Composing and producing in his Los Angeles living room from age 11, Flanagan cites his earliest musical experiences as piano recitals attended by Hollywood directors and Weezer’s frontman, who Flanagan remembers “commenting on my rhythmic sensibility” by pointing at his foot tapping to keep time during his first performance. Flanagan began circulating studios filled with aspiring millennial producers in his teens, informed by an orchestral background fueled by public school music programs in which he played both upright bass and violin. It was then that he taught himself to use DAWs and the rules of “heavily-produced” pop music. Flanagan found success during the pandemic under his first name, ‘KALI’. His initial releases garnered the appearance of a budding career as an indie-pop star, with millions of streams and collaborations with seasoned high-profile producers and industry teams. Despite the upward mobility, Flanagan’s growing interpersonal dysphoria was easily a metaphor for his dissatisfaction with his artistic output and community as he reached adulthood. Growing up in Los Angeles was contingent on this ever-present new wave of pop music oblivion; “hits” made in 5-hour sessions with strangers, a social life suffocated by others’ aspirations for fame, and an absent audience for live music that pushed past the prescriptions of recorded music. Following his physical transition (to become male), his three-word synth pop hooks were swapped out for stanzas describing dissociation and gender envy, soundtracked by a now-signature, deeply tuned acoustic guitar. Flanagan’s pared-down playing style and vocal have drawn comparisons to songwriters as Kurt Cobain, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake. He has held monthly residencies at the now-defunct Los Angeles staple Genghis Cohen, (which drew the attendance of Julian Casablancas) and New York’s Pete’s Candy Store. Superfan has since played shows with the likes of Jordan Patterson (with whom both Flanagan and Almassi are frequent contributors), Quiet Light, untitled (halo), Autobahn, Horsegirl, Userband, as well as in the UK & Europe alongside acts such as Tiberius B and Samba Jean Baptiste. He is booked for shows with Kelora, Knifeplay, Dan English, and Kath Bloom in the fall. Flanagan is a member of the rising NYC emo band, Holidays in United States, who is in the process of recording a full-length project. Additional contributions as a multi-instrumentalist will be found on Jordan Patterson’s upcoming debut, “The Hermit”. Kali is currently a student at Hunter College studying Anthropology and writing as a freelancer for the artist-favorite Creative Independent.