.whereisMUNA has lent their talents to transform yet another iconic hit: Taylor Swift’s “August.”
” is famously one of the best we’ve heard, and now they’ve lent their talents to transform yet another iconic hit: Taylor Swift’s “August.”
On Wednesday, the band shared a new set of live performances recorded at the Electric Lady Studios in New York City, including their wistful and autumnal take on Swift’sdeep cut. While the cover isn’t a complete sonic rework — the band stays faithful to the original’s shimmering guitar production — their version still elicits a different side to the bittersweet ballad.
“The whole environment at Electric Lady Studios is so supportive and open, it often leads to making new creative choices while you’re in the midst of recording,” said Muna themselves of covering the song in a press release. “‘August’ took on this very breathy, quiet quality that we hadn’t anticipated, but we just went with.”
In addition to “August,” the band also re-recorded live versions of “Anything But Me,” “Kind Of Girl,” “Taken,” and, of course, queer anthem, “Silk Chiffon.” Besides “Taken,” the tracks all come from their self-titled record released in June, which catapulted the band into
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