King Princess's TV Debut Was A Bouncy Aerobic Workout To 'Hit The Back'

King Princess has several moods. She can swagger, like she does on wonderful single "Prophet," and she can melt hearts, like on the perfect narrative she spins on "Homegirl." She can shred on the guitar, and she can command a upright piano with the perfect of these. Although the young artist place on Earth Mikaela Straus) can also just lead. That's what she did in her her U.S. Network TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thursday night.


Onstage at the Ed Sullivan Theater, Straus opted out of rock-star moments for a rather danceable rendition of "Hit the Back," a soulful dance-floor standout from her recently released debut album Cheap Queen. That's not to mention she didn't look like a star — she did, and she is — although KP kept the efficiency grounded in her raspy vocals, disaffected stare, and endearing movements alternatively opposed to theatrical flourish. The complete thing felt like a party.


What's cool about this is seeing Straus liberated from a musical instrument and with a lot of room to bounce around around her musical group, which she does. She also runs up and makes a red platform her own, especially with how her hips sway. (The camerawork here's very agile, giving the efficiency a lot of energy, however as one YouTube commenter demanded, "The camera should be focused on her hips.")


Soon after a fast fake-out ending, KP and her crew slip into a disco coda that permits us all to savor the song a little longer. It's nice. She also stuck around for a bonus online efficiency of her arrival single "1950" where she plays guitar. You'll have watch to be able to see if she shreds or not.


Queen Cheap is out right now on Mark Ronson's Zelig Records. King Princess is on tour in North America right now and currently tearing it up.


Get to know more about her by way of the a 2018 sit-down interview with MTV News right here.