Muna

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost’s (D-Fla.) MadSoul music festival was supposed to be a party for activists — a celebration of Central Florida’s progressive and queer community, in a hostile state. Frost wanted to show how far the community has come and its defiant rejection of Florida’s increasingly right-wing tilt, with a mix of music and community building featuring appearances from indie artists and progressive politicos, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But the festival would take an unexpected…

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The original record appeared on Holly Humberstone's recently released debut album, Paint My Bedroom Black Holly Humberstone‘s toxic devotion on “Into Your Room” gets a stamp of validation from Muna on an updated, collaborative recording of the Paint My Bedroom Black single. The British singer and songwriter recruited the three-piece band to bring the weight of their own emotional baggage to the studio. The trio took over the second verse of the record, singing: “I’m throwing stones at your…

Ask any music or fashion aficionado: Between low-rise jeans, thundering nü-metal bass lines and the renaissance of Britney Spears, Y2K nostalgia is taking off.Yet not all Y2K throwbacks need reviving, say the members of Los Angeles indie-pop trio Muna. Between the ubiquity of rape jokes in popular movies and TV, not to mention the unceremonious outings of then-closeted celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Lance Bass of ‘N Sync, “we were being sold back this idea of ourselves,” says Katie Gavin, 29, lead vocalist of Muna.…

Muna’s second album, 2019’s alt-pop opus Saves the World, was very nearly their last. Questioning their future during the pandemic, the LA-based trio of Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin were then dropped by their major label. Realising there was no way of disentangling the band from their long-standing friendship, however, they’ve since created a record that pulsates with newfound freedom. Breezy opener Silk Chiffon – featuring new boss Phoebe Bridgers (Muna are signed to her Saddest Factory imprint) –…