Photographer: Hannu Hartikainen
Waking Iris, a fresh rock quintet from the back streets of west Helsinki, drops their second single, “Perfect”. Written by Canadian lead singer, Brian Forth, the song is a driving melancholic exploration of infidelity. Forth wrote the song in the wake of his divorce as a way to come to terms with the difficult events that ended the relationship. Rather than self-pity the song was written to make peace with the reality that nothing is perfect in the end. The song makes a emotional counter-point to their debut single “Rock Forever”, released in May showcasing the band’s versatility.
Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/-VWvVQb85ow
Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, YouTube etc.): https://push.fm/fl/wakingiris-perfect
Waking Iris was born in the heart of the underground rock scene in Kivenlahti Finland. Canadian singer/songwriter Brian Forth fronts the group of Finnish rockers including Tim Norrgrann (Gtarzee) on lead guitar, Reda Kramdi on drums, Pauliina Järvisalo on keyboards and Ilkka Pättiniemi on bass. The sound has echoes of 80’s melodic rock infused with grunge-style grit, epic lead guitar, high energy percussion and fast-moving bass lines.
The song was partly recorded in Soundwell Studio with the aid of Valtteri Kallio and in Groundzero Studios in Stockholm by producers Joakim Hillson and Johan Öberg, both of whom also mixed the track. The song was mastered in Carisma Studio in Sweden by Tomas Caris Andersson.
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