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Iris Temple

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Iris Temple is a band, more accurately a duo, or as they might put it simply; two best friends who speak the same musical language. Quinn Regan and Quinn Cochran, colloquially referred to as The Quinns in Chicago’s alt. R&B scene, have avoided the typical trajectory of “rising artists” for years. After each release in their early career, the band would seemingly go into hiding. Just as fans began to wonder if they had disappeared for good, a new single would mysteriously emerge online - groovy, full of life, melancholic yet playfully sincere; a thread in the musical lineage of artists like D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Frank Ocean stretching into the future to remind us that music made with care can defeat the cold cynicism of the day.

Iris Temple’s latest hiatus has been their longest to date. After the release of their 2019 EP The Ones We Love, and the string of singles that followed, the Quinns vanished again. The two best friends faced individual battles with depression, anxiety, and existential vertigo amid the unending horrors of the news cycle. Being terminally offline, The Quinns found solace in their friendship and returned to their musical outlet once more.

Bio by Sen Morimoto

Photos by Peter Andresen

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