LP – Limited EditionNeon Orange Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve with 24″ lyric poster. Fiddleheads third album Death is Nothing to Us is 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 the catalogs through-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 of hardcores most 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 Jean Amry; other musicians like Bad Brains, Alex G, or Wire, and even references to the bands own back catalog. The humanity across Death Is Nothing To Us is 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 Us exemplifies 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. Tracklist: Side A1. The Deathlife2. Sleepyhead3. Loserman4. True Hardcore (II)5. Welcome to the Situation6.Sullenboy Side B1. Give It Time (II)2. Queen of Limerick3. The Woes4. Fiddleheads5. Fifteen to Infinity6. Going To Die