“My responsibility as the main lyricist of the band is to write what I feel like I need to hear. And that, in some majestic way, goes on to be what other people need to hear.” - Katie Gavin Read whereisMUNA's full interview on queer anthems & more below.
Four years ago, Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin were college seniors at the University of Southern California, plotting their post-graduation moves. One priority: Make, the band they started in 2013, last. “We knew we needed to find a way to make money from music if we wanted to continue living in Los Angeles and not have to go home and live with our parents,” says Gavin., on SoundCloud, the group was soon fielding offers from several labels.
MUNA has since become one of the most politically outspoken and inclusive major-label alt-pop groups: In 2016 the trio performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Gavin’s home city, wearing homemade T-shirts that read “Fuck Trump.” And when it comes to MUNA’s lyrics, the band doesn’t use gendered pronouns.
Much of MUNA’s draw comes from the juxtaposition of its sobering storytelling against a backdrop of uplifting production, especially on “Loudspeaker” and “I Know a Place,” both on MUNA’s acclaimed 2017 debut,. Six months prior to the latter’s release as lead single in December 2016, a shooter killed 49 people at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in the deadliest act of violence against the LGBTQ community in U.S. history.
“I Know a Place” positioned Gavin and McPherson, both 26, and Maskin, 25, as luminaries, which they are leaning into now more than ever, as evidenced by the title of its upcoming album. But McPherson is quick to say that the band’s queer-positive, feminist identity is nothing revolutionary. She cites riot grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, as well as
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