Harry Jordan has spent years helping other artists find their sound. Now, with debut solo EP ‘This Beautiful Life’ out now, he’s stepping fully into his own. The Norfolk-based singer-songwriter, producer, and engineer has built something deeply personal here, six songs reflecting on his years living in Leeds, recorded DIY in his old basement and finalised at his own Bam Bam Studios. It’s raw, restrained, and quietly powerful.
The title track carries significant emotional weight. Jordan wrote it in response to losing a close friend to suicide, and has since lost two more friends the same way, including someone he describes as an older brother figure. “I often wish he could have seen the world and everything he had to live for differently,” he shares. In tribute to his friend’s love of music in its rawest form, Jordan recorded almost every part in a single take, capturing the innocence of playing something for the first time. It’s a deeply moving artistic choice, and it shows.
The EP draws from a rich pool of influences including Wilco, Big Thief, Neil Young, Alex G, Justin Vernon, and Sparklehorse, resulting in an open-hearted homage to the classic indie songbook. Jordan handles everything here, writing, producing, engineering, mixing, and performing, with drummer Josh Ketch, a longtime collaborator, the sole exception. The lean, thoughtful approach to composition mirrors the emotional honesty running through every lyric.
Jordan first came to attention as co-frontman of cult indie band Eades, earning acclaim from The Guardian, NME, FADER, and BBC 6 Music. He’s since built Bam Bam Studios into a respected residential recording space, with The Big Moon, Sam Tompkins, Brown Horse, Our Girl, and Far Caspian among those passing through. He’s shared stages with Wolf Alice, Wunderhorse, Ride, Black Country New Road, and Amyl And The Sniffers. The critical infrastructure around Harry Jordan is substantial, and ‘This Beautiful Life’ gives it something genuinely worthy to champion.
Writing became catharsis. “It opened up a door of creativity for me using writing as a form of catharsis and healing,” Jordan explains. That process is audible across the EP, music that doesn’t flinch from grief but finds light inside it. ‘This Beautiful Life’ is out now, and Jordan celebrates its release tonight at Voodoo Daddy’s in Norwich.
Live Dates:
April 18 – Norwich – Voodoo Daddy’s (EP Launch Show)