| Radiant | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electronic rock, indietronica, electropop | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Dependent Records | |||
| Producer | Andrew Sega | |||
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Radiant is the fifth studio album by the electropop band Iris, released on October 24, 2014 through Dependent Records. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In a 2012 interview, Andrew Sega said that while writing "Cruel Silence" from the album Blacklight , he knew it "had a non-zero chance of being the last song on the last ever Iris album." [6] After finishing the U.S. tour for Blacklight, Reagan Jones and Sega parted ways due to a tour argument, and Iris was put on hold. [1] There was more than a year of silence between the band members, and Sega thought that Iris would never again release another album. [7] However, this ended when Jones sent Sega three demo songs, which would form the basis of Radiant. [1] [7] In 2014, Iris signed with Dependent Records. [2] [4]
According to Sega, "[Radiant] is the story of a man who all of a sudden sees his world within a new environment and realises how bright and radiant it can truly be, if one looks upon it with different eyes." [1]
The album was mastered at Timeless Mastering in Brooklyn, New York using entirely analog recording. [8]
All tracks are written by Reagan Jones and Andrew Sega
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Way" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Phenom" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Wayseer" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "In the Clear" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Sound Becomes Waves" | 7:08 |
| 6. | "Don't Cry" | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Infinite Yonder" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Cries of Insanity" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Rewired" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Sight Unseen" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Life in a Forest" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 45:05 | |
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