KING PRINCESS

Born Mikaela Straus, King Princess is a former musical prodigy and current pop upstart. Her debut single “1950” is a soulful paean to gay love that also namechecks gay thriller writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley). After releasing the unabashedly catchy single “Pussy is God,” Straus delivered an urbane follow up LP Hold on Baby, which features increasingly flexible vocals over punchy indie rock that recalls The Strokes. Straus’s latest video spotlights Hold on Baby track “Let Us Die,” dedicated to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who played on the song.