Forged in the fires of Brooklyn’s Willie Mae Ladies Rock Camp, the women of Royal Pink have been bringing their special brand of feminist slut rock to the clubs of NYC for the past three years.

With lusty lyrics and a double helping of bass, Royal Pink are the illegitimate, out-of-control, gum-snapping love children of the Ramones and the Shangri-Las. Their songs range dramatically in style—from tricked-out blues to sweet ballads to badass punk—but their vibe remains the same throughout their energetic set: bouncy, sexy and fun. Light-hearted in nature, Royal Pink weaves innuendo into such wide-ranging themes as politics, literature, personal hygiene and part-time jobs. At their raucously dynamic live shows, you are as likely to see singers The Duchess of Pink and Baroness von Pink spanking each other as you are to see audience members disrobing and throwing their clothes on stage. Their performance style, however, isn’t as much about tawdry sex as it is about embracing different forms of sexuality. Comprised of and catering to various sexual orientations, Royal Pink’s lyrics go far beyond the typical “boy meets girl” or “girl meets girl” clichés.

Royal Pink has been enthusiastically embraced by the New York rock scene, playing an impressive roster of both the city’s best and most delightfully divey venues, including: Crash Mansion, Lit Lounge, Cake Shop, Don Hill’s, Otto’s Shrunken Head, Niagara Bar, Alphabet Lounge, Parkside Lounge, The Spiegeltent at South Street Seaport, and the dearly departed trash pit known the world over as Siberia. In 2007 they produced their first EP, Eat My Heart Out, and are planning to begin working on their first album later this year.

Instrumentation Duchess of Pink: vocals Lady Pink: bass Baroness von Pink: bass and vocals Princess Pink: drums

Discography Eat My Heart Out, EP