Irish a cappella group Adrú earned will.i.am’s turn on The Voice by performing a medley of Doecii’s ‘Anxiety’ and Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’, introducing the band to a wider audience.
The six‑member ensemble, founded over a decade ago with Filip Klubiča, Vicky Warwick, Judith Lyons, Sorcha Fenlon, Andy Dempsey and Ryan Garnham, will release its fourth album ‘Irish Rock’n’Roll Museum’ on November 20, a title inspired by the Irish word “Ardú,” meaning to elevate.
After applying through online casting, the group progressed through multiple video rounds and pre‑auditions to the blind auditions, where will.i.am turned because he values unusual, unique performers and was emotionally moved by their rendition, according to Filip.
Adrú describes itself as a vocal band that reimagines a cappella by adding imagined instrumentation, covering rock, pop, folk and traditional Irish songs, and collaborating with Irish arrangers, as explained by Vicky.
The new album required extensive production work, involved Grammy‑winning mixing engineers, and reflects a focus on quality over quantity, with Filip noting steady improvement across the group’s four releases.
Their latest single, a mash‑up of Mick Flannery’s ‘Fool’ and Dermot Kennedy’s ‘Power Over Me’, is currently available, and their music can be streamed on all major platforms, purchased on Bandcamp, and followed on Instagram @ardumusic.
Source: www.derrynow.com
