ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióChildren play at a vendor’s booth outside San Felipe Catholic church in Portobelo, Panama, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, during a festival celebrating the iconic statue that was found on the shore in 1658. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióSaddest Factory Records, Gavin channels a bluesy, nostalgic tone to explore intimacy, grief and intergenerational trauma. The lyrics are spare and reflect heartfelt — and at times earnest — realizations about pain and self-discovery. Created over seven years, the album is, as Gavin said, a testament to “how much we change and stay the same” over time.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició— including boygenius, Reneé Rapp, and
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició— who are reimagining pop and folk-rock traditions with a queer sensibility. To celebrate the release of Gavin’s album, Muna fan groups organized listening parties at lesbian bars like The Ruby Fruit in Los Angeles and Ginger’s Bar in Brooklyn, New York.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióGavin spoke recently with The Associated Press about finding her creative soulmates, getting in touch with her 14-year-old self and her first solo tour in the U.S., which kicks off Monday in Seattle.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThis interview has been edited for length and clarity.
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThey’re both my creative soulmates and collaborators. In some ways they helped decide the track list because the first step in the process was them rejecting songs for Muna.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThe process of opening myself up to new people — to work creatively — is very vulnerable.
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióIt’s a fun song. It feels young. It feels very much in the world of crush and fantasy. Which is one of my favorite kinds of pop songs to write.
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThe solo project is, by nature, a very measured project. I’m not really making these big, bold, sweeping pop statements. It’s quite small and nuanced. My solo project is very “if you know, you know.”ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióKim, a staunch conservative and former labor minister under Yoon, was named the PPP’s presidential candidate on May 3 after winning 56.3% of the primary vote, defeating a reformist rival who had criticized Yoon’s martial law. But the PPP’s leadership, dominated by Yoon loyalists, had spent the past week desperately pressuring Kim to step aside and back Han, whom they believed stood a stronger chance against liberal Democratic Party frontrunner
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióAfter talks between Han and Kim failed to unify their candidacies, the PPP’s emergency committee took the unprecedented step early Saturday of nullifying its primary, canceling Kim’s nomination and registering Han as both a party member and its new presidential candidate. However, the replacement required approval through an all-party vote conducted through an automated phone survey, which ultimately rejected the switch on Saturday night.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“While we cannot disclose the figures, the vote on switching the candidate was rejected by a narrow margin,” party spokesman and lawmaker Shin Dong-wook said. Kim, who had denounced the party’s attempt to replace him as an “overnight political coup,” was immediately reinstated as the candidate and plans to officially register with election authorities on Sunday, according to the party.
ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“Now everything will return to its rightful place,” Kim said in a statement.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióKim, 73, was a prominent labor activist in the 1970s and ’80s, but joined a conservative party in the 1990s, saying he gave up his dream of becoming a “revolutionist” after witnessing the collapse of communist states. Since then, he has served eight years as governor of South Korea’s Gyeonggi province and completed three terms in the National Assembly.