The Pretty Reckless

Despite being super trashy in person, and bluntly annoying in interviews, I have to say i really really like Gossip Girl Star, Taylor Momsen’s side band ‘The Pretty Reckless.’ Hailed the new Blondie/Courtney Love of the new millennia, TPR has a different sound than the other 17 year old singers in circulation (i.e Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez). She’s definitely not a POPSTAR.

In March 2009, Momsen stated in an interview with OK! Magazine that her band,The Pretty Reckless, had recently signed a deal with Interscope Records to release a debut album later in 2010. In another interview Momsen briefly discussed the sound of the band, saying it would be “not what people are going to expect” and will feature a dark and heavy sound but would have “lighter, fun stuff as well.”

In an interview with MTV, Momsen revealed the influences on the band include The Beatles, and Audioslave, along with many grunge bands, such as Soundgarden, and Nirvana. She also stated that her personal influences also include Kurt Cobain,Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Cherie Currie and Courtney Love. And, rather surprisingly, a fairly unknown band from Kent, Washington called SuperNothing.

On December 30, 2009, the band released a new promo song entitled “Make Me Wanna Die”. The song was uploaded for free download to fans on their Interscope Records website, but is no longer available for free. The band launched “Make Me Wanna Die” on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Kick-Ass. The song was the band’s first single, and was released on May 17, 2010, with the debut album coming in August.

check out The Pretty Reckless’ Official Website

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