Taylor Momsen Grows Wings in The Pretty Reckless’s New “Dear God” Video
The Pretty Reckless have released the official music video for “Dear God, ” the title track of their fifth studio album, which arrived June 26 via Fearless Records. The video was directed by George Gallardo Kattah.
The clip opens with frontwoman Taylor Momsen recreating the album’s cover image, seated at a desk before a wall with a cross hanging on it. A crawling tarantula and snake then appear — possibly a nod to the creatures that bit Momsen while on tour — interspersed with several explicit shots of the singer growing angel wings. Momsen described “Dear God” as “desperation set to music, ” explaining that when life gets that physical and brutal, you leave your body and start begging something bigger than yourself to pull you out. That space between heaven and hell, she added, isn’t a metaphor for her — it’s somewhere she actually lives. The chorus repeats a direct plea: “Dear God, can you lift me up, can you take me higher, ” and the track steadily builds toward an extended guitar solo.
The 14-track album follows singles “For I Am Death, ” which became the band’s eighth Mainstream Rock Radio No. 1 — a record for a woman-fronted act in the chart’s 44-year history — and “When I Wake Up, ” which reached the top 10 of Mediabase’s Active Rock chart, along with “Love Me, ” released in April. The tracklist also includes “Devil In Disguise (Michelle’s Song), ” a tribute to a friend of Momsen’s who died young, and three parts of “Life Evermore” bookending the record.
The band is gearing up for its headlining “Dear God” tour, kicking off July 10 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with U.S. stops in Chicago, Kansas City, Austin, Dallas and Los Angeles before heading to Europe in the fall, including dates in Madrid and Barcelona. The run follows two years supporting AC/DC on the “Power Up” tour. The past year also included Momsen’s performance at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Mariah Carey alongside Foo Fighters, and her appearance with Soundgarden at the band’s 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
