Taylor Momsen Opens Up About the Pretty Reckless’ New Album

On Thursday (April 2), Loudwire Nights featured an unique dialog between Loudwire’s Lauryn Schaffner and Taylor Momsen of the Fairly Reckless.

Diving into their subsequent studio album, Pricey God, Momsen additionally celebrated the Fairly Reckless’ newest single, “Once I Wake Up,” dove into her love of rock and roll and way more.

Hearken to the total dialog within the participant close to the top of this text.

“We ended up recording the album, lengthy story brief, in-between AC/DC excursions, which was a brand new type of expertise for us, going again towards one thing that’s conversant in previous materials and performing with AC/DC after which going again and diving into the subsequent section of our life,” Momsen shared with Lauryn on Loudwire Nights.

“It has been attention-grabbing and it feels actually, actually nice to have all of this be, now, present … It feels nice to have the brand new album have a launch date and it is popping out into the world and new songs are beginning to emerge and we will begin working that into the set.”

Along with being excited to launch a brand new album, Momsen admitted there’s a lot that she’s pleased with on Pricey God.

“I hold utilizing the phrase, [but] it feels so muck like me,” she shared.

“This album has, it has an honesty and a brutality to it that’s one thing that I am actually pleased with. It virtually has this really feel of it [being] straight ripped out of my diary. You are actually getting the within of how my thoughts works on this one.”

As Lauryn talked concerning the imagery and teaser clips for the album — like speaking about confession — Momsen opened up about how essential this music is to her.

“Songwriting is every little thing,” she mentioned.

“Songwriting looks like confession and remedy and terror and your worst nightmare and the best dream — it is all the issues. It is the factor that I might think about myself at the beginning. I am a singer, sure. I am a performer, I play guitar, I am all these issues, however I am a songwriter first. As a result of and not using a track and with out that outlet, I would not know who I’m in any respect as a human being. It is a very powerful factor. It is the one factor.”

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Pricey God comes out on June 26 and Momsen shared that she has a tough time speaking concerning the album as a result of she needs her followers to take heed to it in its entirety. Relatively than give away particulars or surprises, she is ready for it to be out on the earth so the listener could make the songs their very own.

“There’s a uncooked high quality to this album,” she added.

“There’s a little much less, I do not know what the precise phrase is, I do not need to say much less metaphor, however rather less ambiguity to it in a method that I feel creates one thing actually highly effective.”

What Else Did the Fairly Reckless’ Taylor Momsen Focus on on Loudwire Nights?

• How she ended up performing with Foo Fighters to honor Mariah Carey on the 2026 MusiCares Particular person of the 12 months gala: “It was a random name. Pat [Smear] known as me and left a message and he goes, ‘Hey, I’ve a favor to ask you, it includes Mariah Carey, name me again.’ What does that imply? So I name him again and he proceeds to inform me, he goes, ‘She’s getting honored this yr at MusiCares and she or he has this secret grunge report,’ which I had truly, unusually, had heard about and was conversant in. And he goes, ‘We would like you to sing, we wish you to entrance the Foo Fighters and do these songs with us.’ And he despatched me the songs and I took a hear and it was type of a simple ‘sure’, that is going to be a completely good time. I like the Foos a lot. We have been associates for years … It offered some a lot wanted levity and it was simply enjoyable. It was a really enjoyable expertise.”
• What it is like being the ‘go to’ singer for grunge bands like Foo Fighters and Soundgarden: “I have never actually considered it like that, however now that you simply level it out…I have been doing this awhile. And you already know, I’ve grow to be associates with these guys. I received a name and it is my buddy Pat calling me and associates prefer to play music with different associates. That is what it is all about on the finish of the day. It is enjoyable … On the finish of the day, taking part in music with associates is enjoyable, so once they name you up, you go, ‘Hell yeah.'”
• Why she enjoys residing within the chaos as a touring and recording artist: “I feel I type of thrive in it. I am studying that about myself. However on the similar time, I want isolation so as to mirror and write. It is about discovering that stability of being totally in it and in that whirlwind, however then understanding when to step away from it as properly to regroup and end up once more…to mirror on every little thing you have simply accomplished so as to transfer ahead.”

Hearken to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Beneath

Taylor Momsen joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday, April 2; the present replays on-line right here, and you may tune in reside each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can too see if the present is on the market in your native radio station and take heed to interviews on-demand.