Ever stumble across an album that you could swear was made just for you? That’s the feeling I got when I first heard an advance of IAN’s debut album. This opportunity was gifted to me by Human Worth boss Owen who knew for certain that I would love this record, and that it would be right up my alley for working PR on. He wasn’t wrong. Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! combines the nail-biting intensity of Amenra, the desolate beauty of Godspeed, and the dedicated droning of Swans, mixed with a droll sense of humour and the essence of modern British living. And that only comes about halfway to describing how brilliant this band are.
IAN are seasoned heroes of the underground punk/heavy UK circuit who mostly all got swept away by life’s demanding hand, and have only just come round to making music again. Their debut record is majestic, cinematic and even has a swag to it, sounding more thorough, confident and demanding than most debut records have any right to. We had a delightful WhatsApp chat set up to monitor the progress of the album campaign, which largely descended into discussions of legendary post-rock bands, afternoon TV, geese and crisps, with occasional lapses of professionalism. Maybe like the album itself.
ACCOLADES
“A pitch-black cacophony of larynx-shredding screams, austere cellos, and queasy, distorted bass grooves.”
~ Bandcamp Daily – Essential Releases
“A genre-splicing and immensely ambitious work which explores deeply the interplay of texture and dynamics; at times graceful and delicate, others face-rippingly furious.”
~ Aural Aggravation
“The masterfully composed soundtrack to staring at the expanding sun about to consume Earth with nothing but a smile on one’s face.”
~ Noizze
FROM THE PRESS KIT
IAN 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.
Released on October 17th 2025 on Vinyl and Digital formats via Human Worth.
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