The members of the band Muna are locked in a heated debate over Zoom.
“I’m kind of the naked one in the band,” Katie Gavin says.
“I’m maybe the most clothed,” adds Naomi McPherson.
“Not really,” Josette Maskin counters. “Not in the video.”
“Well, yeah, I forgot about that,” McPherson concurs. “Oops. Well, now I’m the naked one. Fuck.”
Today, the emotive dark-pop Los Angeles band returns after nearly four years to announce their forthcoming album, Dancing on the Wall—and with that, the release of the titular lead single. Since Muna released their self-titled album, the trio has undergone an evolution of sound, style, and spirit—one that’s brought them closer to home and much deeper into themselves.
Photo: Skellyot
The song, they say, is a bridge between the euphoric pop sounds of their 2017 debut About U and Muna (2022) and the introspective, punkier tones they established on 2019’s Saves the World. Dancing on the Wall, according to the band, is a return to form. “It feels really close to the values and visual world of our first album, except that we are returning to that with both more self-knowledge and a higher skill set,” Gavin says.
“It’s also about knowing who we are,” Maskin adds.
Photo: Skellyot