MUNA announce new self-titled album with single “Anything But Me”
MUNA is out June 24 via Phoebe Bridgers’ label Saddest Factory Records.
Synth-pop trio MUNA will return with their third studio album, a self-titled LP, this year. MUNA will drop on June 24 via Saddest Factory Records, the label founded by Phoebe Bridgers. She featured on MUNA's track "Silk Chiffon," released at the tail end of 2021, and today MUNA have dropped another new track called "Anything But Me."
If "Silk Chiffon" was about the tremors of a blossoming love, "Anything But Me" is about the definitive end of a romantic relationship. However, closure doesn't have to mean an absence of possibility for the future, and "Anything But Me" revels in its self-knowledge with every thump of its neon-coated runtime. Check out the song's music video, in which MUNA escape from a few perilous situations and dance a little bit, below.
Here's MUNA's statement on the song:
“Breaking up is hard to do. In the past we’ve stayed in relationships for a long time, waiting until we hit low lows to admit it was over. 'Anything But Me' is a song about leaving a partnership simply because it doesn’t feel right. It’s about trusting yourself and your instincts enough to walk away from someone while you still have love for each other and before it gets too bad. The video for the song plays with the idea that we’ve been our own captors in relationships, keeping ourselves in unhealthy dynamics, maybe because that’s what feels familiar. The song embodies the lightness and a playfulness that floods in when you realize that there’s no lock on the door, no one’s holding you back - you can untie the knot and skip into the sunset whenever you’re ready. Now, who can guess what attachment style I have?”
Soon after MUNA drops, the band will tour the United States in support of the album. See those dates below.
MUNA 2022 tour dates
5/10 - London, UK - The Garage (SOLD OUT)
5/12 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival
7/30 - Cleveland, OH - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
8/2 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
8/3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theater
8/5- Louisville, KY - Headliners
8/6 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
8/7 - St Charles, IA - Hinterland Music Festival
8/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
8/11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
8/12 - Seattle, WA - Day In Day Out Festival
8/13 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
8/15 - San Diego, CA - Observatory Northpark
9/19 - Boston, MA - Royale
9/20 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/23 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
9/24 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade - Heaven
9/27 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theater
9/28 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
9/30 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10/4 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theater
10/6 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
10/10 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
10/11 - Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
10/16 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
10/17 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
10/19 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
10/23 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/25 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern