Loona Dae • "Montana Red"
Produced by Eddie Burns & Chris Hogan
Mixed and Mastered by Elton “L10MixedIt” Cheung
Following her 2019 EP, Moonflower, and a couple of loose singles, Loona Dae is back with her first release of the year, “Montana Red.” Inspired by a vivid retelling of the aforementioned state’s scenery from Eddie Burns —who co-produced the song alongside Chris Hogan—and Loona’s cognizance of love’s multitudes, “Montana Red” feels like a warm embrace with a hint of nostalgia.
We briefly caught up with the singer/songwriter/producer to talk about her newly released single, an upcoming album and more. Read our exclusive Q&A with Loona Dae below:
You started 2019 with Moonflower and was featured as one of These Days' Artists To Watch, what was the rest of the year like for you?
I can't complain! Moonflower was really big for me and opened a realm of opportunity for me. I got to open for some pretty cool acts stopping through Chicago and put together a show in New York City with some help from a few friends that lived/live in New York.
Where there any lessons learned that you're carrying into the new decade that you can share with us?
I've learned a lot, but I think a common theme for me now is maintaining mental and physical health; allowing myself to try new things & learn as well as taking my time with it. Especially the creative process. I have to always remind myself that only I can be me. Keeping the things and people I'm closest with definitely reminds me of who I am when I'm getting in the way of me.
"Montana Red" is your latest single, what does this record mean to you?
This song came to me during a time in my life where I wasn't really looking for love, yet I wasn't jaded by the idea of it either. I think it was the first time in my adult life I felt love in so many different ways in my life. I'm always really happy with this record.
What was collaborating with Eddie Burns like?
Eddie sent me this beat while he was on tour. I think this is the first record we've done in two different spaces. But he told me he produced it while rolling through Montana and described to me the red landscape and how beautiful it was. I never got that image out of my head. When he got back, we talked about how it needed another element, so we asked Chris Hogan to play guitar on it, so we all coordinated a time together to work on the record. We sat on it for a few months before ever mixing it, but we both spent those few months reminding each other how much we loved the record until we finally stopped procrastinating mixing it.
We have a hunch your album might be on the way, what can you tell us about it?
Umm... I'm so indecisive about this! I have a lot in the works for this year. An album is definitely on that list of things I want to wrap up. I'm not for certain exactly when, but it's coming.
