Artist: Iris
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Awakening
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Often described by critics as disposable, '80s synth pop acts of the Apostles of the Apostles such as Erasure and Depeche Mode continued to cheer pres Young musicians to spell hummable songs with a overplus of keyboards even into the '90s. Iris formed in 1993 as Forgiving Iris with Reagan Jones (vocals, keyboards) and Matt Morris (keyboards, programming). Jones and Morris met in college; they were pickings an electronic music class and ascertained they shared the same taste in artists. Forgiving Iris started acting at clubs in the Austin, TX, surface area, coating definitive new wave songs. When the dyad began chess game opening up for early groups, they hard on their own material. Forgiving Iris contributed the path "Annie, Would I Lie to You" to the Electronic Fields compilation in 1996. The path became a cultus favourite in terpsichore clubs, simply it had many fans risky if, or when, the band was going away to record a uncut CD. They abbreviated their nominate to Iris and released their debut album, Disconnect, on June 1, 1999, for the A Different Drum label. Disconnect was praised by medicine reviewers for its well-being synth-driven rhythms. In the summer of 2000, Iris was voted Best Band and Best Album at the first gear yearly American Synthpop Awards.
