Muna - Dancing On The Wall

On their fourth album Dancing On The Wall, MUNA move into darker, more confrontational territory without losing the exhilaration that’s always defined them. Where their self-titled album embraced glittering release, this record absorbs the unease of life in contemporary Los Angeles — political tension, environmental strain and the low-level anxiety of millennial precarity — and reshapes it into pop with real bite. Across the album, desire and intimacy unfold against a backdrop of constant upheaval, asking how to keep loving and reaching for connection while fully aware of the world’s fractures. ‘Wannabeher’ captures the dizzying thrill of stepping into fantasy, while ‘Why Do I Get A Good Feeling’ lingers on fleeting joy and suspended possibility. Closer ‘Buzzkiller’ delivers a stark comedown, tracing the hollow ache that can follow getting exactly what you thought you wanted. Produced by Naomi McPherson, with Josette Maskin shaping the album’s finely tuned pop architecture, the songs leave space for Katie Gavin’s incisive lyrics and unmistakable voice to cut through. Dancing On The Wall feels urgent, lived-in and cinematic — a record that insists joy and awareness don’t cancel each other out, but exist side by side.