{"id":1976184,"date":"2025-08-23T14:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1976184"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:41:19","slug":"listen-to-the-pretty-reckless-first-new-song-in-four-years-for-i-am-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/listen-to-the-pretty-reckless-first-new-song-in-four-years-for-i-am-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to The Pretty Reckless&#8217; first new song in four years, &#8216;For I Am Death&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-pretty-reckless\">The Pretty Reckless<\/a> have released their first new music in four years in the form of the single \u2018For I Am Death\u2019 \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The New York band were last active with their fourth album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/the-pretty-reckless-death-by-rock-and-roll-review-2877342\">Death By Rock And Roll<\/a>\u2019, which was released in 2021 and included the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-morello\">Tom Morello<\/a>-featuring single \u2018And So It Went\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-taylor-hawkins-tribute-show-dave-grohl-3341125\">they have released a compilation of acoustic recordings and cover songs named \u2018Other Worlds\u2019<\/a> and played huge shows supporting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-rolling-stones-announce-support-acts-for-2024-hackney-diamonds-us-tour-3750853\">The Rolling Stones<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ac-dc-announce-support-act-for-2024-wembley-stadium-shows-3609179\">AC\/DC<\/a>, and now they are back with \u2018For I Am Death\u2019, a track powered by muscular riffs from guitarist Ben Phillips and raspy, rebellious vocals from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-momsen\">Taylor Momsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the Lewis Cater-directed video here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pretty Reckless - For I Am Death \/\/ Life Evermore Pt.2 (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GWTNGMAH500?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Momsen has said: \u201cWith \u2018For I Am Death,\u2019 I want the music to speak for itself, allowing the listener to decide what it means to them. The interpretation of the song might align with my own, or it might come from the heart of the audience. Either way, I\u2019m excited to see what people take away from it and what it means to them. Oh, and rock and roll will never die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More new music from The Pretty Reckless is expected in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>During their recent stint as opening band on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ac-dc-kick-off-first-tour-for-eight-years-with-career-spanning-setlist-in-germany-3757468\">AC\/DC\u2019s \u2018Power Up\u2019 tour<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-gets-bit-by-bat-while-opening-for-ac-dc-3761478\">Momsen was bitten on the leg by a bat on stage in Seville<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s a fucking flying bat on my leg right now! Can someone help me please?\u201d she yelled, with her band and crew members helping get the animal off of her. \u201cI must really be a witch!\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n<p>Momsen, a former actor known for playing Jenny Humphrey in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/gossip-girl\"><i>Gossip Girl<\/i><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/taylor-momsen-says-relentlessly-bullied-over-role-grinch-3495991\">has also spoken in recent years about being \u201crelentlessly\u201d bullied<\/a> for her starring role in <i>How The Grinch Stole Christmas<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grinch changed my life in a multitude of ways \u2013 one of them being, I was made fun of relentlessly,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don\u2019t even think the kids knew my name. I was just Grinch Girl. Not even the character name, just Grinch Girl. I got used to it, but it was alienating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Momsen also fronted a band including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-grohl\">Dave Grohl<\/a>, Krist Novoselic, Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-taylor-hawkins-tribute-show-dave-grohl-3341125\">at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show in 2022<\/a>. \u201cIt was an absolute honour to be asked to sing at that,\u201d Momsen told <i>NME<\/i>. \u201cI loved Taylor dearly. What an incredible musician and one of the best people I\u2019ve ever met in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pretty Reckless have released their first new music in four years in the form of the single \u2018For I Am Death\u2019 \u2013 check it out below. 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