Flower Face
Flower Face | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ruby McKinnon Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Goth-folk |
| Website | flowerface |
Ruby McKinnon, known professionally as Flower Face, is Canadian goth-folk musician from Montreal.[1]
Biography
McKinnon was born in Windsor, Ontario.[2] Her dad was a band musician who worked in radio; her mom was a writer of short fiction.[3] She began playing classical piano at age five.[3][4] Her earliest work was lofi music on Bandcamp that she made in her bedroom as a teenager.[3] She was in music lessons and doing conservatory until she turned 16.[3] Mckinnon was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and had to go through chemotherapy when she was 17[3] This experience inspired her to pursue music full time, stating "Okay, no, this is what I have to do, because I could literally die tomorrow. Why am I not pursuing music full-time? This is what I feel like I was meant to do..."[3] Her album Fever Dreams came out two years after her cancer diagnosis.[3] Her stage name Flower Face was a nickname originally used by her grandmother.[5]
McKinnon started writing music and producing "DIY albums" as a teenager.[6] She has described herself as very online and "very into Tumblr" at that time.[7] She launched the records on Bandcamp "and grew something of an audience."[3] She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015 at age 17.[8] She studied for a BFA at the University of Windsor.[9]
Her music has been characterized as "gentle."[10] The album The Shark in Your Water has been described as her breakthrough.[7] As of 2024, her songs "Angela" and "Spiracle" have "enjoyed some nice glimpses of widespread, online regard."[3] Her 2024 release Girl Prometheus was deemed "intense and magical" by Stereogum.[7] 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."[11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Every Part of You That's Left in Me[12] | 2013 |
| Homesick[13] | 2014 |
| Fever Dreams | 2017 |
| Baby Teeth[14] | 2018 |
| The Shark in Your Water | 2022 |
| Girl Prometheus[15] | 2024 |
Extended plays
- Funeral Kid[16] (2014)
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Honey and Milk" | 2017 | Baby Teeth |
| "Baby Teeth" | 2018 | |
| "Bedhead" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Ruth" | ||
| "Is It Me or Is It You" (Dean Drouillard (feat. Flower Face)) | 2020 | |
| "The Garden" | ||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | ||
| "No Way Home" (Oliver Ignatius (feat. Flower Face)) | ||
| "Kaleidoscope" | 2021 | |
| "Cornflower Blue" | The Shark in Your Water | |
| "Back to You" | ||
| "Sugar Water" | 2022 | |
| "Pisces Moon" | ||
| "October Birds" | ||
| "O Holy Night" | Non-album single | |
| "The Shark in Your Water (Alternate Versions)" | The Shark in Your Water | |
| "Cat's Cradle" | 2024 | Girl Prometheus |
| "Valentine" | ||
| "Skeleton Key" | ||
| "Maniac" | ||
| "If I Beg You" | ||
| "Valentine (Extended)" | 2025 | Non-album single |
References
- ^ "Flower Face". Nettwerk Music Group. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "BookFest Equinox offers a taste of the literary arts". The Windsor Star. 2022-04-19. pp. A3. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mitchell, Matt (2024-11-15). "Flower Face: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "Watch Flower Face perform her gorgeous folk-pop on The Intro". CBC Music. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ cobby, Erin (2022-05-27). "pop heart under the moniker Flower Face". House of Solo Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Kirtland, Juliet (2022-10-08). "Flower Face makes her L.A. debut". Annenberg Media. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ a b c Chelosky, Danielle (2024-08-09). "Artist To Watch: Flower Face". Stereogum. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Waddell, Dave (2015-12-05). "Flower Face in Full Bloom: Through music, cancer survivor shares her difficult journey". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "Ruby Mckinnon". Arts Council Windsor & Region. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ "You won't be bored". The Windsor Star. 2016-01-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Sloman, Christine (2024-08-09). "Flower Face reveals why she's such a 'Maniac' on new single". melodicmag.
- ^ "Every Part of You That's Left in Me by Flower Face". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Homesick by Flower Face". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (8 March 2018). "Flower Face: "April to Death"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ McCune, Melody (January 2025). "Flower Face's 'Girl Prometheus' Is a Wistful, Introspective Pop Dream — Album Review". Eulalie Magazine. Bissette Media. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Funeral Kid EP by Flower Face". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 8, 2025.