TAYLOR MOMSEN And Her Band THE PRETTY RECKLESS: Release Anticipated New Album ‘GOING TO HELL’ Today (3/18)

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DT:      MARCH 18, 2014

FR:      LIBBY COFFEY/MITCH SCHNEIDER/AARON FETERL/BARI LIEBERMAN–MSO PR

 

 

 

TAYLOR MOMSEN AND HER BAND THE PRETTY RECKLESS
RELEASE NEW ALBUM 
‘GOING TO HELL’
TODAY (3/18) ON RAZOR & TIE

GARNERS TOP PRAISE FROM OUTLETS INCLUDING ROLLING STONE

 HEAVEN KNOWS
NOW ENJOYING ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK AT #1
AT ROCK RADIO

 


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“This New York band’s brash second album rages with the upbeat, beat-wise humor that hard rock has suppressed ever since grunge‘Heaven Knows’ and ‘Why’d You Bring a Shotgun to the Party’ are full-on glam stomps about troubled teens…Taylor Momsen…also belts out reams of Catholic guilt. One song, riding a pistonlike ‘Edge of Seventeen’ pulse, is called ‘Absolution;’ ‘Going to Hell’ has its own confession-booth scene. Father, forgive her.”

–Chuck Eddy, ROLLING STONE, March 27, 2014

 

TAYLOR MOMSEN and her band THE PRETTY RECKLESS release their new album GOING TO HELL today (3/18) on Razor & Tie. The hard-rocking group is enjoying their second consecutive week at #1 at Active Rock radio with their first #1 radio hit, the infectious, foot-stomping “Heaven Knows.”  The song’s rebellious video–directed by Jon J and Taylor Momsen–has garnered over 3 million views since premiering on VEVO (2/13). Check out the video here:http://vevo.ly/GlreyE. Meanwhile, the official music video for the album title track Going To Hell,” is now approaching 5 million views.

 

In addition to Rolling StoneGOING TO HELL is garnering top praise from the following outlets:

Going to Hell is a hyper-charged, multifaceted expression of youthful angst; it’s also composed of strong songwriting that reveals an abundance of musical influences that span the history of rock from the late ’60s to the present. From song to song, whiffs of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, T. Rex, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, Garbage, Blondie, and Alice in Chains filter through the brazen riffs and caustic vocals without being blatantly derivative.”

–Jon Wiederhorn, YAHOO!, March 4, 2014

“…rock’s newest bad girlTaylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless.”

            –Stephanie Radvan, MAXIM, November 2013

Going to Hell is anthemic, heavy rock swagger with Momsen as its unapologetically sexy, bad girl preacher at the pulpit-a visual lightning rod who has the pipes and attitude to back it all up (see opener ‘Follow me Down’ or the solid ballad ‘House on a Hill’) when it all comes down.”

–George Pachecho, OUTBURN (8-out-of-10 Album review, March-May)

“This is a shell-shocked, stripped-down form of modern rock ‘n roll that sounds at times like HEART in their early years and even their most recent few albums. Taylor Momsen carries some Lita Ford edges to her vocals on a couple songs, but she assumes her own identity brewed of rock, blues and country and she is well on her way to becoming a force in hard rock.… [Going To Hell is] a fierce and entertaining record.”

—Ray Van Horn, Jr., BLABBERMOUTH, (March 3, 2014)

“…musically, the album is top notch…and Momsen’s range has evolved into one of the great voices in music… Going to Hell is easily one of the best albums of 2014.”

–Jason Tanamor, YAHOO.COM’ VOICES, February 7, 2014

Taylor Momsen is a strong vocalist. A badass rocker chick and a committed musician. In fact, she’s more committed to her art form than a lot of artists.”

–Jon Steely, HUFFINGTONPOST.COM, February 6, 2014

Going To Hell the sophomore effort from her band of rock n roll heathens, The Pretty Reckless, which sees them occupying a heavy yet melodic foray into unabashed 80s style sex, metal and gritRaw riffs and rock hard spirit define the music on Going To Hell, while Momsen’s vocals have improved both in power and charisma from the group’s Light Me Up debut, signaling a jump straight into rock goddess territory…”

–George Pachecho, OUTBURN (Feature story, March-May)

THE PRETTY RECKLESS previewed four songs from the GOING TO HELL album leading up to release.  The official music video for the album title track Going To Hell,” leads the way approaching 5 million viewslyric video for the bracing Follow Me Down,” a teaser for Burn,” and a Fan Lyric Video (compiled from fan Instagram submissions), for Heaven Knows.” Recently, TAYLOR sat down with Rollingstone.com to recount the process of recording this album after having to start over following Hurricane Sandy’s wrath that ravaged their studio; check out the interview here: http://tinyurl.com/ncpznvk.

