Iran Iran

Iran Iran

Iran Iran is a group from Bristol. It is active from 2012 and is also associated with London. The band describes itself as a quartet working in an aggressive math-pop style, with a focus on unusual sounds, irregular time signatures and instrumental interplay. Its music sits within post-punk, math rock and new wave, and it is also tagged as instrumental.

Releases

The group’s recorded output includes Milk Time for Spiders, a release from 2015. The band also appears in connection with a 2011 release titled Where the Beat Sounds the Same.

Name and background

The group’s name is presented as a single act in the Bristol/London scene, with a second, unrelated act in Italy also using the same name. Iran Iran’s own identity is tied to its Bristol base and to its post-punk and new-wave influences, alongside its more abrasive, rhythmically complex approach.