KiNG MALA Shares Sensual New Track “She Calls Me Daddy”
Areli Castro, the woman behind the Los Angeles-based alternative pop act KiNG MALA , has opened up with a confident stride with her new single “She Calls Me Daddy”. Serving as her first release in 2021, “She Calls Me Daddy” is KiNG MALA’s most ambitious and genre-bending release, as she touches on themes from lust, sexuality and badass femininity.
“There’s something about taking something traditionally masculine and wearing it as a woman that makes me feel really powerful”, Castro explains, with her name proving to be the most overt example, a self-describing King followed by the phrase “Mala” (loose translation to bad bitch in Spanish).
Flipping the narrative with “She Calls Me Daddy”, KiNG MALA puts her power and velvety vocals on the table, as she puts expectant men in their place, based on her experience of men attempting to seduce her female partners right in front of her – “a sucky reality of being in a queer relationship” as Castro puts it.
The playful, seductive tone of the track has a more universal flare to it, as she confesses, “The whole “I’m gonna steal your girlfriend” vibe was so cool to play around with but in all seriousness I really just want to normalize queer relationships and empower womxn and non-binary folks and make them feel badass“.
Listen to the track below and discover more great tunes on our Monthly Indie Spotify playlist.
