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"wistful and silky smooth" - The FADER
"one of the artists leading Canada’s new class of R&B singers." - Complex
"Blending retro soul inflections and moody grooves with punchy pop synths" - The Line Of Best Fit
"I Love That LOONY, this is sure to make waves" - Elton John
"taps into the restless but relatable flutters of first love." - Refinery29
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LOONY, aka Toronto's Kira Huszar, today follows her 2021 debut album, soft thing, with "First Thing Smokin'", a statement of a track, blending elements of pop, RnB, and soul. A slow jam connoisseur, LOONY layers an always-funky base with the heart and soul that's come to be something of a signature of her generation. There is no need to be cool, but more so to be real and fully-felt.
Of the track, LOONY shares, "I always get antsy when I’m away from home for too long. I guess I get comfort out of being in close proximity to my family and friends. The day this song was written, a close friend of mine had found out that one of his family friends had just passed away back home. We were in LA. He hadn’t even known she was sick. It was heartbreaking. He was like 'I would’ve done anything, I would’ve flown back in an instant, if I had known.. I had been meaning to go back home sometime soon just because, why didn’t I?' And there was this chill in the room, ‘cause every single person in the studio that day resonated with that. "
“It’s like, if you’re far away from your family and friends it’s really easy to get swept up in the life you have going on right in-front of you, and just that sentiment of dropping everything you got going on to find your way back to them when they need you, is so powerful and real. And not even just if they ‘need’ you, either. If they got something going on that’s important to them, some milestone, anything. Showing up for people you love. Doesn’t matter what it is, what country, what time-zone. The first thing smokin’. That’s what I’m hopping on to get you. And I hope I’ll get there in time."
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MORE ABOUT LOONY
Kira Huszar knows a love of music is innately human. As LOONY, she and producers Adam Pondang and Noah ‘40’ Shebib protégée Akeel Henry (Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songs, Roy Woods, Jeremih) meld neo-soul, jazz, gospel, hip hop and R&B to create a melodious alchemy that feels as organic as it is luscious.
Born and raised in Scarborough, from the moment she came home from the hospital, Huszar was exposed to a diverse sonic landscape by her music-loving parents. Even before she could speak, the nascent artist began to sing and develop her melodic pallet; later using summer vacations at her grandmother's [house] as an excuse to force her cousins into musical groupings.
When her high school boyfriend was unexpectedly incarcerated, Huszar turned trauma into catharsis by releasing her first home-made tracks into the world. But it wasn’t until 2018’s PART 1 EP that LOONY, as we know her, was born.
Two years later, back-to-back EPs, JOYRiDE and soft thing, which have earned the up-and-comer comparisons to Erykah Badu and Sade alongside raves from the likes of Complex, Stereogum, The Fader, Apple Music, NME, CBC and the BBC, to name but a few.
With such acclaim and talent to spare, it’s no surprise that Sir Elton John himself declared on his international radio show: “I love that LOONY.”
LOONY ON TOUR
Nov 22 - Berlin, DE - Prachtwork
Nov 24 - London, UK - Folklore SOLD OUT
Nov 26 - Leeds, UK - Headrow House
