Iyez's rock and roll refuses to adhere to any specific genre. It's particularly evident in the Brooklyn band's eclectic 2013 release "Psychic Jungle," a record whose opening moments include a brooding drone giving way to a windows-down, 100mph sing along tune. The light & dark motif continues throughout the record but never to the point of becoming repetitious. Songs like "After Hours" are a foggy psychedelic dream...until you're ripped awake by the front & center searing guitar solo. There's a sense of duality in many of their tunes but it's not a struggle between the two forces. Iyez finds their serenity in the chaos.

Of course the recordings alone don't do this band justice. Their excellent live show has an incredible intensity and they're easily able to captivate a room. They effortlessly execute the same reckless abandon of their albums, but whether it be an ear-smashing drum fill, screeching feedback or an impromptu fuzzed out jam, they take the opportunity to remind us we're seeing the living incarnation of their creation. The result is ominous, but still inviting.

It may be imperative to witness the band's debauchery for yourself, but until then stream their live tracks from our archives and get a small taste of the creature that is Iyez.
-Emily Chadwick