Indie rockers HOTEL IRIS navigate between wanting to belong and feeling like an outsider on “Tourist”

There’s a paradox in wanting to belong. The more you chase a place in the scene, the further you seem from it. Tourist is an album born from that contradiction—trying to carve out a space while feeling like a stranger, wanting to connect but ending up in isolation. It’s a record that understands the push and pull of local music, of building something real while questioning if you ever fit in. Hotel Iris built their debut from a mix of personal reckoning and external noise. The writing wasn’t just about crafting songs—it was about justification. “Through a mix of pride