MUNA "Dancing on the Wall" LP [Translucent Red]

MUNA’s journey has always been about holding space for the complex,
messy, ecstatic realities of life, and with their fourth album, Dancing On
The Wall, they’ve never been sharper, darker, or more exhilarating.
Emerging from the sparkly, confetti-strewn heights of their 2022
self-titled record, MUNA now channel the anxious, uncertain energy of
living in a Los Angeles defined by political tension, environmental decay,
and the quiet pressures of millennial precarity. The result is a record that
feels both intimate and spectacular, a pop world built with teeth, wit, and
emotional resonance, a soundtrack for hearts simultaneously on fire and
observing the chaos around them.

Across the record, MUNA explores desire, intimacy, and connection
against a backdrop of a world in flux. There’s a quiet reckoning
throughout the album with how to keep living, loving, and reaching for
one another while bearing witness to political brutality and systemic
violence and how joy survives without denial. Tracks like “Wannabeher”
capture the dizzying thrill of stepping fully into someone else’s fantasy,
while “Why Do I Get A Good Feeling” lingers long after the beat ends, a
meditation on fleeting joy and suspended possibilities. The album closes
with “Buzzkiller,” a stark reckoning with desire and its aftermath, the ache
of achieving what you wanted only to realise new questions, doubts, and
hungers remain.

The record is produced by Naomi McPherson, with their trademark
attention to detail blending effortlessly with bandmate Josette Maskin’s
well-honed behind-the-scenes pop technique to create living, breathing
worlds for lead singer Katie Gavin’s incisive lyricism and signature voice.
Dancing On The Wall blends euphoric sonic landscapes with sharp,
human storytelling. The album reflects a fiercely self-directed creative
process, one shaped by instinct, trust, and total artistic control. It feels
lived-in, urgent, and cinematic, a reflection of a generation navigating
uncertainty while refusing to let go of joy. With this album, MUNA proves
once again that pop can be daring, intimate, and socially conscious all at
once: a record that doesn’t just capture the moment, but distills it into a
world you want to inhabit.

• Translucent Red Vinyl

Release Day May 8, 2026