The relatively-new-to-Australian-ears LA-based trio hooked up musically in 2013 while at university developing an electro-pop sound influenced by The Cure, The Cranberries, Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, Prince and The Pretenders.

Their songs frequently address issues of sexuality and gender, describing to BBC one early song, 'So Special', as "an anthem for the slut-shamed girls of the world who have to assert their own value."

Keyboardist-guitarist Naomi McPherson told Noisey, "It would have meant a lot to me when I was, say, 12, to know of someone in a band and think they were cool and know they were out. I am out and I feel safe being out because the three of us are a little army for one another. I don't feel afraid to be myself. That makes me proud to be queer. That's the whole point of why we do this. We want a safe haven."

"It would have meant a lot to me when I was, say, 12, to know of someone in a band and think they were cool and know they were out.

Muna is the opening act on Styles' North American and European tour which kicked off last week, about which she said the band was both nervous and excited [surprise!]. They released 'In My Way' this week.