Just ahead of MUNA ’s appearance at Newport Folk Festival this weekend, lead singer Katie Gavin has announced her debut solo album, What a Relief , and lined up a string of 2024 tour dates. Out October 25th via Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, the project features the lead single “Aftertaste.”
Gavin describes What a Relief as “Lilith Fair-core,” viewing predecessors like Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, and Ani DiFranco as a “North Star” during the album’s recording. “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,” she said in a statement. “ What a Relief explores and portrays it honestly, without shame.”
The artist’s supporting tour begins with solo performances during MUNA’s sets at Newport and Evanston Folk Festival. Gavin’s proper headlining dates kick off with a London show on September 11th, followed by North American dates in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Chicago, and more. See the full itinerary below.
As the first preview of what’s to come, “Aftertaste” serves as a sonic and thematic bridge between MUNA’s world and Gavin’s solo record by embracing the highs of new romance. “Sometimes it’s fun to surrender to that feeling — I think a lot of songwriters have a strong relationship with romantic fantasy,” Gavin explained.
She continued, “‘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. The song is a playing out of a fantasy, really, both because it involves confessing your crush and finding out that it is reciprocated.”
In the music video, which was co-directed by Gavin and Alexa Viscius, the artist goes nude to depict the naked feeling of being honest with one’s emotions. Watch it below.
What a Relief Tracklist: 01. I Want It All 02. Aftertaste 03. The Baton 04. Casual Drug Use 05. As Good As It Gets (feat. Mitski) 06. Sanitized 07. Sketches 08. Inconsolable 09. Sparrow 10. Sweet Abby Girl 11. Keep Walking 12. Today
Katie Gavin 2024 Tour Dates: 07/27 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival * 09/07 – Evanston, IL @ Evanston Folk Festival * 09/11 – London, UK @ The Old Church 11/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos 11/20 – Portland, OR @ The Old Church 11/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club 11/24 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s 11/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 12/08 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room 12/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 12/13 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis 12/14 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 12/16 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall 12/18 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
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