Hailing from St. Catharine's, Ontario, Wild Iris came together in 2020, searching for a sound that had both a retro and modern tonality. The band channels the dynamisms of rock artists of the 1970s and 1990s, and their sound has been compared to a handful of different artists, ranging from Blue Oyster Cult, and Thin Lizzy, to The Offspring, and Jeff Buckley.