King Princess – Cry Cry Cry
King Princess – the project of Brooklyn-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and actor Mikaela Straus –returns today with the new single, “Cry Cry Cry.”
“Cry Cry Cry” is King Princess at her most scathing and electrified. It’s a cathartic blast of guitar – Driven vengeance, taking aim at fake friends, queer- baiters, and anyone who ever made her feel small. “”Cry Cry Cry” is about a friendship with a lady that did not work out,” explains Straus. “Sometimes two divas create an explosion.” The single follows the announcement of her triumphant third record Girl Violence .
Her first release with section1 , Girl Violence will be out on September 12th. The lead single “RIP KP” was unveiled in early June alongside a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Made in collaboration with Jake Portrait (Lil Yachty, Alex G, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), and Aire Atlantica (breakthrough: SZA’s “Low”), this new King Princess record is the sound of Straus picking up the pieces after her world fell apart–fighting for freedom, stepping back from the limelight and major label system, breaking up, moving away, and returning to NYC where she was born and raised. Through it all, she somehow found the agency and creative spirit to fight the misconceptions and create the album she was destined to make, in a potent return to self. Perennially underestimated, she now wields the chip on her shoulder as a weapon, upping the ante and taking the reins on Girl Violence.
King Princess will take Girl Violence on the road for a proper tour later this year. Starting off at
Austin City Limits in October, she will tour throughout North America including shows in her hometown of NYC at Brooklyn Paramount and capping off the US run with The Wiltern in Los Angeles. She’ll then tour throughout the UK and Europe in December.
Tour Dates
October 3-Austin City Limits-Austin, TX
October 10-Austin City Limits-Austin, TX
October 25-Marathon Music Works-Nashville, TN
October 26-Buckhead Theatre-Atlanta, GA
October 28-The National-Richmond, VA
October 29-Brooklyn Paramount-Brooklyn, NY
October 31-9:30 Club (late show)-Washington, DC
November 1-Union Transfer-Philadelphia, PA
November 2-House of Blues-Boston, MA
November 4-HISTORY-Toronto, CAN
November 5-Royal Oak Music Theatre-Royal Oak, MI
November 7-The Salt Shed-Chicago, IL
November 8-Uptown Theater-Minneapolis, MN
November 10-The Pageant-St. Louis, MO
November 11-The Truman-Kansas City, MO
November 13-Ogden Theatre-Denver, CO
November 14-The Depot-Salt Lake City, UT
November 16-Showbox SoDo-Seattle, WA
November 17-Roseland Theater-Portland, OR
November 19-The Regency Ballroom-San Francisco, CA
November 21-House of Blues-Anaheim, CA
November 22-The Wiltern-Los Angeles, CA
December 3-Vicar Street-Dublin, Ireland
December5-Queen Margaret Union-Glasgow, Scotland
December 6-Beckett-Leeds, UK
December 7-New Century Hall-Manchester, UK
December 9-Brixton Electric-London, UK
December 13-La Madeleine-Brussels, BE
December 14-Le Trianon-Paris, FR
December 16-Melkweg Max-Amsterdam, Netherlands
December 17-Astra Kulturhaus-Berlin, Germany
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