Andrew Wilson, formerly of Ed Zealous, has turned to making psych-pop-prog-rock under the alias "Drew Makes Noise". We met up over Zoom to talk about the ideas and musical toys that lead to his latest single "Secret To Life". Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Derry 4-piece indie-pop band Lavengro have been releasing radio-friendly hits since 2015, with a recent string of songs recorded with Gavin James and The Academic producer Cormac Butler. We met up over Zoom to talk about their recent single "Strange Nights". Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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London/Irish twins Ro and Lou make up the electro-pop duo ROOUE. They merge glistening noughties pop, gorgeous harmonisation and R&B infused stylings, receiving acclaim from RTE, Hot Press and Nialler9. In this episode, they shared the story of how their latest single "Orbit" underwent a complete reworking, leaving them torn between 2 different versions of the song. Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Irish new-wave ambient band Dirty Dreamer have released their debut album, The Everyday in Bloom. An album four years in the making, it's the accumulation of hundreds of hours of recorded material taken from the band's weekly improvised jamming sessions. Daithí and Ken talk through how they combed and trimmed their audio archives to create lead single "Downhill". Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Belfast folk artist Ciara O'Neill has written & collaborated with artists and producers between Belfast and Nashville. Here she describes the recording of her BBC Radio Ulster playlist-topping single "La Lune". Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Irish indie-folk duo Laytha describe how they created their latest single "Wavey Gamey" with a remote session band. Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Radical art-pop sweethearts & NI Music Prize nominees Beauty Sleep reconstruct the story of how they created their new single "I Love It Here I Hate It" Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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Boomy soul-voiced frontman of The Delawares, Owen Lamont, talks about the title track from his debut solo album "Just Smile" Contact: friendswithfuturehits@gmail.com Artwork by: @elestras

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