Tom Eaton / Sounds & Substance

05/23/2025

Good morning from the loft. Every day I get to spend inside the magic of music is a good one. Thanks for being out there listening.

05/21/2025

is the fourth collaboration between and me and it’s been getting some spins out there in the land of streaming. I love creating these peaceful zones with Ryan and I hope they bring a little calm into your life.

05/03/2025

“Against the Sky” is my take on the Budd/Eno classic from their album “The Pearl.” It’s one of my very favorite albums and I thought this track, which features Harold’s Rhodes electric piano wrapped in Eno’s treatments and soundscapes, might sit well on acoustic piano with my kinds of swirling textures behind it. It’s over on Bandcamp for “name-your-own-price” including free!

05/02/2025

Happy birthday to “Linger” which turns two today! A series of seven soundscapes about places where I wanted to spend more time.

04/23/2025

Six years old! In 2019 Spotted Peccary released my album “How It Happened” on April 19th, the day after I met Sarah. A lot has changed since then! I still love this music, and am so glad to keep hearing from people about their experiences with the album. And Daniel Piptone’s art and design still make me smile. I’m almost done with my next Spotted Peccary album… more to come!

04/07/2025

"Rise" is the latest single from PLATFORM8! Noah encourages me to sing LOW and this song has one of the few moments where I sing the lead (in many layers) and also play every bass I own. If I didn't take myself so seriously I might mention Spinal Tap's legendary "Big Bottom" song in which every band member plays the bass. But I do take myself seriously, so I won't. Follow the link to hear all five of the first singles from the album!

Listen to Rise by Platform8.

03/27/2025

I’m in search of spots close to home where I can document both daily and seasonal changes. This is a candidate!

03/20/2025

Wandering again.

03/16/2025

“A Slowly Clearing Sky” is now available on Bandcamp! A new hour-long excursion into my ambient world. I’m welcoming the return of the green around here! (using the wrong music because this one is not on streaming)

03/12/2025

Happy anniversary to Snapshots, released on March 12, 2021. After making my four album ambient Elements project in 2020 I returned to the piano and made my most intimate album but with a twist. I sat at the piano, set a timer, and improvised for a minute. I recorded about 40 of these short improvs and chose my 25 faves for Snapshots. Sarah provided ridiculous titles such as “the opposite of a bagel” and “an old man puts on galoshes” in an effort to make some light of the mostly somber music. If you’ve not heard it please give it a spin…and if you have I’d love to know which piece (or title) was your favorite!

03/09/2025

Thanks to for the excellent pic from the live show in Philly with my mates Jeff Oster and Vin Downes.