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Episode 142: ARREN

Season 6, Ep. 16

Today's guest is ARREN!

ARREN is a Dublin based, Limerick born artist who blends the scale of iconic 90's and 2000's pop-rock with the intimacy of singer-songwriter.

Having released his pop rock summer anthem 'It Takes One to Know' in July 2024, ARREN gears up to continue with his new era of music with his new single from his debut album, ‘Dreams We Missed’

I'll be chatting with ARREN about how he began his musical career, from writing songs with his friends to beginning his solo musical journey, his latest singles and previous EP 'Ignite', his debut album 'Dark Earth' and working creatively in the AI age.

Arren will be playing his headline full band live show at Whelan's on February 19th, tickets are available now!

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