ifitbeyourwill S06E20 • Eades

A granddad blasting Pink Floyd at school pick-up and a six-year-old jealous of a guitar lesson—hardly the makings of a band, yet that spark lit the path for Eades. We sit down with Harry Jordan and Tom O’Reilly to trace how a bedroom project became a songwriting engine that churned out 50-plus tracks during lockdown and led to Final Sirens Call, an album that swaps warehouse aggression for patient, song-driven craft.

We rewind through the DIY years—four mics on drums, Decapitator on everything, compressors barely compressing—happy accidents that gave their early work its raw honesty. From Gang of Four-style interlocking guitars to later sessions where Wurlitzer and organ opened new space, Harry and Tom unpack how they divide roles, welcome vetoes without ego, and build the trust that fuels creative risk. Influences like Dylan, Lou Reed, and Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot pushed them to write songs that stand alone on acoustic or piano before layering in texture—space echoes, tape grit, ghost harmonies—to deepen the mood without losing the core.

We also get real about the hard stuff: sequencing a layered album where one track shift changes the story, adapting dense arrangements for a five-piece stage, and promoting ambitious music in a noisy world. But the momentum’s real—a hometown night at the Brudenell Social Club, an Independent Venue Week run, Europe ahead, and a third record tracked mostly live to capture the spark.

If you’re drawn to indie rock that balances DIY grit with evolving craft—post-punk pulse, garage roots, and rich arrangements—this one’s for you. Hear how Eades build songs that hold up on a single guitar, then bloom in the studio, and why their next chapter leans back into the raw joy of playing live. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves Wilco-era ambition, and tell us: which Eades track hits you hardest?

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Despite an overarching influence from American indie-rock artists like Wilco and Richard Swift, Eades’ second album is a playful experiment of sound, with the echoes of many genres being heard throughout the tracklist; indie-rock, post-punk, Americana, 60’s, Britpop – you name it, they’ve dabbled. Experimentation being at the core of this album is no doubt due to the inevitable growth and self-exploration that comes with time passing, but also down to their new studio space, Bam Bam Studios, owned and operated by Eades’ frontman, Harry Jordan. With plenty of new equipment and a private, comfortable environment, the quartet had the freedom to really get creative and go in any direction they wanted – so they went in all directions. clunk