The title of Willow Avalon’s new album, Pink Pocket Pistol, suggests she wants to have it both ways. She has a soft, feminine side as indicated by the color and small size of her gun.
However, the fact that she has a weapon reveals she’s tough and dangerous. The album cover features her pointing a chromium grey revolver at the beholder. The pink is gone, which indicates the significance of her steely power. The outward femininity is just a pretty disguise.
This works as a metaphor for Avalon herself. On the outside, she is dainty in a faux innocent manner. Inside, she is strong and determined, even treacherous if you cross her. While Avalon mostly sings in a high-pitched girly voice, somewhere between a bleat and Betty Boop,…