Icehouse is an Australian
rock band, formed as
Flowers in 1977 in
Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their
pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing
new wave and
synthpop music and attained Top 10 singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S. The mainstay of both Flowers and Icehouse has been
Iva Davies (
singer-songwriter,
record producer,
guitar,
bass,
keyboards,
oboe) supplying additional musicians as required. The name Icehouse, which was adopted in 1981, comes from an old, cold flat Davies lived in and the strange building across the road populated by itinerant people.