MUNA’s Katie Gavin Covers Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’

MUNA fanatics, have a good time — your “Prayer” has been responded via Katie Gavin.

On Monday (Dec. 2), Gavin gave the impression on SiriusXM’s The Espresso Area, the place the MUNA frontwoman delivered a pared-down, acoustic rendition of Madonna‘s hit unmarried “Like a Prayer.” Striking her personal spin at the cherished monitor, Gavin’s new rendition swaps out Madonna’s high-energy gospel stylings for a folksy, singer-songwriter sound. Highlighting the track’s smooth lyrics, the singer crooned the inimitable refrain, making a song “Within the nighttime hour, I will be able to really feel your energy/ Similar to a prayer, you already know I’ll take you there.”

In different places at the broadcast, Gavin additionally carried out 3 songs from her debut solo album What a Reduction; lead unmarried “Aftertaste” in addition to “Inconsolable” and “Lately.” Launched in October, Gavin’s newest album noticed the singer transferring clear of her paintings with MUNA with the intention to pursue a “Lilith Truthful-core” sound. “There’s a tonal distinction that speaks to the size of items — MUNA has turn into so bold, so the songs should be scalable to a undeniable measurement,” she informed Billboard. “A large number of those songs really feel like they are living in a way smaller international.”

This isn’t the primary time Gavin has made headlines for a canopy in 2024 — throughout MUNA’s headlining set at All Issues Move NYC in September, the band carried out an acoustic rendition of Chappell Roan’s “Just right Good fortune, Babe” after the singer pulled out of the competition simply someday prior. “We simply need to say that we adore Chappell such a lot,” Gavin informed the gang ahead of her quilt. “We began as a queer band in 2014, and we’ve truly been given the time and the grace that we had to be nourished as artists. We want not anything however that instances one million for her.”

Watch Gavin’s complete quilt of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” above.