MUKI Isn't Holding Back On ‘I Make Boys Cry’

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Sydney artist MUKI has just released her new single I Make Boys Cry, and it’s the perfect track if you’re looking to dance away the pain of a break-up. It was written after escaping a toxic relationship, but it’s MUKI’s way of reclaiming the narrative around the track. I Make Boys Cry is the second song in The Mukiverse, and picks up where Level Mind Fuck left off. I’m really enjoying the world-building going on on Planet Muki, and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

MUKI’s making pop music that’s forward-thinking - both in sound, and in presentation. The song is definitely a spot of organised chaos, and while the song might have orginated as a ballad, as a dance track full of sparkling synths and a distorted bassline, the track is perfect for boogieing your troubles away.

Speaking to MUKI on Zoom (as part of my TikTok interview with her, which you can check out here and here), it’s interesting to hear how she’s tailoring her content towards online audiences. The future of music exists on TikTok (at least, in my opinion), and seeing her embrace portrait video as a way of creating shareable and viral content is something I’m really inspired by.

Speaking about the track, MUKI says she wanted it to embody the sassiness of Robyn’s music, combined with the production of SOPHIE. “I Make Boys Cry was a concept I came up with when I was feeling a little guilty for breaking up with somebody. But I wanted to twist it to be a bit more fun and sassy (of course), so I turned the concept into a little bit of a dance anthem instead. This song came out of a ‘writing camp’ I put on for myself. I booked a little Airbnb down in Bowral and brought along some of my favourite people to write with.”

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Check out I Make Boys Cry below. If you’re a fan of pop that you can dance to, but also has a deeper story to it, then you’ll want to give this a listen. The track comes off her upcoming sophomore EP, Car Crash Through Your Heart: Part 1, which details the process MUKI went through to move on from a toxic relationship. I’m excited to hear the EP, given the two singles we’ve heard from the project so far, and it’s set to continue a huge 12 months for MUKI.