Kira Metcalf is here for a long time, not a good time. Blending poetic lyricism with dynamic vocals, Metcalf’s songwriting examines the agonizing contradictions of sexuality, womanhood, grief, and late stage capitalism. Like the compulsive urge to pick a scab, her music lures you into emotional landscapes that, though frightening to look at, are impossible to turn away from.

Her latest single, On Instinct is at the confluence of fear, desire, and feminine rage.