Kim Petras's "Feed the Beast" Album Is Here — Why She Says It's "Like 3 Albums Combined"

In 2022, Kim Petras faced something every artist dreads: a series of leaks that left her album in jeopardy. "I'm devastated idk how all of this happened and I just wanna quit," Petras tweeted at the time, Billboard reported. Nearly a year later, "Feed the Beast" is here. Petras's first major-label album was released on June 23. That same week, she announced a 34-date world tour to promote the album, starting this fall.

"It's really like three albums combined," Petras told POPSUGAR in a June interview while discussing her partnership with the Motorola Razr+. "Someone leaked [my previous album], so that was annoying." From the ashes came inspiration, though. Petras's A&R representative helped her move through the "annoying" situation, she recounted, advising her, "'You gotta go feed the beast and make more music. Do what you do best.' And that's exactly what I did."

The setback turned out to be worth it. "I feel like I really took that time — which is time I would've never taken — to really top [the album] off and make sure it's the best it can possibly be," Petras said. "And now it really feels like a cohesive album. I'm proud of the message of it, which is just to go for it and do what you're most scared of."

What is Petras most scared of? Well, in this instance, it's the transition from quirkier records (See: 2021's "Coconuts," included on this album) to more mainstream releases. "I always wanted to go full out and I finally dared to, and even though that's scary . . . I think there's no way of growing if you're not doing what you're most scared of."

"Feed the Beast" features 14 tracks and a bonus song (her Grammy-award-winning collab with Sam Smith, "Unholy") and pairs Petras with "a lot of people I've dreamt about working with," including producers Max Martin and Ian Kirkpatrick.

Petras easily identified a favorite track from the album: "Claws." The song, she says, tells a story she's been "struggling to tell." Recounted Petras, "And one day I was in the studio and it just all came out within 40 minutes and was this magical experience, where it really felt full circle."

Keep reading for the full "Feed the Beast" track list and Petras's tour stops.

1. "Feed the Beast"
2. "Alone (Feat. Nicki Minaj)"
3. "King of Hearts"
4. "Thousand Pieces"
5. "Uh Oh"
6. "Revelations"
7. "Bait (feat. Banks)"
8. "Sex Talk"
9. "Hit It From the Back"
10. "Claws"
11. "Minute"
12. "Coconuts"
13. "Castle in the Sky"
14. "Brrr"
Bonus Track: "Unholy" (Sam Smith Feat. Kim Petras)

08/04: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/06: Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
09/24: Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/27: Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
09/30: Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater
10/01: Orlando, FL @ Addition Financial Arena
10/04: Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
10/07: Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10/09: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Mirage
10/12: Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
10/13: Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
10/16: Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
10/18: Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
10/19: Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
10/23: Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
10/26: Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
10/27: Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10/29: San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11/01: Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
11/08: Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/11: Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
11/13: Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
11/14: Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
11/21: Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
11/22: San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
02/13: Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
02/15: Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
02/16: Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
02/19: London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
02/24: Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
02/25: Paris, FR @ L'Olympia
02/27: Cologne, DE @ Palladium
02/28: Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
03/01: Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
03/02: Warsaw, PL @ EXPO XXI
03/04: Munich, DE @ Zenith
03/05: Milan, IT @ Fabrique

"Feed the Beast" was released on June 23.