She grew up in Park County, Montana, and went to high school in Los Angeles.

[7] She started writing music and performing at gigs on the Sunset Strip at age 14,[8] such as The Pig & Whistle, House of Blues[2] and The Viper Room.

[3] She additionally appeared in the fourth episode in the eleventh season of Criminal Minds.

[9] She cites The Breeders, Dinosaur Jr., Joni Mitchell,[4] country music and americana as early influences on her.

She additionally performed vocals on Alex Somers' score for the Apple TV+ animated special, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth in April 2020.

Reid announced her signing to indie label Terrible Records in August 2020, alongside the release of her single "Boys From Town".

Reid then announced her debut EP, Big Bunny, with the release of the single, "Oblivion".

She spent 2022 working on her next release, and supporting Charli XCX during Crash: The Live Tour, as well as Porches, Magdalena Bay and the Drums.

[citation needed] Disenchanter (2023) All tracks written by Alaska Reid, except where noted.