This is the perfect collab. Why didn’t somebody come up with this collab earlier??
I admit, I kinda expected Empress Of and MUNA’s track, ‘What’s Love,’ to be a lot more poppy and propulsive. If anything, it harks back to a lot of MUNA’s earlier stuff, all gauzy, atmospheric synths and nostalgic vibes, which is perfect sync with the song’s themes of longing and heartbreak (‘If a love can't make you, break you, shape you/Then what's love?’), well-travelled territory for both acts.
The only criticism I can give the track is that it seems to spend a lot of time in first gear, constantly rolling and shifting, but ultimately building up to nothing. Which, in a bittersweet way, is a perfect metaphor for some relationships… (┳__┳)
Empress Of’s latest album, For Your Consideration, is out now.