Looney

Looney is the debut mixtape by the American singer-songwriter Lucy Loone. It was self-released on October 9, 2019. An R&B and trap mixtape, Looney uses influences of dream-pop and novelty, the latter due to its lyrics.

Background
A demo for the song "Cookies" was released on January 15, 2019, exclusively on SoundCloud and YouTube. The song was rerecorded and remastered for the mixtape afterwards. On October 2, a video of Loone dancing and lip-syncing to the song "Clown Motel (Loca Freestyle)" was uploaded onto Instagram. The caption of the post hinted to the mixtape's release.

The mixtape was announced on October 5 on Loone's Instagram. Loone explained the themes of the mixtape's songs on Instagram in different posts, made in different days.

Theme and storyline
The mixtape focuses around the character of Lucy Loone, and talks about them finding themselves in themes of magic, clowns, love, and hate.

"This is the story of a VERY Looney girl . Aside from the fact that she was born with bright pink hair, she has always confused the human beings with her chaotic energy and loud laughter . In the story of “LOONEY” she explores and explains her distaste for real life situations and emotions . The boring and bland pace of the modern man, obsessions with money and power in the workplace to make us feel bigger than we are , unrequited love , and plain old conformity, Yucky! Lucy is put into these mundane & agonizing situations , and gives them a twist with her looney charm & surreal imagination🤡 with this musical offering she invites you to clown around and emit high vibrational energy as we attempt to heal our bloody bruised hearts and live our authentic vibrant truth, no matter how INSANE it seems . . YOU MUST FOREVER REFUSE TO BE MADE BRAIN-DEAD BY SOCIETIES BRAINWASHING WAYS! PLEASE, FOR ME?! 💕👅🤣😭"

Trivia

 * The mixtape took a year and a half to be finished.
 * Melanie Martinez, Loone's friend, promoted the mixtape on her Instagram story on October 25.
 * The mixtape peaked at number 26 on the iTunes comedy albums charts.
 * A total of 15 songs were recorded for the mixtape.
 * On August 24, 2021, a tribute post to the mixtape was posted on Loone's Instagram.