irihi emerged quietly from Ho Chi Minh City, shaped less by ambition than by curiosity. What began as unstructured jam sessions gradually formed its own language—music written without deadlines, algorithms, or expectations of output. From the start, irihi treated songwriting as a space to wander rather than arrive, allowing ideas to stretch, collapse, and reform naturally.

Their sound leans heavily toward atmosphere and motion. Interlocking guitar lines move quickly and restlessly, often circling a central emotion without fully resolving it. Melodies flicker and disappear, rhythms shift and fracture, and moments of stillness interrupt momentum like pauses in an unfinished sentence. Rooted in math-rock precision yet guided by instinct rather than display, irihi’s music feels intimate and inward thoughts half-formed, memories replayed from different angles, emotions allowed to drift before finding their shape.

Each member brings a distinct sensibility, but the band’s identity lies in how those voices intertwine, never competing, always listening. Vocals function less as a focal point and more as another texture, weaving quietly through the instrumentation rather than dominating it.

In 2025, irihi released their first two singles, “Waiting” and “Covert,” marking a deliberate step from the rehearsal room into the public space. Rather than a sudden debut, these releases feel like fragments pulled from an ongoing process, documents of a band learning how to exist together, on stage and on record. After a year of writing, experimenting, and performing live, irihi continue to complete their self-titled debut EP as a way to archive this period of growth rather than define an endpoint.

The name irihi comes from Japanese, referring to the glow of late-afternoon sunlight; not harsh or blinding, but warm enough to linger before fading. It’s an image that closely mirrors the band’s music: understated, reflective, and quietly emotional. In a scene often driven by volume and immediacy, irihi choose patience, nuance, and sincerity, letting their songs unfold at their own pace, and trusting listeners to meet them there.