(live trip hop / indie pop)
ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT
“Sonic brilliance.”
“Emotional, passionate, sensible, deep…beautifully executed.”
“If you’re into dreamy pop with a touch of electronica, you couldn’t do much better right now than Canadian duo IRTH.”
“Unmatched atmospheric quality…an already fully realized project that sounds years beyond the group’s genuine timeline.”
“A flooring, honest and intensely emotional exploration of the complexities of intimacy.”
“Canada continues to punch over its weight in originality and substance with IRTH.”
“Masterfully creative duo…a uniquely inspired soundtrack fueled by the very emotions the majority of us run away from.”
“Beautiful and atmospheric…will charm you right from the first notes.”
Bio (full)
IRTH (Marley IRedale and Jesse THom) are a songwriting duo from BC, Canada who draw from electronica, indie rock, jazz and r&b to weave their own style of ethereal indie pop music infused with strong melody and emotion. With two distinct styles of performance – “Beats” (dancy/sultry) and “Birds” (dreamy/listening room) – the duo creates and performs their material using an array of live instruments, as well as an arsenal of vintage gear, analog tape effects, spring verbs and dusty old tubes. The result? A unique sound that bridges earth and wire – a place where electricity meets and dances with the naked, human body.
IRTH formed in the fall of 2016 when the two longtime collaborators, who had toured internationally together for 8 years with critically acclaimed folk trio Dirty Grace as well as with west-coast superband The Honey Tongues, decided to create ‘deeply fragile yet undeniably courageous’ pop music. Inspired by artists like Sigur Ros, James Blake and Aurora, IRTH seeks to bring an unprecedented vulnerability and lyrical honesty to their work, which often explores the uncontrollable chaos of authentic human relationship.
With their first four singles now released by California label GYPSYPOP Records, IRTH have already begun creating a stir, performing a handful of secret shows to local audiences as well as appearing at festivals such as Woodstove, Arts Wells, Campbell Bay and the Robson Valley. With a full album release as well as more live shows to come in 2020, including a tour in Europe/UK, the duo is gearing up for an even bigger and bolder year ahead.
Bio (short)
IRTH (BC Canada) draws from electronica, rock, jazz and r&b to weave their own style of ethereal indie pop music. Infused with strong melody and emotion, they create a space where electricity dances with the naked, human body.
Example of the “Beats” set (dancy / sultry)
Example of the “Birds” set (dreamy/listening room)
Audio
Performance Experience
As IRTH:
- Campbell Bay Music Festival (forest stage headliner)
- Robson Valley Music Festival
- Arts Wells Festival
- Aurora Sensoralis (Salt Spring Island)
- Woodstove Festival (Cumberland)
- Dozens of local shows around BC
In previous projects (Dirty Grace / The Honey Tongues):
- Vancouver Island Music Festival
- Victoria Jazz Fest
- WildHeart Festival (Totnes, UK)
- Jasper Folk Fest
- Atmosphere (Cumberland)
- Golden Sound Festival
- Quadrapalooza
- ArtsWells
- 39 Days of July
- Victoria Jazz Fest
- Bella Coola Fest
- Robson Valley Music Festival
- Diversity (Texada Island)
- Koksilah Music Fest
- Woodstove Fest
- MOM Fest (Fort St. James)
- Campbell Bay Music Festival (main stage)
- Fusion Festival (Surrey)
- Arts On The Fly
- Kispiox Music Fest
- Whistler Children’s Festival
- All Folk’d Up (Montmartre SK)
- Over 200 shows including more than 20 festivals, 4 cross-Canada tours as well as a tour in the UK
