Muna on Darkness, Desire, and ‘Dancing on the Wall’

Members of the band Muna got into a heated argument over Zoom.

“I’m the naked member of the band,” Katie Gavin said.

“I’m probably the one who wears the most,” Naomi McPherson added.

“Not really,” Josette Maskin retorted. “It’s not in the video.”

“Well, yeah, I forgot about that,” MacPherson agreed. “Oops. Okay, now I’m naked. Fuck.”

Today, the moody Los Angeles dark pop band returns after nearly four years to announce their upcoming album, dance on the wall– followed by the release of the lead single of the same name. Since the release of Muna’s self-titled album, the trio has undergone an evolution of sound, style, and ethos that has brought them closer to home and deeper into themselves.

They say the song is a bridge between the upbeat pop sounds from their 2017 debut album about you and Muna (2022) and the introspective, punk tone they established in 2019 save the world. dancing on the wall, According to the band, it’s a return to form. Gavin says: “It feels very close to the values and visual world of our first album, except we’re coming back with more self-knowledge and heightened skills.”

“It’s also about understanding who we are,” Maskin added.