Levy began her career in February 2013, releasing her first EP titled Life's A Bummer.[2][3] In September 2013, Levy released a 7" split with Alex G via Birdtapes.[4][5] In late 2014, she released a split with musician Spencer Radcliffe, titled Brown Horse.[1][6] Levy additionally released a standalone digital single later that year titled "Alright".[7] In March of 2019, Levy released Blink 183, a two-song EP on Bandcamp, as well as The Back Catalogue, Vol. 421, a cassette tape which compiles RL tracks from over the years.[8][9] In September 2022, Levy changed from the "unfortunate jokey name" R.L. Kelly to simply RL.[10] In September of that year, she released the EP Be True via Lauren Tapes, which includes a new version of her song "Feels Real" as well as three new tracks. [11]