THE PRETTY RECKLESS has supported Evanescence, Guns N’ Roses and Marilyn Manson on tour in addition to headline runs in both the U.S. and abroad. Currently, THE PRETTY RECKLESS is supporting Fall Out Boy on tour in Europe (complete list of Europe dates below). The band will return to the U.S. next month for an appearance at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards (4/23), preparing them for a busy summer which has the band confirmed to perform at all of the major U.S. rock festivals, including: Rock On the Range, Rocklahoma, Monster Energy’s Fort Rock, Welcome to Rockville, Rock Fest Kansas City, among others. For all tour updates and tickets, visit: http://goingtohell.me/hell/ .

 

Here are the current tour dates for THE PRETTY RECKLESS:

DATE

VENUE

CITY

EUROPE WITH FALL OUT BOY

 

3/20

Wembley Arena

London, England

3/21

Metro FM Arena

Newcastle, England

3/22

The SSE Hydro

Glasgow, Scotland

EUROPE HEADLINING DATES

 

3/24

Electric Ballroom

London, UK

3/26

Uebel & Gefährlich

Hamburg, Germany

3/27

Lido

Berlin, Germany

3/28

Limelight

Milan, Italy

REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

 

4/23

Club Nokia

Los Angeles, CA

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES

 

4/25

Tampa Bay Times Forum

Tampa, FL

4/26

Monster Energy Fort Rock

Fort Myers, FL

4/27

Welcome To Rockville

Jacksonville, FL

5/9

Jones Park

Gulfport, MS

5/11

Central Iowa Expo

Boone, IA

5/16

Peoria Civic Center

Peoria, IL

5/17

Rock On The Range

Columbus, OH

5/23

Rocklahoma

Pryor, OK

5/25

KLAQ Balloonfest

Anthony, TX

5/28

Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

5/30

Fillmore Auditorium

Denver, CO

5/31

Liberty Memorial Park

Kansas City, MO

6/13

Orange Festival

Warshaw, Poland

6/15

Donington Park

Donington, United Kingdom

7/19

Festival Grounds

Cadott, WI

  

About THE PRETTY RECKLESS:
THE PRETTY RECKLESS formed in 2009 and released their debut album LIGHT ME UP in 2010 and a follow-up EP HIT ME LIKE A MAN in 2012. After two years on the road supporting LIGHT ME UP, the band has risen through rock ‘n’ roll’s ranks to become a polarizing presence. Over the course of their debut and EP, the quartet has sold over 1 million combined albums and digital singles and have supported EvanescenceGuns N’ Roses and Marilyn Manson on tour in addition to headline runs in both the U.S. and abroad. MOMSEN and her bandmates delivered nothing short of killer performances on their just-wrapped Fall 2013 headlining North American “Going To Hell Tour” with a set list including new material off GOING TO HELL and the group’s debut LP LIGHT ME UP. Next, look forTHE PRETTY RECKLESS is currently supporting Fall Out Boy in The UK and Europe. The band is managed by David Sonenberg and William Derella of DAS Communications.

 

For more information on THE PRETTY RECKLESS:
http://goingtohell.me/hell/  
www.facebook.com/theprettyreckless
https://twitter.com/TPROfficial
https://twitter.com/taylormomsen
http://www.youtube.com/tprofficial 

 

MSO Press releases, tour dates and assets:
www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/the-pretty-reckless

Razor & Tie assetshttp://tinyurl.com/m4kplfd

 


Above: Album cover art for Going to Hellhttp://msopr.com/files/tpr_gth_72dpi.jpg.

 

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For more information on THE PRETTY RECKLESS, contact:

RAZOR & TIE
212-598-2255    
Kerri Brusca, [email protected]

MSO PR
818-380-0400

Mitch Schneider
Libby Coffey x224, [email protected] 
Aaron Feterl x237, [email protected]
Bari Lieberman x222, [email protected] (U.S. tour press only)

COOKING VINYL (International contact)
Anette Collins, [email protected]

LITTLE PRESS (UK PR Contact)
Hayley Connelly, [email protected]

 

 

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