Kristina Esfandiari (born 4 March 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and producer who writes music and performs under the monikers Dalmatian,[1] Miserable,[2] and NGHTCRWLR,[3] and with the bands King Woman and Sugar High.
[8] Esfandiari began her musical career as a vocalist for shoegaze band Whirr from 2012 to 2013 and was featured on the EP Around,[9] before moving onto her own projects.
[citation needed] As of June 2021, Esfandiari releases music under a multitude of personas: Miserable, KRIS, Dalmatian, Sugar High, and NGHTCRWLR.
[15] King Woman signed to Relapse Records[16] and released their debut LP, Created in the Image of Suffering,[17] which was labelled by Pitchfork as one of the best rock albums of 2017.
"[20] King Woman's second album, Celestial Blues, was announced in June 2021, as was its July 2021 oncoming release by Relapse Records.
Sugar High is a collaboration with producer and singer-songwriter Darcy Baylis, who Esfandiari met over Instagram in 2018.