We found out some more about Luna Kat following the release of her lush fourth single ‘blue’
With her quirky and unique brand of sad girl bedroom pop, NYC artist Luna Kat has carved out a distinctive place for herself with her initial releases thanks to the raw, heartfelt nature of her sound. With four releases now to her name, there is a real Luna Kat flavour that is being stablished within her work, brimming with contemporary appeal and lush bedroom pop production.
Every track feels drenched in the artist’s personality and charm, and as a result, feels completely her own, maintaining an instantly recognisable style and atmosphere. With just four releases to her name to date, we’re surely only seeing the beginning of what is to come from Luna Kat, as she establishes her sound and innate appeal as a songwriter and artist, as evidenced by her poignant and engaging new single ‘blue’. We had a chat with Luna Kat to find out some more about the artist and her creative process.
Who TF is Luna Kat?
HAHAH that’s a good question, I’m still trying to figure her out myself. I’ll tell you this, I was out at a party when I came up with the stage name. It stuck and there was no reason to change it.
How long have you been making music?
More seriously, probably the last two years.
Why do you make music?
To call it a creative outlet I think wouldn’t do it justice. Sorta can’t help it. I’ve always been a creative person, and for me it’s not even just the music it’s the whole concept and the backstory, the cover art, I just enjoy making things.
What are your biggest influences?
Sonically… I really enjoy Fletcher, Pink Sweats, Clairo… it’s always changing but I definitely appreciate their song writing. I also enjoy Julia Wolf and Audry Nuna’s creative spirit. They have an energy that I find very inspiring. These are all people I look up to, enjoy listening to, but I try not to be “influenced” by any particular person. I find if you do that you just end up copying people too much, even if it’s unintentional.
What would you say has been your best moment so far?
Reading the sweet messages I’ve received has been my best moments. Another moment that comes to mind… and it’s probably not a “best moment” but I did run into a horrible situation in a studio session with someone. He was an awful person, and made me feel like absolute crap. Walking away from that situation, feeling secure in myself and strong enough to do that, in retrospect was a great moment. At the time it sucked.
How would you describe your sound to somebody unfamiliar with it?
Sad girl bedroom pop?
What’s your dream “I’ve made it” moment?
I literally have no idea… There are so many milestones I’ve yet to hit. I think I just want to connect with people in a meaningful way, but I’m not sure how I’d quantify that. Right now, I’d love a long term partner to work on projects with, to foster good relationships with producers, other artists.
We love your new single ‘Blue’, what more can you tell us about it?
Thank you! I guess what I can tell you is that I wrote it about toxic friendships and family relationships. The inspiration came from a few different places. Because I was going through a bit of a change in my personal life, everything was very chaotic. Blue is inherently a sad song about feeling let down, left out, and that you are somehow not enough. But it’s also about being strong enough to leave that situation. I hope it’s a message people can resonate with. Another fun fact about blue is that it was originally going to be a song about pancakes, I wrote a song called blueberry pancakes and axed it. But I kept the instrumentals and wrote a completely different top line.
What else do you have planned for the near future?
I just want to keep creating, and hopefully put more songs out there in the future. But I think in general, just putting myself out there… No one really talks about it, but it’s scary as hell. The highs and lows are very real. Anyways there are a few projects I’m not ready to just talk about yet! But definitely more songs to come.
And finally, who is your biggest fan right now?
The anonymous person who used one of my past songs for a proposal, I think that’s kind of cool.
