Muna

by MUNA

Overview

After recording two albums for RCA, Los Angeles trio Muna signed on with Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory imprint for the release of their third, self-titled album, a perfectly polished display of indie-modeled pop songs about queer love, infatuation, and self-actualization. The group digs deeper into the synth pop impulses of earlier releases, with songs like "Runner's High," "What I Want," and "Anything But Me" employing propulsive electronic drums and stabbing synth bass as a means of getting across their ample hooks. "No Idea," a tune co-written with Mitski, is among the more dynamic and simmering moments on the album, with subtle vocoded vocals exploding in time with squelchy hyperpop production. Muna also explore a specific brand of country-pop on songs like "Loose Garment" and "Kind of Girl." In these moments their affiliation with Bridgers comes to the surface, sounding like slightly more electronically inclined Punisher outtakes. Bridgers herself shows up on album opener "Silk Chiffon," easily the set's most by-the-numbers pop anthem, down to the DJ record-scratch sound effect that introduces the soaring chorus and the metal-lite guitars that underscore the arrangement as it builds. The song starts things off with a candy-coated bang, and while the rest of the record never quite reaches that level of instantaneous pop gratification, Muna still turn in some of their better songs from there while also taking their sound to new places. ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/2022
Label:	SADDEST FACTORY REC.
UPC:	0656605389844

Album Credits

Performance Credits

MUNA   Primary Artist
Katie Gavin   Vocals,Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Nylon String)
Naomi McPherson   Synthesizer,Guitar (Rhythm),Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Guitar (12 String Acoustic),Mandolin
Cynthia Tolson   Cello,Viola,Violin
Geo Botelho   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Phoebe Bridgers   Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Scott Heiner   Drums
Joy Oladokun   Trumpet,Saxophone
Josette Maskin   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Synthesizer),E-Bow,Organ,Guitar,Synthesizer,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Katie Gavin   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Naomi McPherson   Bass Programming,Drum Programming,Vocal Programming,String Arrangements,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Luke Burgoyne   Mixing,Assistant,Programming
Cynthia Tolson   String Arrangements
Geo Botelho   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Ian Fitchuk   Composer
Dan Grech-Marguerat   Mixing,Programming
Daniel Tashian   Composer
Charles Hicks   Mixing,Assistant,Programming
Brett McLaughlin   Composer
Patricia Sullivan   Mastering
Mitski   Composer
Joy Oladokun   Horn Arrangements
Josette Maskin   Engineer,Producer,Programming,Bass Programming