OF IYRN

are a London-based band rooted in the Black Country, an industrial heartland named after the minerals once mined beneath it: coal and [iyrn]. Their warm, alternative-indie sound is influenced by “home”: a concept that transcends borders for the band as they bridge Brazilian music with English and move fluidly between languages.

Having been in other musical projects before, Of Iyrn formed in 2025 to create a body of music exploring love, loss, and fragility. Their influences span from Stereolab and Radiohead to Caetano Veloso and Lô Borges, balancing their English and Brazilian roots with a sound that gently stands on its own, shaped by a unique identity. Recorded at London’s Total Refreshment Centre with producer Joseph Futak (Tapir!, piglet), the songs highlight the group’s instinctive songwriting and a commitment to emotionally honest arrangements that defy cultural categorization.

NADA MAIS [SINGLE] 18th November 2025

Following the hushed beauty of Peeling, Of Iyrn returns with Nada Mais, a Portuguese-language lament that deepens the project’s exploration of emotional distance, romantic entropy, and the possibility of release. The lyrics were written by Alec Madeley, who draws on his Brazilian heritage and reflects a growing interest amongst the group in the musical traditions of Brazil, from the melancholic clarity of bossa nova to the experimental textures of Tropicália. Written and arranged by the four core members of Of Iyrn, and with the sonic embellishment of a small collective of collaborators, Nada Mais drifts through a quiet storm of strings, reeds, and nylon-string guitar. Like its predecessor, it lingers in an intimate dreamlike world just outside reality.

Opening with the lines “Eu e você vamos brigar, é um desencontro natural” (“You and I are going to fight, it’s a natural kind of misalignment”), Nada Mais sets the scene for a song about dissonance and disconnection, framed by a music video of two players locked in an anarchic game of chess (watch here). The repeated plea “liberte o meu amor” (“set my love free”) becomes a kind of mantra that is not desperate but dazed and echoing. There’s a surreal calm to the delivery that comes from a protagonist that already knows how the story ends.

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PEELING [SINGLE] 16th August 2025

Of Iyrn’s debut single Peeling is an ode to the band’s love of indie-folk. First composed during a rehearsal in Clapton, East London, its captivating bassline and laid-back structure came together in a single session. In the studio, however, the track evolved under the guidance of producer Joe Futak, who encouraged a more acoustic direction - shaping an organic sound reminiscent of folk influences like John Fahey and Rosinha de Valença. In its final form, Peeling feels like it was performed around a fire - quietly stirring, complete with string accompaniment and the harmonies of close friends. While Alec’s lyrics confront emotional wounds, they do so with poignant acceptance: "The momentary bliss from each new scar, the vision that you'd shape, has all become so old, has all become so old.", speaking to the solace of letting the past go.

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