All hail the king. King Princess appeared on The Late Present to showcase her new single, “RIP KP.” The evocative monitor is the primary pay attention from the musician’s forthcoming third album, Lady Violence, out Sept. 12.
Performing along with her dwell band, King Princess, a.ok.a. Mikaela Straus, supplied an impassioned rendition of the tune, which included a rollicking guitar solo and borderline NSFW cherry art work. An official music video for the monitor will arrive later right now.
Lady Violence is a follow-up to 2022’s Maintain on Child, King Princess’ acclaimed sophomore effort. The album included bombastic single “Let Us Die,” a collaboration with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. “Taylor wasn’t solely all the way down to play on the tune, however he was additionally essentially the most encouraging and great presence throughout that session,” the musician informed followers. “I began sobbing at one level and Mark couldn’t cease smiling. I’ve by no means felt so fortunate. Taylor made this tune what it’s, and I can’t wait so that you can hear it.”
For the reason that launch of Maintain on Child, King Princess has been pursuing an performing profession alongside making her new album. She is a part of the solid of the second season of 9 Good Strangers, airing now on Hulu, and she’s going to star in Music Sung Blue alongside Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson later this 12 months.
“You recognize once you’re just a little child and also you’re doing performs within the mirror?” King Princess lately defined of performing in a dialog for Interview. “Rapidly, I felt like that once more. I like music, nevertheless it’s a bit totally different. Quite a bit rides on you. In performing, you’re a part of an enormous machine working to make this piece of artwork. It may be actually releasing, I believe.”
She added, “Music has been my North Star since I used to be just a little child—I all the time knew I used to be going to be a musician. With something that turns into monetized, it goes from being one thing you do for ardour in your bed room to one thing that you just’re now making an attempt to one-up your self in how profitable or worthwhile it could possibly be. I grew to become sufferer to the age-old factor sooner or later the place I used to be like, ‘This isn’t enjoyable anymore.’ That’s when the performing factor took place, god bless.”
