Eades come toting anarchically eclectic garage rock on their debut Delusion Spree

Touted from the start as being ones to watch, the five-piece have never quite been underdogs across the UK's ever-growing legion of post-punk bands. That said however, with early support from the likes of The Guardian, DIY and NME, there's always been a degree of pressure on the band to live up to the hype, to exceed the benchmark they set themselves.

Fortunately, that's just what they've done.

12 tracks of anarchically eclectic garage rock, the record runs a gamut of influences, with the likes of The Strokes, Parquet Courts and even The Pixies all feeling never too far away. That doesn't mean to say Delusion Spree is derivative however. Anything but. What it is a record that refuses to be pinned down by convention. Instead it rattles along at a gloriously unfettered pace, each track feeling different from the last, yet working together to create a perfectly cohesive exploration of the lives of twenty-something millennials.

As such, the track's individual narratives are belied by its raucously infectious exterior, yet still ruminate on ideas of addiction, of mental health issues and the life choices faced by those approaching 30 all of a sudden.

If this all feels like fairly typical subject matter for bands of this ilk, and indeed this generation, that's because it very much is. But Eades manage to deconstruct their subjects with a self-awareness and a wry understanding rarely seen in bands of their age.

Again, that this subject matter is now typical should speak volumes about the position and issues twenty-somethings are faced with every day. That it can be approached and discussed with such self-deprecating nonchalance shows just how unphased by it that generation have become. What it also means however, is there's more than a degree of resonance felt by Eades' fans certainly, but also in the fans of the current post-punk resurgence in general.

It's for that reason tracks such as the off-kilter and joyous opener "Reno", the Strokes-esque "Backseat Politic", or the eponymous and optimistic "Delusion Spree" all harbour such resonance. There's a truth, and a veracity at play across the entirety of the record that's difficult to ignore. Couple that with its soaring melodies, knife-sharp riffs and skittering, infectious percussion, and you've got an instant classic.

Mission accomplished.