Ruby McKinnon, known professionally as Flower Face, is a Canadian goth-folk and dreampop musician based in Montreal.
Biography McKinnon was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Her dad was a band musician who worked in radio; her mom was a writer of short fiction. She began playing classical piano at age five. Her earliest work was lofi music on Bandcamp that she made in her bedroom as a teenager. She was in music lessons and doing conservatory until she turned 16. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015 at age 17. She was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and had to go through chemotherapy 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..." Her album Fever Dreams came out two years after her cancer diagnosis. 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 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 TitleYearEvery Part of You That's Left in Me2013Homesick2014Fever Dreams2017Baby Teeth2018The Shark in Your Water2022Girl Prometheus2024
Extended plays Funeral Kid (2014)
Singles +TitleYearAlbum"Honey and Milk"2017Baby Teeth"Baby Teeth"2018"Bedhead"2019 rowspan="7" "Ruth""Is It Me or Is It You" 2020"The Garden""Ain't No Sunshine""No Way Home" "Kaleidoscope"2021"Cornflower Blue"The Shark in Your Water"Back to You""Sugar Water"2022"Pisces Moon""October Birds""O Holy Night""The Shark in Your Water (Alternate Versions)"The Shark in Your Water"Cat's Cradle"2024Girl Prometheus"Valentine""Skeleton Key""Maniac""If I Beg You""Valentine (Extended)"2025
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