Muna
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Muna
Muna is the self-titled third studio album by American indie pop band Muna, released on June 24, 2022. It is their first album as an independent artist, after they signed with Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records imprint in 2021. It was promoted by the singles "Silk Chiffon", "Anything but Me", "Kind of Girl", and "Home by Now". The album was met with critical acclaim upon release. -Wikipedia
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The Guardian
Released from the shackles of a major label, the California trio emerge with a euphoric third album of stomping pop, country and ambient pulses.
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Pitchfork
The Los Angeles trio steps fully into their role as pop stars and mentors, offering gentle instructions for falling in love, dusting yourself off, and joyfully living your truth.
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NME
After being dropped by their label the three-piece had to regroup – but find a new level of freedom in this liberating era.
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Beats Per Minute
Arriving at the tail-end of pride month, but at the beginning of Summer, MUNA is the best soundtrack one can find for the next few months. Seemingly destined to join the canon of pop’s great cult-classics (Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion, Robyn’s Body Talk, among them), it’s an album whose legacy should last much longer.
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The Line of Best Fit
MUNA continue to set the standard and raise the bar on their third album.
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DIY Magazine
A celebratory expression of queer love that loses none of the trio’s magic.
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Northern Transmissions
It’s a perfectly produced summer album that allows desire to drive decisions, but most of all, it’s just a hell of a lot of fun.
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Clash Magazine
MUNA are still our favourite three-piece queer band making music straight from their giant hearts, but they're offering something new with 'MUNA' – evolving, inspiring, and taking us along for the [horse] ride. We can't wait to see where they corral us next.
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Gigwise
Their third, self-titled, record is the trio’s most vulnerable and impactful entry in their discography yet, continually pushing their sound to untested limits. MUNA is largely pop prowess at its best, dipping its toes into hyperpop, country and reaching out in every direction settling in a genreless, boundary breaking space feeling completely self-assured.
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Spin
MUNA’s Brilliant New Album Drips With Sex, Freedom And Synth-Pop Bliss.
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The Forty-Five
Winds of change take synth-pop superheroes to new heights.
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Stereogum
MUNA Are Bound For Pop Stardom, And Nothing Could Be More Fun.
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When The Horn Blows
Eleven songs later, I am in awe of MUNA's creativity; with so many elements in each track, this album bursts with energy. McPherson comments on the album, "I hope this album helps people connect to each other the way that we, in MUNA, have learned to connect to each other." And that is precisely how I feel. Connected with others but more importantly myself. This album is like the dream you want to revisit and lose yourself in. So grab your friends and forget about the world; MUNA is here to guarantee an incredible time.
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Our Culture Magazine
What becomes clear in this record is that, regardless of the route or the destination, MUNA are enjoying the ride. As if moving with the tides, their sound transforms throughout the project, but at its core is vibrant pop that grasps tirelessly at freedom. Perhaps it is not about returning home, but, as Bridgers declares in the closing track of her record Punisher, seeking “a new place to be from.” MUNA makes that place, wherever it is, seem undeniably inviting.
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Spectrum Culture
Throughout their self-titled album, MUNA demonstrates their effortless songwriting and collaborative abilities across songs narrating stories of queer love and heartbreak. It has everything from the moody and low-key, to summery indie anthems.
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Riot Magazine
Cycling from break up, to self discovery, to self care, and the band enter a new phase of confidence and positivity. Sustaining their classic sound, MUNA are the same, but they’ve grown: optimistic and unstoppable.
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Afterglow
Its first album with Saddest Factory Records, MUNA’s self-titled record hits all its marks. The trio explores different genres and sounds in a diverse collection of songs, each with more self-assured and brutally honest lyrics than the last.
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The Nuance Magazine
After label drama, fear of the unknown, and self-doubt, the trio turned that pressure into diamonds with their third album. MUNA has risen from the ashes like a Phoenix, delivering quality pop hits throughout the entire tracklist of Muna in a triumphant reclamation of their sound.
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