Hailing the arrival of the new rock princess

May 29, 2010 11:37 GMT  ·  By
Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless present video for “Make Me Wanna Die” single
   Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless present video for “Make Me Wanna Die” single

Fans of “Gossip Girl” know Taylor Momsen from the hit television show. Gossip lovers know her for her aversion for pants, fondness of curse words and cigarettes, and for always speaking her mind, no matter how much criticism that gets her. Music lovers know her for being the 16-year-old fronting The Pretty Reckless – and as such, she’s in a brand-new video for “Make Me Wanna Die.”

Momsen usually gets a lot of negative attention in the media, mostly for the reasons stated above. However, her side career as a rocker is only beginning and, judging by her first video with the band, for the single “Make Me Wanna Die,” it is about to skyrocket, X17 Online believes. Though it’s by no means groundbreaking for what it shows, the clip is pretty edgy and cool – even if it has no solid concept to fall back on and relies only on Momsen and her tough cookie attitude.

“Sorry Rihanna, but until you can work a video like 16-year-old Taylor Momsen does in ‘Make Me Wanna Die,’ please don’t call yourself a rock star. Little J and her band The Pretty Reckless have a hit on their hands, and we’re loving the video too. Avril Lavigne wishes she could rock the eyeliner and blonde hair like this!” X17 writes, clearly a little bit more than just enthusiastic about the release.

Movieline agrees that the video is good, though it underlines Momsen’s look and attitude is in no way original. Not that it’s any less cooler for it, come to think of it. “Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen has a side career away from her principal callings as an actress and eyeshadow applicant: she fronts a rock band called The Pretty Reckless. Here’s a video for the band’s song ‘Make Me Wanna Die.’ It’s like if an unholy hybrid of Fiona Apple, Cherie Currie, and Debbie Harry fronted Evanescence,” the e-zine says.

Of course, there are also those who say that there is something rather unsettling about the video: namely, the realization of the fact that the tough chick we’re seeing is only 16. In the end, that’s nothing but a question of taste, perhaps. So, without further ado, below is the video: watch it and judge for yourself.