Written by The Lazy Music Reviewer
This is the latest review by the Lazy Music Reviewer. He is too busy listening to and promoting lots of awesome music (ahem and has a full time job) that he simply doesn’t have time to do an in-depth review (or maybe he is just not a good enough writer to write one – you decide) but he still wants to “review”.
So, the way he works is he will sum up each song in just a few words (sometimes even one word – he’s just that lazy) and then also link via other people’s words to other more in depth reviews (because he’s wicked and he’s lazy) for your reading pleasure because it’s always good to get more than one person’s opinion, right?
MUNA is an American electronic pop band consisting of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson.
Based in Los Angeles, the trio met in college at the University of Southern California and began working together in 2013 after discovering their musical chemistry at a party, when Maskin and McPherson began playing together on guitars and Gavin added vocals. Gavin and Maskin were music majors, while McPherson double-majored in Narrative Studies and American Studies & Ethnicity. The two guitarists, Maskin and McPherson, had been used to playing ska and progressive rock, but when their initial collaboration with singer Gavin resulted in a pop song, their bond was sealed
The latest full-length album “Saves The World” was released on 6th September 2019.
Let’s find out more about the new album…
1 – Grow
“a slow start, maybe it’s a grower”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“a universal plea for a generation lacking in reliable mentors“, Pitchfork
“an under-two-minute piano ballad that serves as a theatrical prologue to the record”, allmusic.com
2 – Number One Fan
“a blast out from the car type of tune!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“banishes intrusive thoughts just in time for a lavish, self-celebratory chorus, one part earnest, one part tongue-in-cheek“, Independent
“a thumping self-love pep talk“, Rolling Stone
3 – Stayaway
“feel the pain and do it anyway!“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“warped, twisted vocal effects, before the tumbling lead recounts what comes after a breakup“, Clash
4 – Who
“it wasn’t me!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“the rousing synths underpin frustration and rejection“, DIY
5 – Navy Blue
“bittersweet“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“bleached out AOR re-contextualised as a backdrop for heartbreak“, Clash
“MUNA are at their most cinematic here which sparkles like a Nicolas Winding Refn movie“, Pitchfork
6 – Never
“vibing out!“, The Lazy Reviewer
“drive fast through a tunnel at night with this playing for that “Alive” feeling”, Dork
“pummelling beat channels Robyn’s latest masterpiece“, Independent
7 – Pink Light
“soothing but grooving“, The Lazy Reviewer
“relaxed, mid-tempo groove“, allmusic.com
“jacking electronic sound, reminiscent of Cameo’s hit run or even Prince’s lascivious side“, Clash
8 – Taken
“not so much“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“Coyote Ugly country-lite“, Pitchfork
“channels more than a little Cary Rae“, DIY
9 – Hands Off
“anthemic“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“toys with temptation before slamming the door shut“, Independent
“feels like a massive ‘fuck you’ to Donald Trump and his minions who are currently dehumanising women day in, day out“, Dork
10 – Good News (Ya-Ya Song)
“breezy“, The Lazy Reviewer
“wordy, turn-of-the-millennium-style confessional, as bewildered with life’s nonsense as they are humored by it“, Pitchfork
“could go over the end credits of any Lindsay Lohan film seamlessly (in a good way)“, Dork
11 – Memento
“now THIS is a sick beat!“, The Lazy Reviewer
“shakes it up still further, with its heads-down tech-edged sound burrowing into dank new arenas“, Clash
“a quiet two-minute vignette that finds Gavin spinning an anecdote about a bee-sting into an allegory about the way the past informs the present, the way trauma and pain can persist long after their sources vanish“, Rolling Stone
12 – It’s Gonna Be Okay, Baby
“it sure is – thank you!“, The Lazy Reviewer
“the sound of three women moving beyond their past, their shared experiences deepening those creative bonds while moving into fresh space“, Clash
“depicts emotional healing with powerful accuracy“, DIY
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