Miya Folick Explained

Miya Folick (;^[1] born June 9, 1989)^[2] is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Folick was born in Santa Ana, California. She is half-Japanese and was raised as a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist, learning to play the taiko drums in a church group.^[5]

Folick went to Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California, where she was on the basketball team and graduated in 2007.^[6] She has said she didn't enjoy playing basketball.

Folick attended New York University from 2007 to 2009 to study acting^[7] but transferred in 2009 and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011 with a B.A. from the School of Theatre. During a gap semester, a high school friend taught her how to play guitar.

Career

Folick released her debut EP, Strange Darling, in December 2015.^[8] The EP was followed by two singles, "Pet Body" (2) and "God Is a Woman" in 2016 prior to the release of her second EP Give It To Me, which was released in November 2017 by Terrible Records.^{[9] [10]}

In September 2018, Folick released the new song "Stop Talking"^[11] and supporting music video.^{[12] [13] [14]} She released her debut album, Premonitions on October 26, 2018 to critical acclaim.^{[15] [16]}

Folick joined the bands Pale Waves and Sunflower Bean on a United States and European tour in fall 2018.^[17]

In the fall of 2019, Folick toured with Bishop Briggs through the United States.^[18]

In 2022, Folick was featured in American Football's cover of Fade Into You.

Personal life

Folick dated musician K.Flay (Kristine Meredith Flaherty) from 2018-2021. Folick is currently in a relationship with session drummer and producer, Sam KS.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Premonitions	Released: October 26, 2018 Label: Terrible Formats:
Roach	Released: May 26, 2023 Label: Nettwerk Formats:

Extended plays

Title	Details
Strange Darling	Released: December 10, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats:
Give It to Me	Released: November 3, 2017 Label: Terrible Formats:
2007	Released: September 9, 2022 Label: Nettwerk Formats:

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"

Year	Album
"Pet Body"[20]	2016	rowspan="2"
"God Is a Woman"[21]
"Trouble Adjusting"[22]	2017	Give It to Me
"Deadbody"[23]		2018	Premonitions
"Stock Image"[24]
"Stop Talking"[25]
"Freak Out"
"Thingamajig"[26]
"Malibu Barbie"[27]	2019
"I Will Follow You into the Dark"		Looking for Alaska (Music from the Original Series)
"California (Prius Edition)"	2020	High Life from the Bottle on the Beach

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artists	Album
"Aging"	2016		The Creamery Mixtape, Vol. 1
"Joy Stops Time"	2018	Fucked Up	Dose Your Dreams

External links

• • Miya Folick at Terrible Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: An Interview with Miya Folick - Missed Connections 2/2. YouTube. September 3, 2018 . 18 May 2020.
2. News: Barlow. Eve. How K.Flay and Miya Folick Found Themselves in Each Other. GQ. June 25, 2019. en.
3. News: Reilly. Phoebe. Meet Miya Folick, a Reasonable Singer-Songwriter With an Unreasonably Amazing Voice. Pitchfork. en. September 20, 2018.
4. News: Barlow. Eve. Local indie-pop singer Miya Folick is walking fine lines and finding her voice. Los Angeles Times. February 14, 2019.
5. News: Savage. Mark. The singer who started a band on Tinder. BBC News. December 23, 2018.
6. Web site: Miya Folick's High School Girls Basketball Stats. MaxPreps. July 22, 2019. en. 2007.
7. News: 10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now. November 17, 2016. Rolling Stone. en-US.
8. News: Siregar. Cady. Stream Miya Folick Strange Darling (Stereogum Premiere). November 18, 2015. Stereogum.
9. News: Weiss. Jeff. Miya Folick Will Bust Every Stereotype You Have of Actors Turned Musicians. November 1, 2017. LA Weekly.
10. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jFVu6Z7wmwywivOeBTSIV/about
11. News: Herr. Lindsay. Miya Folick gets real and cheeky on new single "Stop Talking". September 28, 2018. Earmilk. en-US.
12. News: Manno. Lizzie. The 15 Best Tracks of September. Paste. October 1, 2018.
13. News: Miya Folick - "Stop Talking" Video. September 20, 2018. Stereogum.
14. News: Helman. Peter. Miya Folick Announces Debut Album, Shares Jubilant Video for New Single "Stop Talking". Paste. September 20, 2018. en.
15. News: Manno. Lizzie. Miya Folick: Premonitions Review. Paste. October 24, 2018. en.
16. News: Smith. Thomas. Miya Folick - 'Premonitions' album review. NME. en-US. October 25, 2018.
17. News: Miya Folick Readies Debut Album 'Premonitions', 2018 Fall Tour. October 4, 2018. GSLM. en-US.
18. Web site: Tour . www.bishopbriggs.com. 2019-11-15 .
19. Web site: VMP Rising: Miya Folick . Amileah . Sutliff . November 28, 2017 . Vinylmeplease . July 26, 2020.
20. Web site: Life Is Short so Blow out Your Speakers to Miya Folick's "Pet Body" . Andrea . Domanick . August 17, 2016 . Vogue . July 26, 2020.
21. Web site: MIYA FOLICK "God Is A Woman" . 2016 . Tom . Johnson . Goldflakepaint . July 26, 2020.
22. Web site: Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting' . May 12, 2017 . Deafen Country . July 26, 2020.
23. Web site: Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting' . Sasha . Geffen . April 2, 2018 . Pitchfork . July 26, 2020.
24. Web site: Miya Folick shares new single "Stock Image" . June 24, 2018 . Highclouds . July 26, 2020.
25. Web site: Video: Miya Folick, 'Stop Talking' . September 21, 2018 . Buzzbands.la . July 26, 2020.
26. Web site: Miya Folick Wears Her Redress Well in New Song "Thingamajig" Off Impending Debut Album . October 18, 2018 . The Lefort Report . July 26, 2020.
27. Web site: For Miya Folick, On-Tour Beauty Is All About Little Luxuries—And Lettuce . Ella . Riley-Adams . November 2, 2019 . Vogue . July 26, 2020.