Electro-pop duo ROOUE’s new single ‘you problem’, out today, 8th March, 2024, looks back at the contentious end of a friendship. Bursting with righteous anger and irresistible hooks, this is a song to sing-scream in the car, the shower, or with your best friends.
ROOUE were inspired to write the song when a close friendship ended because a mate’s boyfriend hit on one of them. Instead of the friend taking her partner to task, she decided to cut out ROOUE: “We felt bitter over this situation as our friend chose their boyfriend over the friendship, even though her boyfriend was acting unfaithful. The line ‘it’s a you problem’ felt so fitting. It’s fun to be bitchy sometimes and it can be the way to get through situations like this.”
ROOUE were tipped as ones to watch in 2024 by the Irish Independent, and there’s no question why once you’ve listened to their 2023 dark pop hit ‘so bad’ and vulnerable track ‘overdraft’, released in January 2024. ‘So bad’ racked up 2 million radio impacts in the Republic of Ireland and reached no. 5 on the Irish Radio Breakers Chart. Jennifer Zamparelli selected ‘overdraft’ as her RTÉ 2fm Track of the Week, and the song has also been played on stations across the country, including iRadio, RTÉ 2fm, Today FM, Cork’s 96FM, 98FM, Shannonside, and SPIN. Music tastemakers GoldenPlec dubbed ‘overdraft’ ROOUE’s “best release to date.” Needless to say, ROOUE are on the rise, with an EP due out this year.
Splitting time between Dublin and London, Ro and Lulu grew up in a home warmed by music and creative expression. With a music psychotherapist mother and “jazz nerd” father, their life was soundtracked by myriad genres, including soul, jazz, traditional Irish music, and electronic experimental pop.
ROOUE pay homage to their colourful musical influences by drawing inspiration from the sounds of the past but injecting their own unique flair, crafting music that is both familiar and authentic. ROOUE’s previous singles have also earned them millions of impacts on Irish radio, with their track ‘Orbit’ achieving no. 4 in the Irish Radio Breakers Charts. With their career only beginning and the prospect of their upcoming EP, ROOUE have been hailed by Hot Press as “one of the most exciting emerging acts on the Irish scene.”
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Single artwork by – Isabelle Elliot