‘The Other Side Of Life’, the third single to be previewed from Eades’ forthcoming new album Final Sirens Call is out now ahead of the album’s full release on 18 September via Breakfast Records.
Although heavily indebted to the alt-country influences found throughout Final Sirens Call, ‘The Other Side of Life’ sees singer and lyricist Harry Jordan reflecting on his dissatisfaction with the music industry, in an age where artists have to constantly balance their creativity with an eye towards marketing and media. As Jordan states:
“’The Other Side Of Life’ is a song about my (our?) ever-growing disdain and disillusionment with the music industry. In this age of social media, artists are almost expected to give equal amounts of their time and energy, if not more, to create content for social media as opposed to focusing on our art and the thing that makes us happy. I often find it quite toxic as you’re constantly fed what your contemporaries are up to, and it can be hard at times not to compare yourself to others and feel down if you’re not in the place in your career you want to be.
The problem is, in order to have a career in music and get anywhere with pursuing our passion, it’s clear we have to just get on with it even if it affects our creativity or mental health. So in a way, we are tied to it. Tied to the other side of life, the somewhat marketed/filtered version of ourselves, which is the opposite of how I think art should be.”
For a long time, Eades were a band of heavy nights and distant days. Carving an unsteady line between classic post-punk and beer-drenched art rock, their debut 2022 album Delusion Spree embraced the hedonistic rattle of their hometown Leeds, each track humming with youthful anxiety and reinvention. Yet beneath this turbulence was always a mercurial attention to their roots and influences, manifesting itself in a careful control of the recording process from start to finish. As the ashes kicked up by their debut began to settle, Eades began to find a new-found growth amidst the rubble of their youth. This was none so clear than on their last EP, 2024’s Fight Or Flight, which channelled traditional Americana and the creative values of mid 90’s indie, resulting in the clearest expression yet of the storytelling partnership between lead vocalists, Harry Jordan and Tom O’Reilly.
Now, with the arrival of their second album, Final Sirens Call, this growth is placed front and centre. Although its eleven tracks still hum with the same frenetic energy, the record sees the Eades quintet dive ever deeper into their roots, finding a rare solace amidst the shifting earth. Beyond this new approach to songwriting, the last year also saw Eades find a new home in Bam Bam studios, owned and operated by Jordan himself. With a new professional space, and ever-growing arsenal of production equipment, the band found themselves for the first time able to keep up with their recording ambitions.
Eades Live Dates
October
14 – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
15 – Birmingham, The Victoria
16 – London, Old Blue Last
17 – Norwich, Wild Paths Festival
18 – Bristol, Rough Trade
November
27 – Leeds, The Brudenell Social Club
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