MUNA’s Upcoming Album and the Importance of Representation audrey battis
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merican alternative pop sensation MUNA return with their newest singles, “Number One Fan,” and “Who.” MUNA, made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson, have revealed “Number One Fan” to be the first single off their new record Saves the World, set to come out September 6th. “Number One Fan” follows an upbeat, catchy rhythm, and the lyrics preach a new kind of self-love. The synth-driven song opens with the line “So I heard the bad news / Nobody likes me and I’m gonna die alone,” a seemingly depressing sentiment until it’s followed by “Wouldn’t you like if I believed those words?” This new single is all about recognizing the negative voices in our minds and learning not to listen to them. Released on June 7th, the single comes just in time to be the perfect summer anthem of self-love and acceptance. “Number One Fan” colors the rest of the album; as MUNA put in one of their tweets, “in some ways i feel i have saved myself and in that way i feel i have saved the world.” The following single “Who,” released on June 28th, isn’t quite as upbeat as “Number One Fan.” A more open and heartfelt track about unreciprocated love, Gavin poses the question: “I need to know who / Who, who are you singing about?” “Who” certainly holds the weight and raw emotion that comes from thinking you knew someone, then finding out later that you really didn’t know them at all. Accompanied by the pain of loving someone who doesn’t love you back, Gavin laments in the bridge: “And it Issue Five
