Eades

August 2nd - Independent indie rabble-rousers Eades release new single ‘Loose Cliffs Edge’ - the latest taste from new EP Fight or Flight out August 30th via their own label Bam Bam Records. They’ll be touring the EP release through September.

The song builds from a simple guitar and vocal arrangement, slowly evolving into a euphoric full band final refrain. Experimental guitar tunings and left-field recording techniques add to the off-kilter vibe of the track.

It’s the most emotive track on the EP, referring to frontman Harry’s past struggles with anxiety and how with the support from his partner was able to take back control of his mental health. The ‘Loose Cliffs Edge’ is a metaphor for the place he found himself in on a daily basis whilst the ‘girl with grey in her eyes’ refers to his partner, who without even realising it has helped change his life for the better. 

As Harry details:

“The song came from a time spent on holiday in Australia with my now wife. I went for a walk on my own and ended up sitting on the seafront watching the surfers and listening to music. Sophie was sitting on the beach, and watching her going about her business filled me with a huge sense of contentment. I was thinking about how much my life had changed for the better with her in it and how slowly a lot of my anxieties had started to fade away. After that, I started to enjoy life at a slower pace and quickly my priorities changed for the better.

'The girl with grey in her eyes' refers to my wife Sophie - when we got together we always used to talk about the colour of her eyes and how they were forever changing colour. I called them pigeon, like the different colours on their feathers, but she just called them grey which I thought was interesting.”

Transatlantic influences pervade the five-piece’s classic indie sound, glued together by the songwriting and vocal swapping partnership of Harry Jordan and Tom O’Reilly. 

Combining the creative values of Wilco, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse with the immediacy of The Velvet Underground and The Clash  they’ve adapted and evolved over the last couple of years - continually touring around the UK, as well as over the shores into Europe. Their tight self-produced sound, and story-telling approach has crystalised into a winning calling-card.

This ‘build it and they will come’ approach has already seen enviable successes. Photoshoots with iconic photographer Rankin for HUNGER, shout outs from The Guardian, live sessions at Abbey Road Studios, and stand-out sets at Left Of The Dial and The Great Escape, amongst other tastemaker festivals, mark the band out as serious contenders.

No longer green to the industry - and working on their own terms - Eades are putting theory into practice. Comfortable in their own skin, and taking the wins as they come, there’s no lack of ambition to take their riveting concoctions to the masses. All of this is beholden to a quietly confident maturation that speaks to a band in complete control.

Fight or Flight the new EP by Eades - is out via their own label Bam Bam Records on August 30th.

Eades are Harry Jordan (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Tom O'Reilly (Lead Guitar, vocals), Sam Wilde (Bass), Dan Clifford-Smith (Drums) and Tom Barr (Synths, Percussion, Vocals).