Flower Face


Ruby McKinnon, known professionally as Flower Face, is Canadian goth-folk musician from Montreal.

Biography

McKinnon was born in Windsor, Ontario. Her dad was a band musician who worked in radio; her mom was a writer. She began studying piano at age five. Her stage name Flower Face was a nickname originally used by her grandmother.
McKinnon started writing music and producing "DIY albums" as a teenager. She has described herself as very online and "very into Tumblr" at that time. She launched the records on Bandcamp "and grew something of an audience." She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015 at age 17. She studied for a BFA at the University of Windsor.
Her music has been characterized as "gentle." The album The Shark in Your Water has been described as her breakthrough. As of 2024, her songs "Angela" and "Spiracle" have "enjoyed some nice glimpses of widespread, online regard." Her 2024 release Girl Prometheus was deemed "intense and magical" by Stereogum. Girl Prometheus is a breakup album; the single "Maniac" from the album sets "the acoustics of the guitar, her flowy vocals, and pleasant-sounding melodies" against "cut-throat lyrics."

Discography

Studio albums

  • Every Part of You That's Left in Me
  • Homesick
  • Fever Dreams
  • Baby Teeth
  • The Shark in Your Water
  • ''Girl Prometheus''

    Extended plays

  • ''Funeral Kid''

    Singles