Free Warren’s 4 Walls: Saying Goodbye To Broken Dreams
This one started off small. One song. That was the plan when Free Warren showed up at High St.
But from the moment they plugged in, it was clear something else was going on. The band was locked in — tight, dialed, focused — and the energy in the room felt like it was pulling toward something bigger. That first track came together fast, and by the end of the day, we all knew it: this wasn’t going to be a one-off. It was going to be a full record.
“They came in extremely well-rehearsed,” Jordan said. “I had everything worked out through the drummer, Garrett, and figured we’d knock out a track. Then we finished that first one… and just kept going.”
The sessions for These 4 Walls never felt rushed. Free Warren came in with a clear identity — a mix of raw, heavy grit and modern edge — and brought songs that felt lived-in, not just written. They rehearsed hard before even stepping foot in the studio, which meant the focus was on capturing feel over fixing takes, no overthinking.
These 4 Walls is a record that feels big — emotionally, musically, and sonically. It blends modern alternative rock with more raw, classic tones. Heavy guitars sit under wide-open vocals. The songs breathe. And even in the loudest moments, there’s a human warmth underneath it all.
“The band didn’t rush anything,” Jordan said. “They leaned into every detail — tone choices, arrangements, layering. There were moments we could’ve wrapped a take and moved on, but they always made the call to stop, listen, and get it right. That’s rare to see in a newer group.”
Guitarist Tristin leaned into that process:
“From arranging song structure to laying down tracks… it’s transformed the way I see music,” Tristin said.
“Jordan helped bring my sense of place in the band to another level — not just dialing in a tone, but learning how to serve the bigger picture.”
Brad’s vocals sit right at the heart of the record — expressive and exposed, but never overdone. These vocals were tracked raw and up close. There’s an honesty to the performances on this record — just a band being a band.
“I’d never really found the right team,” Brad said. “I walked in with a pessimistic attitude just out of fear of being let down again. But after the first day, I knew this was different. Jordy didn’t just get my vision — he helped take it further.”
The band’s tone palette is wide. Every track on These 4 Walls hits with intention, but it’s not just loud for the sake of it. There’s space. There’s tension. There’s restraint when there needs to be, and full-on chaos when the moment calls for it. There are huge, dry drums and tight harmonies. Delicate ambient textures next to thick, fuzzed-out rhythm sections. At the low end, Braedon’s bass parts are moving while adding glue and personality.
“That could’ve been intimidating, tracking with a bassist-producer,” Braedon said.
“But it was pressure-free. We were locked in. Jordan even let me use some of his prized axes. Nobody gets a bass to sound as fat as that guy.”
“Everything on the front end was real hardware,” Jordan explained. “We tracked it like a finished album from the start. Quad Cortex for the base tones, but we threw a ton of pedals in and swapped guitars constantly — I lost track of how many guitars were used across the record. Each one had a reason for being there.”
Garrett’s drum tracks were cut live in the main room at High St., where the space did what it does best — translate energy, size and its signature controlled chaos.
“That room is gold,” Garrett said. “The tones we got were punchier and boomier than some of my favorite records. Running everything through real hardware brought it all to life.”
The result is a record that feels full in its soul. It's simply the sound of a band trusting each other, doing the work, and taking the time to make something real and authentic.
“These dudes came in thinking they were just tracking some songs,” Jordan said. “We ended up producing a full record together. That’s not an everyday session experience for a band this young and they killed it.”
Free Warren came in with a vision, but they were also open — to pushing arrangements, experimenting with tone, chasing the emotion of the song. That kind of trust made this process one of the most natural we’ve ever had.
Free Warren summed it up best:
“Jordan and Marc believed in us when we didn’t fully believe in ourselves. They helped us turn emotion into structure, and structure into something we’re genuinely proud of. High St. was the only place this album could’ve been made.” ~ Free Warren
What started as a one-song session turned into a real-deal record — one that feels like it captured the band exactly where they were at that moment in time.
They called it These 4 Walls, but what they built in here went way beyond that.
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