I saw the band Irontom at the beginning of the summer, and was totally taken by surprise by their intensity on stage and their stadium-filling sound, whereas they were so young and had only played a bunch of shows at the time. When I left the Satellite that night, I was about sure I would hear from them in the future, and this week, they announced the release of their first official EP, and played at the legendary Troubadour on Wednesday, opening for The Sheepdog and Black Box Revelation… unfortunately, I couldn’t go – and that’s why I need people to help me covering all these shows in Los Angeles!
I may see them again during one of these Monday residencies at the Echo or the Satellite, or at another occasion, but for now ‘The Loose EP’ is available for download everywhere on iTunes, Amazon,… as well as on their website, where you can even get the song ‘Mind My Halo’ for free in exchange of your email address.
The EP was recorded and produced by Alain Johannes (formerly of Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) at his personal studio, and the sound of the four-song-EP is as diverse as powerful. When I saw them I had described their music as a sort of a combination between Led Zeppelin (for the rock-Arena level), Muse (for the bombast), associated with a unique theatre-cabaret style, especially embodied by their frontman Harry Hayes' powerhouse croon. You may also hear Cold War Kids, The Arctic Monkeys, or who else?
But it would be too lazy to describe their sound using other bands’ names! The four songs are quite distinct from each others, showing the band's large range, from the operatic drama over a classic rock soundscape of ‘Mind My Halo’, to the Zeppelin-esque intro and the catchy melodic climaxes of ‘My Brothers’, all the songs can be qualified of epic with an extra level of energy. But ‘Goin Slow’ may be one of my favorites for its original, almost-badass-cabaret style, built with many climatic dramatic vocal ascensions.
The origin of their name tells even more about their rock’ n’ roll lucky star, since the band guitarist is Zach Irons, the son of the Wallflowers drummer's Jack Irons, whose royal resume includes The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and even Neil Young and Joe Strummer.
But this is a band you have to see live, so here is a video for ‘Mind My Halo’ that captures quite well their live energy.
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