Scene Queen has shared a new track that sees her returning to her chaotic, crushing and cutesy roots.
It’s titled ‘Manicure’, and it tells a tale as old as time, but in a fresh, fierce and fantastical manner. Set against a backdrop of confrontational beats and bludgeoning breakdowns, with Hannah herself pushing her vocals to new levels of guttural, it’s a summation of what it means to not have to put up with lies, deceit and manipulation, be it coming from a bad boy or a, self-imposed, good guy.
It’s everything that Scene Queen is about, and serves as a fork in the road for what the future holds.
She had this to say about the song and where it stemmed from, explaining, “The song ‘Manicure’ is one of many songs from a new era where I really went back to my roots. I got into the studio with as few people as possible and thought “if I could make Bimbocore again, knowing what I know now musically and personally, what would be different?” As much as I love the humor and pop sensibilities of Bimbocore, and plan on keeping those going, I realised I’d make the heavier parts even more jarring and rage-filled. Thus, my angry song for long-nailed divas was born.
“The idea came from a conversation I had in a bar in Nashville months ago with Joey, where the song Goodbye Earl by The Chicks came on, and he challenged me to write it from my metal perspective. So story-wise, it follows a similar idea: if you could save your friend from a terrible man, wouldn’t you? It’s also very self aware in the sense of saying, yes I am beating up a man AGAIN in a song but it’s because they keep doing awful things.”
It’s the first music from Scene Queen in 2026, following on from a series of singles in 2025, those being ‘Platform Shoes’ and ‘L-Shaped Couch’.
Here is the latter.
She will be hitting the road with Electric Callboy later this year, alongside Polaris. Here are the dates.
APRIL
17 – DALLAS South Side Ballroom
19 – PHOENIX Arizona Financial Theatre
21 – LOS ANGELES The Kia Forum
22 – SAN FRANCISCO The Masonic
24 – SEATTLE Paramount Theatre
25 – VANCOUVER PNE Forum
28 – SALT LAKE CITY The Union Event Center
30 – MORRISON Red Rocks Amphitheater
MAY
01 – MINNEAPOLIS The Armory
03 – CHICAGO Wintrust Arena
14 – MONTREAL Place Bell
16 – TORONTO Coca Cola Coliseum
19 – NASHVILLE The Pinnacle
20 – GREENSBORO Greensboro Special Events Center
22 – TAMPA Yuengling Center
23 – ATLANTA Coca Cola Roxy
25 – BALTIMORE The Theater at MGM National Harbor
26 – BROOKLYN Brooklyn Paramount
27 – BOSTON MGM Music Hall at Fenway
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