King Princess – Cherry
King Princess – the project of Brooklyn-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and actor Mikaela Straus – released her triumphant third record Girl Violence last month.
She just performed two knockout festival performances at Austin City Limits and is preparing to embark on a North American tour next week, but today she shares another song. During her Girl Violence era, King Princess has been haunted by a trolling archnemesis named Cherry – a large busted, cartoon stone fruit that has tried to thwart KPs advances at every turn. The rivalry has been documented at length by CUNT’s (Cherry Universal Network Television) esteemed news anchor, Lisa Rinna.
King Princess says, “This song feels like the perfect resolution to Girl Violence – the cherry on top, if you will. It’s about yearning for someone toxic, but ultimately choosing yourself.”
Made in collaboration with Jake Portrait (Lil Yachty, Alex G, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), and Aire Atlantica (breakthrough: SZA’s “Low”), Girl Violence 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 Brooklyn 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, starting next weekend. 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 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
December 5 – 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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