Channeling the kind of eclectic vibrancy popularised by the likes of Kero Kero Bonito and the pop creativity of Charli XCX, Munnycat perform the kind of pop music that hits you like a truck. Probably one full of tacos. Catchy melodies sway against a percussion track that kicks hard, whilst blissful vocal harmonies give the song a candy-like feel.
Based in LA, Munnycat are duo K808 and Khaledzou, and they have been releasing a regular drip feed of singles over recent months. Taco Truck (Oh, wtf?) is the latest of those releases and, discussing the song, the band members provide two different insights into the creative process:
K808:
“It’s a song about the excitement and joy of falling in love with someone in a very unusual place. There’s like two different voices in the song representing the different parts of your mind when you first meet someone and reeeeeaaally like them. One part is trying to play it cool like ‘okay, he’s cute and stuff’ and the other is like ‘holy shit - this is love! Let’s get married and have tons of babies!’ It’s a delicate balance trying to maintain chill when you’ve met someone who instantly blows you way.”
Khaledzou:
“We wrote the song when we were recording in Portland. We were fascinated by the incredible food-truck culture there. We would wander around in the rain writing and coming up with new song ideas trying food from different trucks everyday. It was kind of magical. All of the songs we did there have unique sounds from the crazy amount of analog keyboards, samplers and stuff we had at our fingertips.”
I love how energised Taco Truck feels, perfectly capturing both the eclectic aesthetic of the food truck scene, and that chaotic energy that comes with falling for someone new.
Check out Taco Truck (Oh, wtf?) below: