MUNA’s Katie Gavin announces debut solo album

MUNA’s lead singer Katie Gavin (’15) has announced that her debut solo album, What a Relief, comes out on Oct. 25 via Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records. She released her first single off the album “Aftertaste” on Jul. 23, ahead of the band’s performance at Newport Folk Festival.

In an interview with Boston’s NPR station WBUR, Gavin shared that the album is a departure from the world of MUNA as it explores various facets of her personal life, including relationships and love.

“This record is something that has been in the works for a really long time, because I’ve just been collecting songs through the years that I needed to write, but when I showed them to Naomi and Jo, we all felt like maybe they weren’t in the world of MUNA,” Gavin said. “It’s kind of beautiful because recording it, I needed to have love and acceptance for a younger version of me. I don’t really feel like I can say this because it’s me, but hopefully, people think that there’s some wisdom on the record and that it comes from this lighter place of, ‘It’s gonna be okay, baby.'”

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