\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tKing Princess<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLexie Moreland\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tWhether or not Cherry beats Straus to the punch, the music will be released one way or another come Sept. 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tStraus began working on what would become \u201cGirl Violence\u201d two years ago while still living in Los Angeles, before she moved back to Brooklyn as she settled into her mid-20s. The first song that made it onto the album was \u201cCry, Cry, Cry,\u201d an upbeat revenge track of sorts that details the breakdown of a friendship. \u201cThat was actually one of the last ones to get done,\u201d she says of the album\u2019s fifth track, released as a single in July. After starting the song, she met her lead collaborators on the album, Jake Portrait and Joseph Pincus, who helped her shape its sonic direction.<\/p>\n \n\tThe album\u2019s titular track \u201cGirl Violence\u201d primes the listener with its first line, \u201cYou\u2019ve got issues, you admit it, you ask if I look at you different.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c\u200aI was investigating the topic of girl violence,\u201d Straus says of her thesis for the album, which interrogates the quiet, sneaky, sometimes below-the-surface ways that women can hurt each other. \u201cThe last line of the record is \u2018not everybody loves like this,\u2019\u201d she adds, referencing the final ballad track, \u201cSerena.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s kind of this declaration of, like, actually \u2014 all this pain, all this chaos, I\u2019m lucky to have the bandwidth to experience [it]. And that\u2019s kind of the conclusion of the record.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tStraus\u2019 recent foray into acting has brought new fans into the King Princess fold, leading a resurgence of interest in past work like her debut album \u201cCheap Queen.\u201d King Princess made her acting debut this past spring in Hulu series \u201cNine Perfect Strangers,\u201d and will make her film debut with \u201cSong Sung Blue,\u201d out Christmas day. The film costars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a Neil Diamond musical tribute act.<\/p>\n \n\t\u200a\u201dI have to tell you: it\u2019s fab,\u201d Straus says of the film, positioned as a major end-of-year release. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a pretty tough critic of movies. I fully cried.\u201d Hers is a supporting but impactful role, with Straus navigating the weight of portraying the daughter of a recovering alcoholic and aspiring performer.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter her first two onscreen roles, King Princess is fully hooked on the acting life \u2014 and has a vision for what her next roles might look like.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI would like to be a colonial woman or something. I wanna wear a corset. I would like to play a straight woman. That\u2019s my dream,\u201d she says. \u201cI would like to play like a gargoyle. Like, I would love to be in full prosthetics. I would love to be kind of unrecognizable,\u201d she adds. \u201cI love the dress up, and the character creation is so fun for me.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tKing Princess<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLexie Moreland\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tSpeaking of dress-up: She has become a fashion show front row fixture in New York, attending recent fashion shows for Marc Jacobs<\/a>, Thom Browne<\/a> and Christian Cowan<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tSo far acting has taught Straus how to take herself, and by extension her music, less seriously.\u00a0\u201cMusic can be very isolating, and you can get really into the minutiae of everything to the point where you\u2019re overthinking. And I think the acting thing really has allowed me to be more of a clown and less of a serious b\u2014h,\u201d she says. It also takes a little pressure off: \u201c\u200aThat\u2019s the nice thing about acting: you show up, you do your thing and then you leave and it\u2019s none of your business. You have no control over whether something\u2019s gonna be good or not. It\u2019s kind of amazing. For somebody who\u2019s a control freak, it\u2019s like exposure therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn October, Straus will kick off a tour that will take her across the U.S. and to Europe. \u201c\u200aI\u2019m beyond excited. Mommy needs to get on stage. Mommy needs a stage to live,\u201d she says. \u201c\u200aIt feels so good though to throw your body around and really thrive, and I can see that I\u2019m just ready for tour,\u201d she continues. \u201cI miss it. I miss my fans, I miss my shows. These people make me laugh. They\u2019re hilarious. They\u2019re so much fun to perform for. Like, I\u2019m just ready. \u200aI can picture in my head what the first three rows of my show look like, and I made this record thinking about them.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-wwd-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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