With roots in the Seattle indie rock community, Julia Shapiro is known for her work in the bands Chastity Belt, Childbirth, and Who Is She?, as well as making music as a solo act. As a guitarist, Shapiro's sound is wiry and purposefully rough around the edges, falling somewhere between indie rock and garage punk, though she brings an accessible if elemental melodic sense to her music. As a vocalist and lyricist, Shapiro can sound sincere or snarky depending on the material, with a sharp wit informing most of her bands' work (especially Chastity Belt's 2013 release No Regerts and Childbirth's 2015 LP Women's Rights), while her solo material, like 2021's Zorked, can be more reserved, personal, and introspective. In all contexts, Shapiro is a songwriter who has plenty to say about feminism and American life in the 21st century.