King Princess: “I wrote a hymn for lesbians”
The New York King Princess, the project of the artist Mikaela Straussinger, multi -instrumentalist, author, producer and actress originally from Brooklyn, announced the new album “Girl Violence”, which will be released on September 12thanticipated by the individual “RIP KP”. The song was presented last night with a performance at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and is accompanied by a Video directed by Warren Fu and from the announcement of a world tour. Made in collaboration with Jake Portrait (already at work with Lil Yachty, Alex G, Unknown Mortal Orchestra) and Atlantic Aire (who signed the Hit “Low” of Sza), This new album marks King Princess a return to the origins: a journey of artistic rebirth after a period of crisisbetween the end of a relationship and the breakdown with the Major system, the transfer from Los Angeles and the return to New York, the hometown of the artist.
“Girl Violence” is the result of this rebirth, an act of creative freedom that challenges every prejudice and claims its identity. Always underestimated, Straus now transforms that weight into a force, raising the stakes and taking full control of his artistic vision. The video of “Rip Kp”, directed by Warren Fu, catapult King Princess in personal hell: a demonic post-Morthem limbo and decidedly queer. The song represents one of the key statements of the album. Loading of erotic euphoria and with a voice cracked by desire, “Rip Kp” is undoubtedly the most daring and sensual single that the artist has ever written. Straus explores the extreme boundaries of desire with an overwhelming intensity, moving between vulgarity and refinement, and questioning the very existence of that subtle line.
About the song, King Princess tells: “‘Rip Kp’ speaks of the sexy side of the ‘girl violence’ – When love takes possession of your brain and suddenly you have sex in every corner of the house, behaving like a madman. It is the perfect way to open the album: dramatic, crazy, a little ironic. I wrote it during the real death of my ego – While leaving Los Angelesmy label, my old life – and somehow I went back to New York to make the music that I would have idolized at 15. It is a slutty hymn for lesbians. This summer we need fading“. The announcement of” Girl Violence “arrives in the middle of the television debut of Mikaela Straus, which reads in the current season of the” Nine Perfect Strangers “series on Hulu, alongside Nicole Kidman. Later during the year he will also debut in the cinema with the film “Song Sung Blue”, alongside Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. With over a billion streams on the platforms, global certifications, collaborations with artists such as Fiona Apple, Florence Welch, Aaron Dessner, Mark Ronson and Father John Misty, performances in Saturday Night Live, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and NPR Tiny Desk, Tour with The Strokes, Florence + The Machine and Kacey Musgravesfashion campaigns for Gucci and Calvin Klein and a constant commitment to LGBTQ+visibility, King Princess is an artist who is laying the foundations for a triumphant return.
