King Princess has announced their third album ‘Girl Violence’, set for release on 12th September via section1. The news arrives alongside new single ‘RIP KP’ and details of a global tour.
The Brooklyn-based artist – real name Mikaela Straus – created the record with Jake Portrait (Lil Yachty, Alex G, Unknown Mortal Orchestra) and Aire Atlantica (SZA). The album marks their first release with section1 and follows their departure from the major label system.
“‘RIP KP’ is about the sexy side of girl violence – when love takes over your brain like a cordyceps and suddenly you’re getting fucked all over your house, acting a fool,” Straus explains. “It’s the perfect way to open the record: dramatic, unhinged, and a little tongue-in-cheek. I wrote it during a full ego death – leaving LA, my label, my old life – and somehow landed back in NYC making the music I would’ve obsessed over at 15. It’s a slutty anthem for the lesbians. We need debauchery this summer.”
The announcement comes as Straus appears in the current season of Nine Perfect Strangers alongside Nicole Kidman.
Her dates in full read:
OCTOBER
3 Austin City Limits, Austin, USA
10 Austin City Limits, Austin, USA
25 Marathon Music Works, Nashville, USA
26 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, USA
28 The National, Richmond, USA
29 Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, USA
31 9:30 Club, Washington, USA
NOVEMBER
1 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, USA
2 House of Blues, Boston, USA
4 HISTORY, Toronto, Canada
5 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, USA
7 The Salt Shed, Chicago, USA
8 Uptown Theater, Minneapolis, USA
10 The Pageant, St. Louis, USA
11 The Truman, Kansas City, USA
13 Ogden Theatre, Denver, USA
14 The Depot, Salt Lake City, USA
16 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, USA
17 Roseland Theater, Portland, USA
19 The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, USA
21 House of Blues, Anaheim, USA
22 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, USA
DECEMBER
3 Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
5 Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK
6 Beckett, Leeds, UK
7 New Century Hall, Manchester, UK
9 Brixton Electric, London, UK
13 La Madeleine, Brussels, Belgium
14 Le Trianon, Paris, France
16 Melkweg Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 Astra, Berlin, Germany
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