MUNA

MUNA - Dark Pop band from LA

Group from United States

Genres: indie pop, pop, pop rock, synthpop, indie

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About MUNA

MUNA is a dark pop band based in Los Angeles, CA blending the brooding sensuality of R&B, rhythms of funk, and audacity of synthpop with raw, unbridled lyricism. MUNA was founded by Katie Gavin (she/they), Josette Maskin (she/they), and Naomi McPherson (they/them). They hope their songs lend themselves both to the euphoric dancefoor and emo bedroom solitude. The trio has released three albums together. Their first album, About U, was released on February 3, 2017, under RCA, and preceded by five singles: "Winterbreak", "Loudspeaker", "I Know A Place", "Crying On The Bathroom Floor", and "If U Love Me Now". Their second album, Saves The World, was released on September 6, 2019, under RCA, and preceded by four singles: "Number One Fan", "Who", "Stayaway", and "Taken". Their third album, MUNA was released on June 24, 2022, under Phoebe Bridgers' label, Saddest Factory Records, and preceded by five singles: "Silk Chiffon" (featuring Bridgers), "Anything But Me", "Kind Of Girl", "Home By Now", and "What I Want". MUNA’s journey has always been about holding space for the complex, messy, ecstatic realities of life, and with their fourth album, Dancing On The Wall, they’ve never been sharper, darker, or more exhilarating. Emerging from the sparkly, confetti-strewn heights of their 2022 self-titled record, MUNA now channel the anxious, uncertain energy of living in a Los Angeles defined by political tension, environmental decay, and the quiet pressures of millennial precarity. The result is a record that feels both intimate and spectacular, a pop world built with teeth, wit, & emotional resonance, a soundtrack for hearts simultaneously on fire and observing the chaos around them. The record is produced by Naomi McPherson, with their trademark attention to detail blending effortlessly with bandmate Josette Maskin’s well-honed behind-the-scenes pop technique to create living, breathing worlds for lead singer Katie Gavin’s incisive lyricism and signature voice. Dancing On The Wall blends euphoric sonic landscapes with sharp, human storytelling. The album reflects a fiercely self-directed creative process, one shaped by instinct, trust, and total artistic control. It feels lived-in, urgent, and cinematic, a reflection of a generation navigating uncertainty while refusing to let go of joy. With this album, MUNA proves once again that pop can be daring, intimate, and socially conscious all at once: a record that doesn’t just capture the moment but distills it into a world you want to inhabit.

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