KP2

***Warning!** This article deals with upcoming, unreleased content thus it can contain wrongful information and is subject to change.*

## General Information

### Producer(s)

King Princess (also exec.), Aaron Dessner

## Singles

1. "House Burn Down"
June 1, 2021
2. "Little Bother"
January 14, 2022

***KP2*** is a placeholder name that receives King Princess' upcoming second full-length studio album. It was announced in an interview with *Billboard* on September 12, 2019.

## Background

Upon the release of her debut album, *Cheap Queen*, King Princess revealed that she is working on another short record which she referred to as "a bite". According to *Billboard* she's working on it with "multiple friends"..

After her performance at the virtual *Sound Bites by Grubhub* performance King Princess held a Q&A session and was asked about her next album and the inspiration behind it:

"*So this record that I'm working on right now is gonna be really great. I'm really excited about it! I had a lot of time to ruminate and think about my life so I think that it's really sweet and personal and then there's rock-and-roll-ragers of course because, you know, God save rock-and-roll.*"
—King Princess in a Q&A session

On April 11, 2021 King Princess announced that she has decided on a title for the project but wanted to let her fans guess before revealing the title. The post was accompanied by stock images of a person playing basketball.

In an Instagram story posted by King Princess on May 17, 2021, she confirmed that she was still working on the album and also revealed that Aaron Dessner was a producer on the album. She also posted a snippet of a new song.

On June 1, 2021 King Princess released "House Burn Down", which is the first officially confirmed song to be on the album. On July 5, 2021 she announced that she would be mixing her second album in August and wants to drop a tracklist.

On November 23, 2021 she revealed that the album is done. However, January 8, 2022 she released an update and said that she's still mixing the album "right now". In the same post she announced a song featuring Fousheé called "Little Bother" which would be released on Friday, January 14, 2022.

On January 10, 2022 King Princess held a Q&A on her *Instagram* with the *Story* feature and answered question about her new music.. In the interview she revealed that her favorite lyric from the album is: "I hate when you're home, I said it wrong. I just love you more when you're gone."] She also revealed that she is "excited to talk more about [her]self" and that while the album "is not a break up album [...] it's still about different kinds of heartbreak. Anxiety, friendships, the music business etc..." She also confirmed that it would feature another "bottom anthem", a term previously used to refer to "Hit The Back". Moreover, she revealed the title of the eleventh track of the album, "Let Us Die", and said that it sounds similar to "Ohio". She also called this album her best album so far.  She also went on to confirm that she would be performing three new songs, including "Little Bother", at Kacey Musgraves's Star-Crossed: Unveiled Tour that she is the supporting act for. When asked what color would best represent her second album, King Princess chose a dark bloodred color.

## Sound and writing

In an interview for her *Sound Bites by Grubhub* performance in March 2021, she revealed that the album was influenced by rock-and-roll sounds. In her Instagram Q&A from January 2022 she also revealed that songs would include faster drums, something "unusual for [her music]".

## Tracklist

### Confirmed tracks

* Track 11 - "Let Us Die"
* "House Burn Down"
* "Little Bother" (featuring Fousheé)
* "Too Bad"
* "PS5"

### Unconfirmed possible tracks

* "Only Time Makes It Human"
* "Pain"
* "Better", an unreleased song that was announced in an interview with *Vogue*.
* Collaboration with Charli XCX which was expected to be featured on XCX's album or KP's debut album but is not featured on either.
* "I'm Hardly Sober", a tentative title given to a snippet posted to KP's Instagram story.

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *YouTube* - "Sound Bites by Grubhub: King Princess"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Instagram Story by King Princess on May 17, 2021.
3. ↑ It is currently unknown whether "Only Time Makes It Human" and "Pain" will be featured on the album.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Billboard* - "King Princess Says Debut Album Inspired By 'The Most Vulnerable Year Of My Life'
5. ↑ *Instagram* - @kingprincess69 - "I think I figured out the name of my next project but ima let you guess ;) also I’m getting a basketball hoop to fulfill my lifelong dream of missing 69 consecutive shots <3"
6. ↑ *Twitter* - @kingprincess69 - "Im mixing my record in august ;) I really wanna drop the track list"
7. ↑ *Instagram* - @kingprincess - "xoxo hold on baby ;)" - Comments: "@kingprincess: Guys me album is done"
8. ↑ *Twitter* - @kingprincess69 - "I’m really excited to give you KP2. I’m mixing her right now. In the meantime I have a sexy song for you with queen @FousheeLive called “Little Bother” presave in bio ;))))"
9. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - "Ask me about new music ;)))
10. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Your favorite lyric from kp2: "Hard to pick but prolly '"I hate when you're home, I said it wrong. I just love you more when you're gone.'
11. ↑ [instagram.com/stories/kingprincess69/2748328824977426690/ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Any new topics/perspectives explored that you're excited about? "I'm excited to talk more about me self. It's not a breakup album but it's still about different kinds of heartbreak. Anxiety, friendships, the music business etc...]
12. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Can we get another bottom anthem? "Baby that's all I do"
13. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Will be on the new album something heavy like Ohio?! Your best song ever, the masterpiece!!! "11) Let Us Die Yes this song"
14. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Would you say this is your best album so far? "Yes"
15. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - Performing on Kacey's tour? "I will be serving 3 new songs including Little bother on the KM tour :)))"
16. ↑ - 'Instagram *Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - What color is kp2? Hex Code: #B20602*
17. ↑ *Instagram* Stories from January 10, 2022 - @kingprincess69 - how it sounds like: "the song with Foushee has fast drums...unusual for me lmao"
18. ↑ *Vogue* - "Meet Rising Pop Star King Princess
19. ↑ *Twitter* - Beats 1 - ".@KingPrincess69 has a new track coming early next month and she's working on a song with @charli\_xcx!"