"Informed by the drama and infighting that she suggests is inherent in many lesbian communities, Girl Violence touches on the idea that in a world full of physical violence and anger and war and hypermasculinity, this is the really crazy violence that's under the surface, that's subliminal and emotional and thoughtful, she says. She smirks a little, over Zoom from her home in Brooklyn: You think that you're the proprietor of the violence. [But] it's the girls."
"Girl Violence is the third King Princess album, and the most fully formed. It represents something of a clean break for 26-year-old Strauss, who went viral aged 19 with her debut single 1950, a plush but covertly bitter anthem about a complex queer romance. That single, released on Mark Ronson's Sony imprint Zelig, broke through to the US charts and established Strauss as a pop sensation in waiting."
"Signing with the label, she says, made her realise that the ideas she had about indies were far from the truth. Artists are told indie labels have no money that they're not going to be able to market you, all these things, she says. The reality is, that's complete bullshit. Indie labels are innovative: they can be even more generous with their spending than majors because they are interested in making the best art possible."
Girl Violence reframes toxicity by highlighting subliminal emotional violence and interpersonal infighting in lesbian communities as a counterpoint to physical violence and hypermasculinity. The album marks a stylistic and personal break for 26-year-old Mikaela Strauss, evolving beyond the viral success of debut single 1950 and the differing approaches of Cheap Queen (2019) and Hold On Baby (2022). Released on independent label Section1, the project reflects newfound creative freedom and a reassessment of indie labels as innovative and sometimes more generous with resources than major labels, enabling a more fully realised artistic statement.
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