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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release from MUNA's Katie Gavin wasproduced by Tony Berg and mixed by Will Maclellan.
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- Record Label: Saddest Factory
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Nov 4, 2024Though many of What A Relief’s songs were written years ago, they also feel timeless.
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Nov 4, 2024Able to speak her truth, ‘What A Relief’ is a valuable insight into a profound creative talent, and a gorgeous listen.
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Nov 6, 2024While it doesn’t reach the soaring highs of Gavin’s work with MUNA, What a Relief offers introspective self-portraits whose sound calls back to Gavin’s youth and stories rich with the kind of empathy that’s only gained over time.
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Nov 4, 2024You can’t help but to admire Gavin’s inescapably raw approach to this project. Sheer honesty is burrowed into every line, sometimes even at the cost of lyrical flow.
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Nov 4, 2024At its best, the album delivers contemporary counterparts to feminist folk classics, but the good moments are often rushed through for seemingly no purpose.