Pom Pom Squad are back with “Downhill,” their first new single in three years. The track is a grunge-y summer stunner that opens with a burning riff and Mia Berrin’s vocals. It’s a fitting return for ...
Subversions of cheerleader iconography have always been prevalent in popular music, from Toni Basil’s “Mickey” video to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers.” But ...
As WFUV honors Women's History Month, we're also heralding a handful of "Ascending Women" musicians who are making their own history with outstanding new music. Some are making comebacks; others are ...
On Pom Pom Squad’s 2021 debut album, Death Of A Cheerleader, frontperson Mia Berrin steeped her songs of heartbreak in grungy guitars and poppy melodies on songs like “Head Cheerleader” and “Shame ...
Pom Pom Squad, the one-woman alt-rock project from New York's Mia Berrin, made a lot of noise with their 2021 debut album Death Of A Cheerleader. They became a Stereogum Band To Watch, and my brain ...
“Looks like downhill from here,” Mia Berrin quips at the top of Pom Pom Squad’s second album, Mirror Starts Moving Without Me. It’s an apt opening for a project steeped in hellish Alice in Wonderland ...
I'm a sucker for cute stuff, especially rainbow colored, fluffy cute stuff. So it's likely no surprise to anyone who knows me that I tried the pom pom makeup trend that's been doing the rounds on the ...