Eel Men are a London 4 piece that have been around since 2022. This is their third EP and it's the follow up to 2025's stellar LP Stop It Do Something. On this EP, the band continue their sonic exploration into Nick Lowe / Elvis Costello type new wave-y, power pop, indie rock, whatever the hell you want to call it. The bottom line is this; Eel Men write damn good songs, they're weighty but at the same time appear to be carried by light, catchy melodies coupled with memorable guitar riffs. What Eel Men are not is arrogant, self important or brash in any way. Their songs do tend to have a senesce of gravity to them but never come off as snobby or too heady for their own good. This is rock n roll after all and these guys get that. The fist tune up to bat is the title track "Glass Hammers". It's a riff heavy track, slower in tempo, but it pushes it's way into your conscience, slowly and steadily. The second song on the A-Side is a magnificent tune called ...

Eel Men released their debut LP in 2025 and I can't remember the last time I heard a debut record sound so unique yet fully formed right out of the gate! Is it power pop? Is it post punk? Does it sound a bit like Wire meets Nick Lowe? The answer is yes, yes and yes! Trying to pick apart the Eel Men and pin down  their influences is not an easy task and that's what makes them so great.  Shock Treatment: Let’s get things going by telling me who is currently in Eel Men and what everyone does in the band? Eel Men: Hi Jay and Shock Treatment! We are Jimmy on vocals and guitar, Rory on guitar, Alec on bass and backing vocals and Matt on Drums. ST:  On your website, it says you guys formed in 2021, what’s the band’s origin story?  How did you guys all meet and decide to play together? EM: We all know each from playing music around north London. Rory and Jimmy have been in bands together forever and Matt and Alec are brothers who moved over to London from Atlanta, Georgia ye...