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For fans of juicy soulful vocals, found sounds, sonic souvenirs and boppable laptoppery:
Iris Lyre are an Indie Electronica // Alt Pop // Indie Jazz duo from Bristol, UK creating soulful alt-pop tracks with an innovative and groove-laden live-looping setup. Previous performances include Ronnie Scott’s, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and St George's, Bristol.
Iris Lyre are currently working on our debut EP, Internal Weather System. These tracks combine to become a defiant statement about thriving in the face of daunting circumstances and prioritising your own health. Internal Weather System takes a nuanced approach to the tricky conversations that surround living with chronic illnesses and auto-immune conditions.
Weaving heartfelt lyricism and soulful vocals with uplifting pop hooks, lush piano arrangement and soundscapes of found sounds, their debut record tells a personal story of working towards a blossoming self-acceptance, celebrating all that you can achieve, even during the most intense stormy weather felt in the mind and body.
"Creative genius" – The Everyday Magazine
"A firm favourite of ours here on Upload" – Adam Crowther, BBC Bristol
“This is a duo that take their music seriously but not themselves, always a good combination in my opinion.” – The Jazz Mann
For fans of: Self Esteem, Jacob Collier, Dadi Freyr, Everything Everything, Lianne La Havas, Billie Eilish, Arlo Parks
Local Bristol influences: Emily Magpie, Alesund, Snazzback, Waldo’s Gift, China Bowls, Isoldé, Murmuration Choir
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We have been lucky enough to be supported by BBC Radio Bristol, Bristol 24/7, The Jazz Mann, BBC Upload, The Music Flow Magazine, Sofar Sounds, The Jazz Hour on Longside Radio, Bristol Made Music and Jazz Revelations Podcast.
"Picture yourself at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. It’s the small hours of the morning and there’s just a simple piano and microphone set-up on the stage. Here’s Iris Lyre and this is Same Old Story...” - Pete Simson, BBC Radio Bristol, during a live session as their house band of the week.
“Their songs were an intriguing mix of the serious and the playful, tackling sensitive and sometimes highly personal subject matter in a whimsical, non self pitying way that sets them apart from many other singer-songwriters ... this is a duo that take their music seriously but not themselves, always a good combination in my opinion.” - Alan Mann, review of our gig at the Abergavenny Jazz Festival.
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