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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">K.FLAY Premieres New EP,
<i>‘EYES SHUT’, </i>at SPIN.com <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Brand new video for “We Hate Everyone”<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Plus, SXSW appearances!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="298" height="298" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCE01E.A1551450" alt="Cover art"></span><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“A fascinating, complicated rhyme maven: anxious yet strong willed, simultaneously listless and driven, brilliantly
literate but not too highfalutin to salute her favorite TV shows.” – <b>Dazed & Confused</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“She's become one of hip-hop's most intriguing new talents”
<b>– LA Weekly<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“The focus is on neuroses, internal dialogues, everyday life, the
<a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-23/entertainment/ct-ott-1125-k-flay-20111123_1_bay-area-rap-kflay-standardized-tests">
<span class="itxtrst"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">parties</span></span></a> and problems that dominate life when you are in your early 20s. Though her K.Flay material is plenty serious, it's also irreverent
and bouncy. Listening, it's hard to believe that Flaherty has so few years of musical experience — she's already putting her production skills to work doing remixes for indie and dance acts.” –
<b>Jessica Hopper, Chicago Tribune</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“San Francisco’s K. Flay is the next big thing in hip hop.” –
<b>NME</b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Genre-defying rapper/singer/songwriter
<b>K.Flay </b>is making her highly anticipated EP, <b><i>Eyes Shut</i></b>, available for FREE download at
<b><i>SPIN.com</i>! </b>You can also catch the brand new video for her first single,
<b>“We Hate Everyone” </b>featuring bizarro, evil puppets (brought to life by actual Muppet puppeteers!) and
<b>K.Flay’s </b>impressive vocals. A Chicago-native turned Stanford student, turned full time Brooklynite,
<b>K.Flay</b> puts all her life experience, sarcasm, gripes, and humor into every meticulously crafted verse of this new self-produced collection. Her first single,
<b>“We Hate Everyone” </b>came out just in time for the holidays to serve as the anti-Christmas carol with its clever, stinging chorus and churning verses while tracks like
<b>“Sunburn” </b>and <b>“Stop Focus” </b>are windows down, sunglasses on jams showcasing her ultra-fast rapping ability and her brilliant lyrical prowess.
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Get the EP at SPIN.com
<a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/first-spin-download-k-flays-eyes-shut-ep-watch-her-tangle-puppets">
HERE</a>! </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">You can also snag the EP for FREE off of K.Flay’s site at
<a href="http://www.KFlay.com">www.KFlay.com</a>!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fresh off the heels of a run of dates with
<b>Theophilus London</b>, <b>K.Flay </b>is taking her electrifying show back on the road kicking off with her
<b>EP release show at the Echo in LA on January 31<sup>st</sup></b> and making her way through Chicago, Boston, NYC and Philly on her way to taking the stage at
<b>SXSW!</b> <b>Watch this space for SXSW performance details, and full list of tour dates is below.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">On stage,
<b>K.Flay</b> is a one-woman whirlwind: whether she’s creating beats, singing, rapping or playing guitar, her intelligence and acerbic charm shine through. Her talents have led her to share the stage with artists including Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Passion Pit
and 3OH!3, where she quickly won over audiences who hadn’t seen anything quite like her before. The
<b><i>New York Times </i></b>calls her “more skilled and perhaps more interesting” than her peers – check out the feature
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/arts/music/white-female-rappers-challenging-hip-hops-masculine-ideal.html?pagewanted=all">
HERE</a>. <b>K.Flay</b> is also a methodical remixer – she arranged the official remix of the
<b>Beastie Boys’ “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”</b> (featuring Santigold). Give it a listen
<b><a href="http://www.kflay.com/site/blog/official-beastie-boys-remix">HERE</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">LISTEN:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Sunburn”
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">premiere at Consequence of Sound
<b><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/check-out-k-flay-sunburn-cos-premiere/">HERE</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Official Remix of Beastie Boys’ “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
(featuring Santigold) <b><a href="http://www.kflay.com/site/blog/official-beastie-boys-remix">HERE</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Lost in the Sun”
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">with Grieves & Budo
<b><a href="http://potholesinmyblog.com/grieves-budo-k-flay-lost-in-the-sun-potholes-premiere/">HERE</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Announced K.Flay 2012 Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">1/31/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (EP Release!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/10/12 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/11/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line (The Best Love is Free 3 Festival)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/14/12 Boston, MA @ T.T the Bear's
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/15/12 Washington, DC @ DC9
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/16/12 New York, NY @ Santo's Party House
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2/18/12 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">3/13 – 3/18/12 Austin, TX @ SXSW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.kflay.com">www.kflay.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/kflay">www.youtube.com/kflay</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/kflay">www.facebook.com/kflay</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kflay">www.twitter.com/kflay</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on K.FLAY contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PRESS HERE
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jennie Boddy // Jamie Sherman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:jennie@pressherepublicity.com">jennie@pressherepublicity.com</a> //
<a href="mailto:jamie@pressherepublicity.com">jamie@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p>
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