It’s escapist’.”As a producer, Harle has worked with some of the biggest talents in pop, including Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, Caroline Polachek and Dua Lipa. He hopes it will find its audience, but he’s equally adamant about not wanting to become a pop star himself. “When some people try to treat me like a pop star, that makes me uncomfortable, because that’s not what I’m aiming to be,” he says. We’ve got on and had a similar sort of outlook on things,” Harle says. He respects the way “she can make an album which is very clearly a pop album” while refusing to compromise as a musician.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2026 20:14 UTC