First impressions matter, and on Gasoline, MUKI burns bright. The Naarm/Melbourne-based artist makes his official debut, unveiling a song that values emotional clarity over immediacy and patience over punch.
Born in Dubai with Indian roots, Mukul Jiwnani has spent years immersed in music as a full-time performer before choosing this moment to step forward under the MUKI moniker. Gasoline feels shaped by that time. It unfolds slowly, built on finger-picked electric guitar, a spacious kick drum and an echoed snare that gives the track room to breathe. Piano drifts gently through the arrangement, while warm bass and restrained guitar flourishes add colour without ever overwhelming the song’s core.
At the centre is MUKI’s voice, shifting from hushed vulnerability to moments of release. Wispy verses give way to impassioned cries and airy falsetto, before the chorus opens into layered, choir-like harmonies that lift the track into something expansive and cathartic.
Lyrically, Gasoline sits in the aftermath of a relationship already lost, focusing not on heartbreak itself but on the acceptance that follows. It captures the uneasy calm that arrives when holding on no longer makes sense, even while emotion lingers.
“It’s a breakup song, but one about acceptance and moving on,” MUKI explains, describing the track as deeply personal.
As debut statements go, Gasoline signals the start of a very exciting project, definitely worth keeping an eye on in 2026.
