Have you seen MUNA live? It's a fucking party. The LA trio makes sleek, dancey indie-pop, and their shows are giddy singalongs. I'm used to hearing MUNA tracks with fun, flirty lyrics. I'm not used to hearing them talk like this: "How America gives more than America takes/ We give weapons to dictators in apartheid states/ We give kids in Palestine PTSD/ But we'll never fuckin' ever give 'em something to eat/ And if you got a problem with it, you could end up in jail/ Send you to Louisiana, million-dollar bail." But that's what they're doing now.
Soon, MUNA will follow their excellent 2022 self-titled album with a new one called Dancing On The Wall. We've already posted a couple of singles, the title track and "So What." Today, they share a new song called "Big Stick." Musically, it's got the propulsive shimmer that I associate with this band. But in the righteously angry lyrics, as well as the pissed-off tremble in Katie Gavin's voice, they're bringing something else entirely.
In the Bandcamp description for "Big Stick," MUNA call it "the most overtly political song that we’ve put out," and I'm inclined to agree. On Instagram, MUNA say that they're selling "Big Stick" on Bandcamp for just the next 48 hours to raise money for Pal Humanity, a mutual aid organization that aims to provide essential supplies, medical care, and school supplies to people in Gaza. That's a great thing, so buy it while you can, and listen below.
Dancing On The Wall is out 5/8 via Saddest Factory/Secretly.
