Artist description Iris - is a bunch of noise. Melodic, harmonic, deconstructive. Their lyrics are catchy, yet somehow haunting and extremely personal. A cello sweetens the deal. The guitars are at one minute spinning off into space, the next, firing in your face at point blank range. The bass is punchy and loud, more dB's than an outbound freight. Add FX to that and you've got quite a mess. Drums, tribal and energetic, keep the mystery vibe flowing strongly throughout Iris' tunes.

Music Style Noise-pop

Musical Influences Sonic Youth, The Breeders, Medicine, J Mascus, 17th century classical composers... You name it.

Similar Artists Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Medicine, My Bloody Valentine, Liz Phair

Artist History Iris was formed in December of 1997 from the ashes of Jody Globe and Bosco.

Group Members Sarah Glasco - Vox, cello, guitarDave Schall - guitar, bvoxJosh Sokal - bass, fxKaeri Johnson - drums

Instruments Lots

Albums In all of us

Press Reviews This Durham quartet doesn't describe itself as "noisepop" for nothing. In three- to five-minute bites, Irisdelivers an atonal yet melodic swirl of guitar, celloand steel pan drums over a hyperactive rhythmsection. Her voice equal parts Kristen Hersh and KimDeal, Sarah Glasco's terse, stream-of-consciousnesslyrics alternately dip below and rise above the mix.While the occasional harmony and fondness foroddball effects might lend further credibility toBreeders/Amps comparisons, make no mistake:With Iris, dissonance rules. Though they could write asong as pretty as "Divine Hammer," they probablywouldn't. Sonic youths that they are, they prefer tokeep it real. Brad Aaron - Spectator

Location Chapel Hill, NC - USA

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