Our alternate cover for Issue 58 features King Woman, with frontwoman Kristina Esfandiari channeling the vamp power and vibes of Theda Barra and Siouxsie Sioux. Feeling compelled to reshape the Biblical archetypes that once bound her, with the new King Woman album Celestial Blues, out July 30 On Relapse Records, Esfandiari has created a theatrical tale of rebellion, tragedy, and triumph, a metaphor for her own, personal experiences over the years. Get the issue and tote here. Subscribe here. “I have been through a lot of different experiences in the past four years than when I first started writing,” vocalist Kris Esfandiari says. “A lot of the key themes of King Woman are religion, spirituality, things I’ve had to work through, that have traumatized me, and I was very an...
