Icehouse (band)

Icehouse is an Australian rock band from Sydney. It was formed in 1977 by Iva Davies as Flowers.

Icehouse
Icehouse performing in Auckland in 2012
Background information
Also known as	Flowers (1977–1980) Iva Davies & Icehouse
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Rock new wave synth-pop
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Regular Festival DIVA Warner Chrysalis Massive EMI WEA
Associated acts	Paul Kelly and the Dots Do-Ré-Mi Boom Crash Opera Sydney Dance Company
Website	icehouse-ivadavies.com
Members	Iva Davies Glenn Reither Michael Paynter Paul Wheeler Paul Gildea Steve Bull
Past members	Steve Jansen Keith Welsh Don Brown Michael Hoste Anthony Smith John Lloyd Bob Kretschmer Guy Pratt Andy Qunta Glenn Krawczyk Simon Lloyd Roger Mason Tony Llewellyn David Chapman Max Lambert Adrian Wallis Steve Morgan Gary Hughes

History

In 1978, the group became popular due to its musical quality and its magnificent versions of groups or artists.

In 1980, they signed to the independent label Regular Records, where they released their first single, "Can't Help Myself" in May. The song entered the Top 10 in Australia. In October, Flowers released their first album, titled Icehouse.

In 1981, Flowers changed their name to Icehouse due to legal restrictions and confusion with a Scottish group of the same name.