Kirby grew up as an evangelical Christian[3] in
Spicewood, Texas,[2] where she was homeschooled and listened primarily to worship music.[2] She attended college at
Belmont University, where she majored in English.[2]
Career
Kirby began releasing music in 2018, with the EP Juniper.[4] In May 2020, she shared a new recorded version of her song "Tap Twice".[5]
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,[6] and became Stereogum's "Album of the Week".[7] The album would eventually be included in a number of yearend best-albums-of-2021 lists,[8] including those by Paste,[9]Our Culture Mag,[10] and Consequence of Sound.[11]