<h4>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 co-headline tour With Maris.&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.</h4><h4>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.</h4><h4>2024 was a breakout year for Kingsbury, highlighted by viral hit “Kissing Someone Else” three years after its release and then “Take My Phone Away” a collaboration with&nbsp;Justin Tranter (Chappell Roan, Julia Michaels, Selena Gomez)—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.</h4>