- 2024-07-24
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MUSIC
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MUNA's Katie Gavin Announces Debut Solo Album “What a Relief”, Shares New Song “Aftertaste”
American indie pop band MUNA's Katie Gavin has announced her debut solo album “What a Relief” will be released on October 25, 2024 via Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records.
The album comprises a 12-track, featuring a guest appearance from American singer-songwriter Mitski.
Katie Gavin said of the album, “This record spans a lot of my life - it's about having a really deep desire for connection, but also encountering all the obstacles that stood in my way to be able to achieve that, patterns of isolation or even boredom with the real work of love. What A Relief explores and portrays it honestly, without shame.”
From the album, she released the first single called “Aftertaste” on July 23, 2024.
The track was written by Catherine Hope Gavin and produced by Tony Berg.- Katie Gavin said of the song, “That song takes place inside of the magnetic force, when I'm really drawn to somebody and still feeling like it's gonna work. Sometimes it's fun to surrender to that feeling – I think a lot of songwriters have a strong relationship with romantic fantasy.”
She continued, “I thought this song would be a good place to start because to me it kind of serves as a bridge, sonically and thematically, between MUNA's world and the world we are going to with the solo record. 'Aftertaste' is a sweet song about carrying a torch for someone, realizing that you are going out to concerts and parties hoping to run into them there. The song is a playing out of a fantasy, really, both because it involves confessing your crush and finding out that it is reciprocated.” -
The accompanying music video was co-directed by Katie Gavin and Alexa Viscius.
In the clip, Katie Gavin plays the subject of a nude drawing class.
Katie Gavin said of the video, “Naomi McPherson helped me come up with the idea for the video. Alexa Viscius co-directed with me and brought in an amazing team of Chicago creatives to bring it to fruition. Filming in the city I'm from felt very right for introducing this solo work. Back to my roots, if you will.”
Background photo by Alexa Viscius - source : Apple Music
