Pom Pom Squad has an edge that hits like a punch to the face.
Pom Pom Squad is the musical project of queer, multi-racial artist, Mia Berrin. Born in New York and bounced from town to town through her childhood, the project was born from a feeling of displacement.
As a young black, Puerto Rican, woman growing up in predominantly white spaces, she found an escape through her love of music and film. Consuming everything from the candy colors and synth-pop of Heathers to the pastels and gloomy mellotron of The Virgin Suicides; John Waters’s campy, sleazy take on suburbia to David Lynch’s surreal one – and in the process, gained a particular appreciation for the heady mix of music and visuals.
Starting in the New York DIY scene as a grunge act, Pom Pom Squad has since developed a unique sonic tapestry, incorporating Berrin’s love of modern pop, lofty orchestral arrangements, and confessional songwriting.