{"id":31888,"date":"2019-08-11T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31888"},"modified":"2019-08-07T07:50:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T11:50:32","slug":"pom-pom-squad-shares-new-single-honeysuckle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31888","title":{"rendered":"Pom Pom Squad shares new single \u2018Honeysuckle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brooklyn favourites Pom Pom Squad have shared their latest track, <em>Honeysuckle<\/em>. A stonewalled anthem of dependency, it\u2019s the second single off the quiet grrrl indie-punk band\u2019s newly announced &#8216;Ow&#8217; EP, which is out on September 6. Frontwoman Mia Berrin explains: <em>\u201cHoneysuckle is about burying myself in other people to avoid having to deal with whatever-the-fuck is going on with me&#8230;It\u2019s also a song about rebuilding &#8211; identifying the wound so you can start to heal it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYpGu0N1sO8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The four-piece reminiscent of Rilo Kiley, Mitski and PJ Harvey previously released cathartic first single from the EP, <strong><u><em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/pom-pom-squad-shares-heavy-heavy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Heavy Heavy (opens in a new tab)\">Heavy Heavy<\/a><\/em><\/u><em>. <\/em><\/strong>The band has been a staple in Brooklyn for their modern grunge sound and raucous live shows (<u><a style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&amp;id=53b6e65871&amp;e=3a430a552a\">tour dates here<\/a><\/u>), sharing the stage with indie-rock mainstays<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Soccer Mommy, Adult Mom, Wild Pink<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Long Neck<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>to name a few.<br>\u00a0<br>When you hear Pom Pom Squad, you might picture a gaggle of matching teens, or a wry, sarcastic clan decked out in black; the reality is somewhere in between. Alongside Berrin, the band features bassist Mari Al\u00e9 Figeman, drummer Shelby Keller, and guitarist Ethan Sass. Hailing from a variety of different backgrounds &#8212; from Keller\u2019s jazz training to Berrin\u2019s classic hip-hop and new wave upbringing &#8212; the group manages to be serious without taking themselves too seriously. It\u2019s that balance of solemnity and whimsy that allows punk and tenderness to live side by side: chunky, distorted guitar on some tracks, and near-whisper on others; brash yells or tame, wry wit.<br>\u00a0<br>Berrin\u2019s music reveals internal discord &#8212; she\u2019s intent to cast off the \u201cnice girl\u201d narrative, turning herself inside out to show that she isn\u2019t so put-together after all. Also integral to Berrin\u2019s self-excoration is her existence as a queer woman of color, two identities that come with their own preconceived notions. With lyrics centering on mental health, abuse, trauma, and healing, Pom Pom Squad pursues radical self-acceptance through periodic self-exposure and self-undressing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour dates<\/strong><br>8\/2: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge<br>8\/11: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool<br>9\/15: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby\u2019s All Right (EP Release Show)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brooklyn favourites Pom Pom Squad\u00a0have shared their vulnerable new song,\u00a0Honeysuckle.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[8380,8381,8109,1245],"class_list":["post-31888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-honeysuckle","tag-owep","tag-pom-pom-squad","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_0005-1.png?fit=766%2C732&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8ik","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31229,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31229","url_meta":{"origin":31888,"position":0},"title":"Pom Pom Squad shares &#8216;Heavy Heavy&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Brooklyn-based\u00a0Pom Pom Squad\u00a0has shared their new track\u00a0Heavy Heavy. 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