Happy Friday everyone from NPR Music and All Songs Considered.

I'm Stephen Thompson. I am here with NPR Music Contributor, Christina Lee.

Hey, Stephen. Host of the Artemacy Podcast, Kiana Faircloth.

Hey, Stephen. And NPR Music's own Marissa Larusso.

Hello. It is so great to have you all.

We are talking about the best new albums out today, starting with Muna,

and their new self-titled record, this song is called What I Want.

What I Want. What I Want.

I've spent way too too many years not knowing what it is.

What I Want. It's how to get it, how to live it and now.

I'm going to make up for it all at once, because that's just what I want.

I want to put the facts, I want to hit it hard.

I want to dance in the middle, but I can't fall.

So, Stephen, I think, and I think maybe you agree, that Muna has just been overdue for their big breakout.

If I think back to 2017, Muna put out a song called I Know A Place, and that song is such an anthem

for the kind of safety and sanctuary that queer people are always looking for in a hostile world.

Beautiful song, it's kind of a hit, and then put out their sophomore album.

I feel like the world did not quite catch up.

And then, of course, last year, Muna put out a song called Soak Shafan featuring Phoebe Bridgers.

Maybe the song of the year.

Maybe the song of the year. Huge banger, my goodness, my TikTok algorithm.

It's still not recovered.

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