IAN – Come On Everybody, Let's Do Nothing!

East London based quintet IAN bring a sense of jovial camaraderie through their heavy, loud and droning post-rock dirges on debut album Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!

IAN (the band) are refreshing newcomers in the UK's heavy underground. The East London based quintet will be releasing their stirring debut album Come On Everybody, Let's Do Nothing! on Vinyl and Digital via independent label Human Worth on October 17th – a labour of love between five old friends and ex-bandmates from Exeter’s fertile early '00s DIY punk scene.

Self-described as "a band that appreciates the peaks and troughs of post-rock as much as the crunch of the riff," IAN's striking debut delivers five dirges that merge earth swallowing riffs with the atmospheres and dynamics of their post-rock heroes, such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, with the bite and visceral heft of Cult Of Luna and Amenra. Thoughtfully captured by Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Big Lad) at his London based Bear Bites Horse studio, IAN craft slowly mounting riffs, with anguished screams, woven with elegant cello playing, field recordings and earthy timbres. Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!, and the band IAN as a whole, is the culmination of 25 years of musical comradeship and the need to find inspiration in films, noise, and the drudgery of British life.

Revered UK DIY label Human Worth have pressed up a limited run of Eco Mix Vinyl, housed in a stunning sleeve designed by guitarist Craig Murray, with a very small batch of Bandcamp Exclusive signedcopies, with 10% of all profits will be donated to charity Mermaids – supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995.

"Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! masters both emotive post-rock and heavy crunching post-metal with aplomb. It has it all, the reflective moods, the repentant anger and an unburdening of everything that piles up in life. IAN has created something very special and it is another triumphant release for Human Worth for the vinyl collection." ~ Echoes & Dust

"The light and dark are played off against each other expertly, particularly as the guitars arrive in force to scatter the peace that had settled. The cello restores calm, but the heavy return brings in all the elements, providing a form of post-metal that is uniquely emotionally charged." ~ Ninehertz

"Taking heavy inspiration from the legendary Godspeed You! Black Emperor and post metal kings, Amenra and Cult of Luna, IAN prove that they’re a musical force to be reckoned with." ~ Everything is Noise

"Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! is the masterfully composed soundtrack to staring at the expanding sun about to consume Earth with nothing but a smile on one’s face." ~ Noizze

"Dazzling, vivid, and impassioned. An instant hit that just keeps on growing." ~ Veil of Sound