Introduction
Kira Puru is an Australian musician. She is of Maori descent, her father being from the Tainui tribe, and grew up in Cardiff, New South Wales, near Newcastle. In 2013, Puru moved to Melbourne to launch her career as a solo artist after a string of collaborations with Paul Mac, Illy, Paul Kelly and Urthboy.
Puru has been described as "Señorita, swagger and a troublemaker" by Triple J who's self-titled EP was released in 2018 by New Tribe Music, a joint venture record label with Sony Music Australia. i-D Magazine recently called Puru "a charismatic stage persona" and she has performed at Splendour in the Grass, Spilt Milk, Listen Out, and Groovin' the Moo.
Puru launched with single "Tension" in 2017 then followed on with"Molotov" which The Guardian said is a "Slinky, attitude-laden song" and was ranked 75th on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018. The video for her new single "Why Don't We Get Along" was launched by Clash (magazine) which they described as "Perfect Pop" also produced by long term collaborator Jon Hume (Sofi Tukker)
Discography
Singles
- "All Dulled Out" (2015)
- "Tension" (2017)
- "Molotov" (2018)
- "Fly" (2018)
- "Everything's Better Without You" (2019)
- "Why Don't We Get Along" (2019)
Features
- Illy "Talk" (2013)
- Paul Kelly "I Don't Know What I'd Do" (2014)
- Paul Mac, Goodwill "State Of War" (2014)
- Paul Mac "Holiday From Me" (2014)
- Urthboy "Daughter of the Light" (2016)
- Yeo "Three Dots"(2017)
EPs
- "Kira Puru" (2018)
Touring
In 2018, Kira toured nationally with Listen Out, and in support of Vera Blue and The Rubens. In 2019, Kira toured nationally as the supporting act for Peking Duk. In May 2019, Kira released a national tour for her single "Everything's Better Without You" with Kinder as support.