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MIDNIGHT TIL MORNING: What Does It Take to Be a Boy Band in 2026?
What does it take to make it as a boy band in 2026? Midnight Til Morning might just be the answer. Shane, Conor, Mason and Zach formed on Netflix's viral Building the Band and since then it has been absolute pandemonium! In two years months they've gone from strangers on a reality show to a globally touring act with a fanbase that will sell out a European run in ten minutes flat. In this episode we get across all four backstories, what it was actually like being on the show, the chaos of secretly being a band before anyone knew they existed. We hear stories of gigs, dive into music creation and tease their forthcoming album (!!!!). Plus the Alex Warren friendship, the poster that went to Sweden and came back, and what the band has planned for us over the next year.
23 Sept 2026
WASIA PROJECT: From Heartstopper to debut album 'Nocturne'
Will Gao and Olivia Hardy (Wasia Project (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7poQNrOwZoUcoqihg4Xex0?si=9jf4K2BaS0-eJWn2pVyh9w)) are a sibling duo out of London who started making lo-fi bedroom pop during lockdown while they were still in school. Fast forward and they've got hundreds of millions of streams, have opened for Laufey and Tom Odell, and have just dropped their debut album 'Nocturne (https://open.spotify.com/album/3BhBjyJdYkJXBiAJeBV8bC?si=w7O9hcrCTK6CJMia5AxmjQ)'.
In this episode we get into all of it: growing up classically trained, a childhood home that was essentially a revolving creative hub, and the journey from bedroom demos to on screen fame and a debut album.
We also do a deep dive into 'Nocturne' itself, an album that sees the pair really challenge the sound they have built their career on.
15 Sept 2026
JACK GRAY: From Supporting the Biggest Artists to Debut Album 'Swimming In Jeans'
Jack Gray (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0LvfDU74rGXrEGVWqW9rCw?si=bDhxCGskTzKvjc-NTsW7ww)is every touring artist's favourite support act. Jeremy Zucker, Tate McRae, Matt Corby, Dean Lewis, Freya Skye, Good Neighbours - you name them, he's probably toured with them. Now, after three years in the making, his debut album 'Swimming in Jeans (https://open.spotify.com/album/66K2nE9ch9gBmvn7E9Tyxf?si=qOYZnnr_QKmH9tR3h-L16g)' is FINALLY out.
This episode really takes it back to the EARLY days, memories of high school music projects, unhinged lyrics, the first tour he went on whilst having barely any songs to the name. To now an artist/producer living in LA, who's been perfecting his craft for this debut album.
We dive deep into the debut album, the stories behind the tracks and production, and hell there's an ester egg voice you may recognise!
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