LABEL: RUN FOR COVER RECORDS
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 08/18/2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE:08/18/2023
VARIANT: Clear & Violet Pinwheel Vinyl LP

Fiddleheads third albumDeath is Nothing to Usis a defiant, new chapter for the band. Since 2014, the Boston-based group have been honing their unique sound, bringing together the energy of hardcore, the anthemic melodies of 90s alternative, and the unbridled passion of Revolution Summer era emo. Their previous albums, 2018s Springtime and Blind and 2021s Between The Richness, dealt heavily with grief from different perspectives, and now their latest feels like a de facto culmination, drawing together many of thecatalogsthrough-lines sonically and lyrically.

The band again teamed with producer Chris Teti for their third record, and his punchy production captures Fiddleheads live energy while showcasing the massive guitars and undeniable catchiness that makes their music so immensely satisfying. The albums concise 27 minutes sound like a natural extension of all of the bands strengths but is glued together by vocalist Pat Flynns singular tuneful roar. Flynn, since his time as the vocalist of Have Heart and now as Fiddleheads frontman, has earned a reputation as one ofhardcoresmost thoughtful lyricists. He interweaves his ruminations on life, death, and all the joy and tragedy in between with references to Roman philosopher Lucretius; the author JeanAmry; other musicians like Bad Brains, Alex G, or Wire, and even references to the bands own backcatalog.

The humanity acrossDeath Is Nothing To Usis palpable in every note. Its the kind of art that observes pain with real honesty rather than prescribing a solution for itand in doing so, inadvertently offers some sense of hopefulness. The album finds Fiddlehead so deeply delving into the pain, confusion, nuances, and contradictions of sadnessso willingly wrapping their arms around a concept as existentially baffling as death itselfthat theyve created an album that is truly life-affirming.Death is Nothing to Usexemplifies so much of what makes Fiddlehead a special band: taking these heady, unanswerable questions and wrestling with them in a very earthbound way, all wrapped up in the urgent power of a three minute punk song.

This exclusive LP vinyl variant is on Clear & Violet Pinwheel and limited to only 500 copies, so order yours today!

TRACKLIST:

Side A

1. The Deathlife
2. Sleepyhead
3. Loserman
4. True Hardcore (Il)
5. Welcome to the Situation
6. Sullenboy

Side B

1. Give It Time (I|)
2. Queen of Limerick
3. The Woes
4. Fiddleheads
5. Fifteen to Infinity
6. Going to Die

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