The duo, made up of Maeve (vocalist) and Jasper (multi-instrumentalist), wrote the track with the PRS Hitmaker accredited songwriter and producer Ben Matravers (Easy Life, Josie Pronto). It was the first time any of the three musicians had been into a studio since lockdown, and within two hours of the session beginning, the track was next to finished. Once completed, Ben sent the piece to Lee Smith for mixing (Easy Life, Holly Humberstone), to make it into the track you hear today.

When asked to describe the track, Maeve replied:

Have you ever felt like someone you were close to doesn’t like the person you’ve become? Speak Soon is about that feeling. It encourages you to move on from the those who aren’t supportive of your growth, because you’re worth more than that! Maybe in the future, you’ll meet up, but you probably won’t... instead you’ll text them ‘Speak Soon’ with no intention of speaking at all.

Speak Soon

Leeds duo Lucky Iris release their dreamy single ‘Coffee Shop’. The track is produced by Ed Heaton and mixed by Lee Smith (Holly Humberstone, Easy Life) and will be accompanied by pop up appearances in coffee shops across their native Leeds. The release is supported by Launchpad at Music: Leeds.
A quote by Maeve: 
"Coffee Shop was really just created from our desire to get out into the world during lockdown. Although we were desperate to travel again, we found ourselves really wanting just to sit in our favourite local coffee shop and feel that little sense of normality that comes with being out and about running errands and stressing about running errands. The little things which seemed suddenly so big when they got taken away from us!"

Coffee Shop

23 is the first single of the new Lucky Iris era. The track is about the stress of getting older but somehow feeling younger than ever. A feeling which at times seems silly and all-consuming but it’s there all the same... Written and produced by the pair, mixed by Richard Wilkinson (Adele, Kaiser Chiefs) and mastered by Antony Ryan (Oh Wonder); ‘23’ is the mesh of the duo’s love for hyper-pop hooks and the quintessential age of British indie music. Supported by Help Musicians and released through Launchpad+.

Leeds alt-pop duo Lucky Iris have announced their new single ‘oh no (i guess i did it again)’, a defiant, pop punk open letter exposing the ugly reality of following the beautiful game for women and LGBTQIA+ supporters. 

Following the more downtempo, contemplative feel of previous single ‘23’; ‘oh no (i guess i did it again)’ pairs the pop punk empowerment of Avril Lavigne with snarling synth breakdowns reminiscent of Sleigh Bells in a three minute anthem that lays bare the difficulties that female and queer football fans face every day. Much of the accompanying video was shot at OOF Gallery located in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and with the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup fast approaching, lifelong Spurs fan Maeve needs you to know that whatever the result, ‘this is harder on me than on you.’

oh no (i guess i did it again)

Leeds based alt-pop duo Lucky Iris return with their new single ‘blowing kisses’ (July 7th), taken from their eagerly awaited upcoming EP ‘maybe i'm too much’ (August 11th), their latest expression of lessons learnt in love and friendships. The new track ‘blowing kisses’ is written and produced by the duo, and mixed by Richard Wilkinson (Adele, Kaiser Chiefs) and mastered by Antony Ryan (Oh Wonder).

blowing kisses

our EP is out and we actually couldn’t be happier about it. we love this body of work. we love these songs. together they tell a story of our last year and a bit and our lessons in friendship and love and everything in between.

we wrote these tracks as music we wanted to hear and we just hope you enjoy them. so listen, put them on repeat, get them stuck in your head and misquote them in conversations with your friends.

maybe i'm too much

'maybe you are not enough' sees the Leeds alt-pop duo flex their musical abilities in a hyper-pop fashion, fusing their indie-esque songwriing with heavy hyper-pop trills.

Maeve: "When we were in the midst of releasing our recent EP we were super busy but still wanted to do something creative. We spent the summer listening to a lot of hyper-pop and we started messing around with our tracks. I often describe "maybe i'm too much" as like a diary due to how many different forms it's taken. So we thought it was natural for that to be the track we remixed... so in its final form, we thought why not have a bit of fun with it. Hence the name "maybe you are not enough", it's cheeky and lighthearted and made to enjoy."

maybe you are not enough

I Fell Backwards

Get Ready With Me

"Get Ready With Me (Remix)" of the Lucky Iris track "Get Ready With Me". Remixed by Jasper Exley.

Get Ready With Me (Remix)

Lucky Iris - composed of songwriting and production duo Maeve and Jasper - make music to dance or cry to as they tread through lessons learnt in love and friendships. 

The duo released their eagerly anticipated EP “maybe i’m too much” in August 2023 written and produced by the pair, and mixed by Richard Wilkinson (Adele, Kaiser Chiefs) and mastered by Antony Ryan (Oh Wonder). 

It was met with a wave of tastemaker hype as well as a sync on Love Island and featured on the Tottenham Hotspur website. Before releasing a completely remixed version of the EP title track under the new name “maybe you are not enough” which saw the band land a place on Spotify’s ultimate “Hyperpop” playlist. With continued support from BBC Radio 1, Radio X, BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, the band show no signs of slowing down. 

Having supported the likes of Real Lies, Stealing Sheep, The Lottery Winners and Future Utopia, the band have graced stages across the country, including performances at The Great Escape 23’ and pisces to play the BBC Introducing Stage for Live at Leeds 23’. 

The duo spent the later end of 2023 working on their next project, slated for release spring 2024. Expect more melodic hooks and crunchy electronic soundscapes. 

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