biographical info
The Irises serve up ten slabs of spectacularly melodic intense glam pop rock songs on their auspicious debut CD “Not Good In Bed”.
From the opening crashing guitar chords of “What’s Gonna Happen Now” to the bittersweet conclusion of “Betty’s On Parade”, The Irises move from soaring to searing vocals, with lyrics that cut deeper than Ginsu carving knives, and picture perfect melodies. Song characters range from aging performers to tragic hostesses, delusional romantics, riot grrrls, missing rock stars and beauty pageant queens. “Perfect Boyfriend” has the year’s best line in a pop song with: “She throws a real great party but she’s not good in bed.”
Produced & engineered by Vince Jones (Cowboy Junkies, Mystery Machine, Ginger, Siobhan Duvall, Dick Dale), the album features a mixture of highly textured lush guitar sounds, harmonium, Hammond B3 (and some guitars) going through Leslie speakers, and is topped by Roxanne’s gorgeous yet haunting voice.
lineup
Stephen Quinn guitarist
Roxanne Heichert Singer
influences
Doug McClure
Mick Ronson
Roddy McDowell
The Buzzcocks
The Sweet