Exclusive music video: K.Flay's hook-filled 'Thicker Than Dust'

As big as hip-hop’s tent has gotten, Bay Area rapper K.Flay still stands out as something of an oddity: a Stanford double-major (psychology and sociology) who’s worked with Liam Howlett from ’90s electro-punks the Prodigy and toured with Icona Pop and Passion Pit.

After a stint on a major label, she’s gone independent for her new album Life as a Dog, which she crowdfunded through PledgeMusic. The album, out today, pairs spaced-out rap beats and chiming indie rock that K.Flay tops with her frequently tricky flows, making a chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter situation that should please rap-loving indie rockers, or the other way around.

After the jump, we have an exclusive first look at her new video for the uber-hooky single “Thicker Than Dust.”

K.Flay Tour Dates (w/Vans Warped Tour):

June 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

June 18 – Mesa, AZ – Quail Run Park

June 19 – Las Vegas, NV – UNLV Intramural Fields

June 20 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex

June 21 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 22 – Ventura, CA – Seaside Park

June 25 – Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre

June 26 – Wheatland, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre

June 28 – Southeast Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater

June 29 – Portland, OR – Portland Expo Center Parking Lot

July 2 – Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

July 3 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center

July 4 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

July 6 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Concert Center

July 8 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 9 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion

July 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

July 11 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center

July 12 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheater

July 13 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre

July 15 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion

July 16 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center

July 17 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center

July 18 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills

July 19 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

July 20 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park

July 22 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 23 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach

July 24 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

July 25 – St. Petersburg, FL – Vinoy Park

July 26 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre

July 27 – Orlando, FL – Central Florida Fairgrounds

July 28 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte

July 29 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee State Fairgrounds

July 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre

July 31 – Bonner Springs, KS – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

Aug 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah State Fairpark

Aug 3 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field at Mile High