<h2>About Caroline Kingsbury</h2>Florida native and Los Angeles-based queer indie pop star&nbsp;Caroline Kingsbury&nbsp;returns with a&nbsp;bold new EP,&nbsp;following her most-recent tour with Pom Pom Squad.&nbsp;Inspired by the 1981 musical comedy film of the same name—a cult follow-up to&nbsp;The Rocky Horror Picture Show—&nbsp;Shock Treatment&nbsp;draws on the film’s themes of societal pressure and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy. With her signature fearless style, Kingsbury imagines a world of reverse conversion therapy, where queerness is not only normalized but celebrated, and heterosexuality is marginalized—flipping the script in&nbsp;that’s both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant. Today, Kingsbury is sharing the EP's first&nbsp;single, also titled "Shock Treatment," a euphoric release reminiscent of Robyn's "Dancing on My Own."&nbsp;Bursting with alluring 80's synth and irresistibly&nbsp;danceable, feel-good energy, "Shock Treatment"&nbsp;blends&nbsp;infectious pop with sharp social commentary—one of Kingsbury’s greatest strengths.&nbsp;Over the pulsing beat, she declares,&nbsp;"I really need to move somebody tonight...even if it's fake love just for an hour or two." In a time of increasing political uncertainty,&nbsp;Shock Treatment&nbsp;arrives as a defiant anthem, embracing joy as a radical act.While on tour with Pom Pom Squad this past March, Kingsbury waved the Transgender Pride Flag and reminded audiences:&nbsp;“It’s now more important than ever for us to be together, experiencing queer joy.”&nbsp;That spirit pulses through&nbsp;Shock Treatment, and it’s a message she’ll carry across the country this summer.2024 was a breakout year for Kingsbury, highlighted by her&nbsp;viral hit “Kissing Someone Else”—a collaboration with&nbsp;Justin Tranter (Chappell Roan)—which led to a tenfold increase in her streaming numbers and online following. She also made waves with&nbsp;“Give Me A Sign,”&nbsp;a&nbsp;glittering glam-pop anthem created with fellow retro-pop artist&nbsp;MARIS, which racked up over a million streams in a month and&nbsp;landed on&nbsp;Spotify’s global New Music Friday&nbsp;playlist. Most recently, Kingsbury's "Blurry Now," a fittingly cinematic and&nbsp;ethereal post-breakup ballad was&nbsp;featured in Netflix's&nbsp;Forever,&nbsp;now the No. 1 show on the platform. With the release of&nbsp;Shock Treatment, Kingsbury stands poised to&nbsp;convert the masses.<h2>About Maris</h2>MARIS first discovered planet Earth in 1999 while traveling through space on an expedition for life, love, and adventure. She hitched a ride on a comet to Los Angeles in 2021 and stayed to become a pop sensation. Her mission: connect with listeners through candid storytelling and an ‘80s-inflected pop universe with danceable beats.By June 2023, MARIS released her six-song EP, Gravity, and an accompanying short film. From fiery one-night stands in “Was It A Dream?” to the coming-of-age struggle in “outofmydepth” and the turbulence of a “Crashland” into NYC, her songs take listeners on an emotional journey.She toured Europe with Postmodern Jukebox in 2022 and has since opened for Maude Latour, Melt, Anna Of The North, A R I Z O N A, and The Wrecks, with festival stops at Boston Calling and Missoula Pride.MARIS released her first collab this spring: “Give Me A Sign” with Caroline Kingsbury. Best experienced live, MARIS ensures all in attendance feel free to be their happiest, truest, and most out-of-this-world selves. Her brand new single "Mary + I" is available everywhere now!