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King Princess is back. On Wednesday, Mikaela Straus, returned with the announcement of a new album, Girl Violence, the night after debuting its lead single, “RIP KP,” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She also detailed a run of 2025 tour dates in support of the new project.
Due on September 12th via section1, Girl Violence will be King Princess’ third studio album, following 2022’s Hold On Baby. Spanning 13 tracks, the record will see Straus grapple with a personal crossroads, marked by a step back from the major label system, a break up, and a move back to her hometown, New York.
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In support of Girl Violence, King Princess’ 2025 tour dates will kick off with two Austin City Limits performances in October, followed by shows in Nashville, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and more cities before wrapping in Los Angeles on November 22nd. After that, she’ll hop the pond for a handful of European tour dates in December. Tickets go on-sale Friday, June 13th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates taking place on Thursday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m. local time (use code TREBLE).
As for the single, “RIP KP,” Straus said it was “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.”
Continuing, she explained why the song serves as the album’s first track. “It’s the perfect way to open the record: dramatic, unhinged, and a little tongue-in-cheek,” she said. “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.”
“RIP KP” was debuted with a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night. Watch it below.
Meanwhile, Straus is currently starring alongside Nicole Kidman in Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, marking her television debut. Later this year, she’ll make her film debut in Song Sung Blue, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. For more, revisit our 2024 conversation with Straus about covering Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work” for Hacks.
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Girl Violence Tracklist:
01. Girl Violence
02. Jaime
03. Origin
04. I Feel Pretty
05. Cry Cry Cry
06. Get Your Heart Broken
07. Girls
08. Covers
09. Say What You Will
10. RIP KP
11. Alone Again
12. Slow Down and Shut Up
13. Serena
King Princess 2025 Tour Dates:
06/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel
10/03 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/10 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/25 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
10/28 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/02 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/04 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
11/05 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/07 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
11/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
11/10 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/11 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
11/13 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/16 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
11/17 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
11/21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
12/03 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
12/05 – Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
12/06 – Leeds, UK @ Beckett
12/07 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
12/09 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric
12/13 – Brussels, BE @ La Madeleine
12/14 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
12/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Max
12/17 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
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