Muna Talks New Music, Lessons From Eras Tour, Time Between Albums & More | The Rolling Stone Studio

Why It Matters

Muna’s fan‑first touring model shows how indie artists can balance creative timelines with high‑impact live experiences, setting a blueprint for sustainable growth in a fast‑content music market.

Key Takeaways

• Fans memorized the new album after just one live performance.
• Small club shows felt like a homecoming, reviving Muna’s roots.
• Eras Tour lessons will shape Muna’s upcoming Get So Hot tour.
• Band plans deeper fan interaction, including surprise deep‑cut performances.
• Four‑year album gap underscores creative control challenges in fast‑content era.

Summary

Muna sat down with Rolling Stone to celebrate the release of their new album, Dancing on the Wall, and to unpack the whirlwind of live shows that followed in Los Angeles and New York. The band described the immediate fan response—audiences learning every lyric in a day and treating the shows like a homecoming—as a testament to their loyal, engaged fanbase. The conversation highlighted several strategic shifts: small‑club dates gave the trio a chance to reconnect with their roots, while the upcoming Get So Hot tour will borrow production tricks and fan‑centric spontaneity from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Muna also announced they’ll headline the All Things Go festival and intend to sprinkle deep‑cut songs into setlists, rewarding superfans who study the album like flash‑card material. Memorable moments included the band’s admission that fans were writing down lyrics on flashcards, and lead singer Katie’s reflection on a four‑year gap between albums—an interval she framed as both a creative necessity and a risk in today’s rapid‑content culture. She also promoted her solo record, Water Relief, underscoring the group’s in‑house songwriting and production approach. Overall, Muna’s dialogue signals a broader industry trend: indie acts are leveraging intimate venues, fan‑driven setlist customization, and lessons from mega‑tour spectacles to sustain relevance while preserving artistic control. Their strategy illustrates how thoughtful pacing and audience interaction can turn a long album cycle into a sustainable growth engine.

Original Description

@whereismuna band members @katiegavs, Naomi McPherson, and Josette Maskin sat down at The Rolling Stone Studio in New York to talk about their new LP 'Dancing on the Wall.' In this interview, the Los Angeles synth-pop band detail the plans to bring the heat to their live shows for the upcoming Get So Hot tour, how their time on Taylor Swift's the Eras Tour influenced some of their setlist goals for those shows, and how the past four years since their last album released shaped their latest project.

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