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ISQ

Alt-pop meets noir jazz, electronica and cinematic songwriting with raw lyricism at its core.

About Me

For over two decades, vocalist and songwriter Irene Serra has been quietly carving out a singular space within the UK’s contemporary music landscape. Often spoken about with insider reverence, ISQ is her original compositional project — a moniker under which she writes and shapes music that remains something of a word-of-mouth discovery. It is a body of work whose full depth is only truly experienced in intimate music clubs, jazz venues and concert halls, where the emotional intensity, collective virtuosity and Serra’s deeply felt stage presence reveals its true power. ISQ blends alternative pop sensibility with sophisticated jazz musicianship and atmospheric textures. The current line-up — Richard Sadler (bass), Chris Nickolls (drums/electronics) and Luca Boscagin (guitar) — brings together players whose credits span Neil Cowley Trio, Andy Sheppard, Cinematic Orchestra and beyond, grounding ISQ’s sound in both improvisational depth and contemporary edge.