{"id":2025670,"date":"2025-09-16T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2025670"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:10:15","slug":"king-princess-claims-her-spot-in-the-queer-music-industry-with-girl-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-princess-claims-her-spot-in-the-queer-music-industry-with-girl-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"King Princess claims her spot in the queer music industry with \u2018Girl Violence\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Released just last Friday, King Princess\u2019s third studio album, \u201cGirl Violence,\u201d fits perfectly into her discography. The singer, born Mikaela Straus, is known for their lesbian-centric pop tracks. The recently released record is by far her most personal work yet, written during a \u201cfull ego death<\/a>\u201d \u2014 the end of a long-term relationship, separating from her label and a move from Los Angeles to Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

With a runtime of just over half an hour, \u201cGirl Violence\u201d is the queer music that 2025 needs. The record\u2019s eponymous first \u2014 and title \u2014 track is a raw emotional ballad that asks, \u201cWhy does nobody mention that girls can be violent?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I guess it\u2019s true love \/ \u2019Cause it truly fucks with me,\u201d King Princess goes on to sing, setting the tone for a revealing record about the messiness of lesbian relationships and the never-ending drama of young adulthood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s lead single, \u201cRIP KP,\u201d is a sensual indie pop melody with a catchy chorus. On the other hand, \u201cI Feel Pretty\u201d \u2014 one of the record\u2019s slower melodies \u2014 boasts an almost-hypnotizing combination of instruments and melancholy lyrics that makes it one of the album\u2019s rawer tracks.<\/p>\n

The record\u2019s fifth track, \u201cCry Cry Cry,\u201d marks a departure from the artist\u2019s tendency towards slow ballads, instead reminiscent of angsty 2000s music. King Princess\u2019s rougher voice is complemented perfectly by the backing instruments, especially the drums, that make the song the indie pop rock melody of the summer.<\/p>\n

As a whole, the album is a wonderful ode to the indie sapphic pop she excelled at close to the start of her career \u2014 think viral tracks \u201cTalia\u201d and \u201c1950.\u201d Although she has tried to match the popularity of those tracks since 2018, \u201cGirl Violence\u201d is their first work to do so \u2014 this time, with an alternative rock twist that complements the soulful ballads. In fact, the record\u2019s display of auditory diversity, accompanied by its vulnerably mournful storytelling, leaves fans feeling like at times, the newest album actually surpasses her original work.<\/p>\n

\u201cCovers,\u201d a catchy breakup ballad \u2014 and one of the more pop-sounding songs on the album \u2014 is a standout track, featuring well-timed drums and a chaotic soundscape that brings the song to life. King Princess laments the ghosts of breakups past, singing, \u201cAnd I suppose that I\u2019m only a ghost \/ And you never want to see me in your room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSlow Down and Shut Up\u201d is another outstanding track that feels like it belongs in the background of a scene on \u201cThe L Word,\u201d a television series about a group of sapphic friends navigating life. It\u2019s a welcome addition to the album, balancing out the many heartbreak tracks that precede it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the album\u2019s title suggests, the stories told across the record capture how King Princess challenges the cultural dichotomy of femininity and violence, showing that gender is not as black and white as society would like to believe. No King Princess album would be complete without her unapologetic queerness and the uncertainty of young adulthood that she explores in her lyrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Offering almost a microscopic look into lesbian drama, \u201cGirl Violence\u201d is the artist\u2019s best record yet. It\u2019s clear that King Princess took a leap of faith \u2014 and landed steadily.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nTalia LeVine<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Talia LeVine is a section editor covering arts and culture. They study Political Science and Visual Art with a focus on photography. In their free time, they can be found drinking copious amounts of coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Released just last Friday, King Princess\u2019s third studio album, \u201cGirl Violence,\u201d fits perfectly into her discography. The singer, born Mikaela Straus, is known for their lesbian-centric pop tracks. The recently released record is by far her most personal work yet, written during a \u201cfull ego death\u201d \u2014 the end of a long-term relationship, separating from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2025671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/King-Princess-claims-her-spot-in-the-queer-music-industry.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2025671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}