Kelly Flusk
Kelly Flusk | |
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 Kelly Flusk performing in 2024 at The Asylum Venue in Birmingham, United Kingdom. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kelly Anne Flusk[1] |
| Born | May 26, 1994 Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels |
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| Member of | Killakoi |
| Formerly of | Something Clever |
Kelly Anne Flusk (born May 26, 1994) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member and lead guitarist of the North Carolina rock band Something Clever and the current guitarist of the alternative metal band, Killakoi.[2]
Career
[edit]Something Clever (2011–2021)
[edit]Flusk co-founded Something Clever in 2011. She played lead guitar on all of the band's releases including the EPs Walk Away (2012), Season of Darkness (2015), Moments: Red (2019), and Moments: Blue (2019), as well as their full-length album Season of Light (2017). The band performed at major regional events including Carolina Rebellion and Blue Ridge Rock Festival, and opened for national acts such as Puddle of Mudd, Nonpoint, and Adelitas Way.[3][4]
Flusk was directly quoted in interviews discussing the band's creative evolution,[3] and her role as a female lead guitarist in the hard rock genre was highlighted in coverage by music journalist Courtney Devores.[5] International publication Le Suricate praised her guitar work, describing her performance as adding "an indispensable touch to the ensemble."[6]
Flusk also co-organized the band's fan convention Clever-Con and appeared in coverage of the band's Carolina Rebellion appearance and other festival events.[7][4]
Killakoi (2021–present)
[edit]In 2020, Flusk collaborated with Killakoi members Sam Ocheltree and Jordan Mattacchione on the Something Clever singles "Let It Kill Me" and "11 Days." In June 2021, she joined Killakoi as their full-time lead guitarist.[8]
With Killakoi, Flusk contributed to the album Beta (2023) and the EP Bad for You (2024), as well as several singles including "That's How They Win," "Better Off Dead," "Toxic," and "Terminal."[9] She has performed with the band on national and international tours, including a 2022 U.S. tour with Badflower.
Musical style
[edit]Flusk is known for her blend of post-grunge grit and alt-metal technicality, often described as balancing aggressive downtuned riffs with melodic lead guitar lines. She has cited Nita Strauss and Synyster Gates as key influences.
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Mooresville, North Carolina, Flusk was previously in a personal relationship with vocalist Adam Nelson, her bandmate in Something Clever. The two briefly lived together before separating.
Discography
[edit]With Something Clever
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Season of Light (2017)
EPs
[edit]- Walk Away (2012)
- Season of Darkness (2015)
- Moments: Red (2019)
- Moments: Blue (2019)
Singles
[edit]- "Black and Blue" (2012)
- "Freaks Like You" (2013)
- "Best Laid Plans" (2014)
- "Echoes" (2016)
- "The Hill" (2018)
- "Get With It" (2019)
- "Let It Kill Me" (2020)
- "11 Days" (2020)
With Killakoi
[edit]- "That's How They Win" (2021)
- "Better Off Dead" (2021)
- "Get It Right" (2021)
- "When It's Raining" (2022)
- "Toxic" (2022)
- "Hurt Again" (2024)
- "Terminal" (2025)
Albums
[edit]- Beta (2023)
EPs
[edit]- Bad for You (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "FLUSK KELLY ANNE - BMI SONGVIEW DATABASE". BMI Songview Database. BMI. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Band Profile: Killakoi". discogs.com. Staff. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Antihero Exclusive: Something Clever Releases "The Hill" Music Video". Antihero Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "A Day To Remember Hosts Self Help; Unsigned Something Clever Hosts Clever Con". Soundlink Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "New Music: Something Clever". CLT Sound Bites. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Something Clever – Season of Darkness". Le Suricate Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Interview with Something Clever at Carolina Rebellion". Fuel the Scene Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Killakoi/Seven Year Witch/The Coursing – Charlotte NC, Amos' Southend – 7 May 2022". Über Röck. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Killakoi Awakens the Beast Within with Brand New Single "Better Off Dead"". Shutter 16 Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Kelly Flusk - Full Discography". Discogs. Something Clever, Killakoi. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Killakoi Singles & EPs on Apple Music". Apple Music. Killakoi. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women guitarists
- 21st-century American songwriters
- Alternative metal musicians
- American hard rock musicians
- American heavy metal guitarists
- American rock songwriters
- American rock guitarists
- Guitarists from North Carolina
- People from Mooresville, North Carolina
- Post-grunge musicians
- Songwriters from North Carolina