{"id":2333313,"date":"2026-03-17T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2333313"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:06:30","slug":"muna-search-for-connection-over-validation-on-bold-new-single-so-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/muna-search-for-connection-over-validation-on-bold-new-single-so-what\/","title":{"rendered":"MUNA search for connection over validation on bold new single &#8216;So What\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/muna\">MUNA<\/a> have shared a captivating new single called \u2018So What\u2019, which sees them prioritise connection over validation.<\/p>\n<p>The track is the latest to be shared from their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/muna-celebrate-their-best-with-powerful-and-euphoric-comeback-single-dancing-on-the-wall-and-announce-intimate-us-and-uk-shows-buy-tickets-3928711\">forthcoming album \u2018Dancing On The Wall\u2019<\/a>, which is out on May 8 via Saddest Factory Records\/Secretly Group. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/muna.lnk.to\/DOTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-order it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It sees them lean into an epic yet understated feel. \u201c<em>The party, the premiere<\/em><br \/><em>The opening, I get invited\/ The black dress, the necklace\/ MM6, it\u2019s all included<\/em>,\u201d frontwoman Katie Gavin sings amid a growing beat. \u201c<em>And there\u2019s a lot of people here tonight\/ With their best shoes on drinking for free\/ There\u2019s a lot of people here tonight\/And most of them would want to go home with me<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at the point in our career where we\u2019ve been to a lot of fancy parties in beautiful rooms with important people and we know the particular sadness of realising it doesn\u2019t make you feel better,\u201d the band shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve learned the hard way that validation is hollow and we actually just want connection. This is a song about going to one of those parties and leaving worse off than when we got there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MUNA - So What (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LIsgjuNEU5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Already the LA trio\u2019s fourth studio album has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/muna-celebrate-their-best-with-powerful-and-euphoric-comeback-single-dancing-on-the-wall-and-announce-intimate-us-and-uk-shows-buy-tickets-3928711\">previewed by the title track<\/a>, \u2018Dancing On The Wall\u2019, which came out last month and was described by the band as \u201cthe best parts of MUNA \u2013 coming from a really emotional and lonely place, but the song itself makes us feel powerful and euphoric\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As for the album as a whole, the long awaited follow-up to MUNA\u2019s 2022 self-titled third album is set to see the band lean into a heightened sense of emotional intensity, and strike a balance between euphoria and unease.<\/p>\n<p>It is produced by the band\u2019s own Naomi McPherson, and aspires to be a record that \u201csits comfortably in tension\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate their return, MUNA will play a series of intimate underplay shows in LA, New York and London this May. Check out a list of dates below and find any remaining tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fmuna-tickets%2Fartist%2F2197571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>MUNA\u2019s 2026 live dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>MAY<\/strong><br \/><strong>08 \u2013 The Shrine, LA<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NYC<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NYC<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NYC<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 Heaven, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Heaven, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Heaven, London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the time since MUNA\u2019s last album, singer Katie Gavin has released a debut solo album, titled<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/muna-katie-gavin-interview-what-a-relief-3804987\"> \u2018What A Relief\u2019<\/a>, which arrived in 2024. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/munas-naomi-mcpherson-to-make-acting-debut-as-janis-ian-on-snl-1975-3618593\">McPherson has also made an acting debut in the biographical comedy film about SNL that year, titled <em>Saturday Night<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their 2022 record marked their first as an independent act, after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/muna-sign-to-phoebe-bridgers-label-saddest-factory-records-2944114\">signing to Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 Saddest Factory Records<\/a> the previous year.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/big-reads\/muna-cover-interview-2022-self-titled-3354127\">During a Cover interview with <em>NME<\/em><\/a>, the band spoke about being dropped by major label RCA for \u201cnot making enough money\u201d. They said it was \u201ceasier in certain ways\u201d to work with an independent label, and that they now had a \u201clot of creative freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUNA have shared a captivating new single called \u2018So What\u2019, which sees them prioritise connection over validation. 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