Is Is & the IRS

by Life Without Buildings

Type: Single
Released: 12 June 2000
Label: Tugboat
Country: United Kingdom
Community rating: 3.93/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Robert Johnston, Sue Tompkins, Andy Miller, Will Bradley, Chris Evans

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut single by Glasgow quartet Life Without Buildings, 'Is Is & the IRS' introduces Sue Tompkins's rapid, stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery over taut, interlocking post-punk guitar figures. The track established the group's distinctive spoken-sung method ahead of their album 'Any Other City'.

Genres

Indie Rock
Post-Punk Revival

Descriptors: stream-of-consciousness, repetitive, rhythmic, technical, female-vocals

Tracklist

Is, Is & The IRS
Let's Get Out

Credits

Life Without Buildings - primary artist, written-by
Andy Miller - recorded by