MUNA’s Katie Gavin announces debut solo album ‘What A Relief’ with tender single ‘Aftertaste’ and details of US tour and London show

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MUNA‘s Katie Gavin has announced her debut solo album ‘What A Relief’ and has shared the LP’s tender lead single ‘Aftertaste’.‘What A Relief’ is set for release on October 25 via Phoebe Bridgers‘ Saddest Factory Records.

You can pre-order / pre-save it here. Comprised of 12 tracks, the album features a collaboration with Mitski on the song ‘As Good As It Gets’.

According to a press release, Gavin has described the album as “Lilith Fair-core”.“This record spans a lot of my life,” she added.”It’s about having a really deep desire for connection, but also encountering all the obstacles that stood in my way to be able to achieve that, patterns of isolation or even boredom with the real work of love. ‘What A Relief’ explores and portrays it honestly, without shame.”Along with the announcement of the album, Gavin also released ‘Aftertaste’, the LP’s tender lead single that sees her sing about the optimism of being drawn to someone and embracing the feeling that the relationship may work.“That song takes place inside of the magnetic force, when I’m really drawn to somebody and still feeling like it’s gonna work,” she explained. “Sometimes it’s fun to surrender to that feeling – I think a lot of songwriters have a strong relationship with romantic fantasy.”She continued: “I thought this song would be a good place to start because to me it kind of serves as a bridge, sonically and thematically, between MUNA’s world and the world we are going to with the solo record.“‘Aftertaste’ is a sweet song about carrying a torch for someone, realizing that you are going out to concerts and parties hoping to run into them there.