{"id":22656,"date":"2016-08-24T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=22656"},"modified":"2016-08-24T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T11:28:19","slug":"k-flay-announces-new-single-blood-in-the-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/k-flay-announces-new-single-blood-in-the-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"K.Flay Announces New Single, \u2018Blood In The Cut\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/k-flay-announces-new-single-blood-in-the-cut\/k-flay-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-1.jpg?fit=2069%2C1467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2069,1467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"K.Flay 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-1.jpg?fit=640%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-1.jpg?resize=640%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"K Flay 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>San<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>Francisco<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>s<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>K<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>Flay<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>is<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>next<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>big<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>thing<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201d \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">NME<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Californian<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">rhyme<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">queen<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">K<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">has<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">announced<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">new<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">single<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> \u2018<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>Blood<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>In<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>The<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>Cut<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u2019, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">be<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">taken<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">from<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">brand<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">new<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> 4-<\/span><span class=\"s2\">track<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">EP<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> \u2018<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>Crush<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>Me\u2019<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">out<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">now<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">via<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">Interscope<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\/<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Polydor<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">Records<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s2\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">moody<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">infectious<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">lead<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">single<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">turns<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">emotional<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">damage<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">into<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">unexpected<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">greatness<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">lyrics<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">are<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">spiked<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">confessional<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">barbs<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">but<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">K<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">never<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">loses<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">cool<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">lines<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">like<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>reading<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>through<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>your<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>messages<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\/<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>my<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>favorite<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>way<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>to<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>die<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201d, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">slip<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">right<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">into<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">song<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s2\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">stripped<\/span><span class=\"s1\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s2\">down<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">arrangement<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">bright<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">beats<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">guitars<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>The<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>song<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>is<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>about<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>desire<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>to<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>inundate<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>yourself<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>with<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>pain<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>or<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>angst<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>or<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>noise<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>or<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>joy<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>or<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>really<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>any<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>experience<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>in<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>order<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>to<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>have<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>ownership<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>of<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>feeling<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>Though<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>it<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>emerged<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>from<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>a<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>dark<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>place<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>song<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>quickly<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>morphed<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>into<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>a<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>celebratory<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>thing<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>which<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>was<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>surprising<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>and<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>cool<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>for<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>me<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>It<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>kind<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>of<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>felt<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>like<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>I<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>was<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>enacting<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>song<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>as<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>I<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>wrote<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><i>it<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> &#8211;<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">K<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Flay<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p5\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/k-flay-announces-new-single-blood-in-the-cut\/k-flay-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-2.png?fit=1646%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1646,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"K Flay 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-2.png?fit=640%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-2.png?resize=640%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"K Flay 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Newly<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">announced<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">as<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">first<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">signing<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Night<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Street<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\/<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Interscope<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Records<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> (<\/span><span class=\"s1\">an<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">imprint<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">helmed<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">by<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Imagine<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Dragons&#8217;<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">frontman,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Dan<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Reynolds<\/span><span class=\"s2\">), <\/span><span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">instills<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">endless<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">energy<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">into<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">collection<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">songs<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">highlighting<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">seamless<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">flow<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">head<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">turning<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">lyricism<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">While<\/span>\u00a0&#8216;<span class=\"s1\"><i>Crush<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Me&#8217;<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\">builds<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">off<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">hip<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">hop<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">background<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">EP<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">also<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">channels<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">punk<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">sensibilities<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">DIY<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">spirit<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">into<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">lush<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">but<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">gritty<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">sound<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">rooted<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">in<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">live<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">drums<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">guitar<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">darkly<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">charged<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u2018<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Hollywood<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Forever<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">matches<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">commentary<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">on<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">toxic<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">nature<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">fame<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">own<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">personal<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">revelations<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> (\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>my<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>father<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>was<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>a<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>user<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>and<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>I<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>m<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>afraid<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>I<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>m<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>just<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>same<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u201d). <\/span><span class=\"s1\">One<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Crush<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Me<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">most<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">melancholy<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">moments<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, \u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Dreamers<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">owns<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">up<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">feelings<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">loss<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">regret<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">but<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">explores<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">redemptive<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">power<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">creativity<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Also<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">on<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">hazy<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">quietly<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">heartbreaking<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">You<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Felt<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Right<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">offsets<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">lovesick<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">ripped<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">from<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">real<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">life<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">storytelling<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">occasional<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">self<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">effacing<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">dig<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> &#8211; \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>I<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>should<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>have<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>known<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>don<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>t<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>trust<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>a<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>poet<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">, \u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>cause<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>they<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>can<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>t<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>do<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>the<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>math<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/k-flay-announces-new-single-blood-in-the-cut\/k-flay-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-3.png?fit=1632%2C1120&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1632,1120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"K Flay 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-3.png?fit=640%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22659\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Flay-3.png?resize=640%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"K Flay 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Upon<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">graduating<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flaherty<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">moved<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">from<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">LA<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">San<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Francisco<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">kept<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">up<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">music<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">making<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">breakthrough<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> 2011 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">mixtape<\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Stopped<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Caring<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>in<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u201996 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">soon<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">landed<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">deal<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">major<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">label<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Not<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">long<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">after<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">putting<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">out<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> 2013 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">EP<\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>What<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>If<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>It<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Is<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">launched<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">own<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">label<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">for<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">release<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">debut<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">album<\/span>\u00a0&#8216;<span class=\"s1\"><i>Life<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>As<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>A<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Dog&#8217;<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">In<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">making<\/span>\u00a0&#8216;<span class=\"s1\"><i>Crush<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Me&#8217;<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">joined<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">forces<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Nashville<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">based<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">producer<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\/<\/span><span class=\"s1\">musician<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">JT<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Daly<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">LA<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">based<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">producer<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Simon<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Says<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">writing<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">recording<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">in<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">converted<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">carriage<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">house<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">deep<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">in<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Tennessee<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">countryside<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">results<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">are<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">exhilarating<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">see<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">K<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Flay<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">fulfil<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">her<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">promise<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">as<\/span>\u00a0one\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">US<\/span><span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">most<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">exciting<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">artists<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s3\">TOURED WITH*<\/span><span class=\"s1\">: Snoop Dogg, Awolnation and Passion Pit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s3\">LOOK OUT*<\/span><span class=\"s1\">: For her in Bestival, Reading &amp; Leeds Festivals<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">To listen to the track, click the link below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_14987\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" 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