2021, Keeled Scales)
 * Blue Raspberry (2024)

EPs

 * Juniper (2018, Keeled Scales)