This Friday 18th August, Fiddlehead are releasing their highly anticipated third full-length, Death Is Nothing To Us via Run For Cover Records, and today the band are sharing one more early preview of the album with their powerful new single ‘Fifteen To Infinity’. They also announce a UK tour for next year with support from the hotly tipped MSPAINT – who make their UK debut – as well as an extra date at London’s Garage after the first sold-out.
Guitarist Alex Henery directed the song’s music video, and discussed its inspirations, saying: “Since I knew this was a love song, I asked Pat if there were any specific early memories of him and his now wife. He told me they used to be pretty adventurous, and enjoyed breaking into abandoned buildings and go cliff jumping as teens. There was something there that sparked my interest to make a video about a Bonny and Clyde style couple but with more petty theft rather than murder and robbing banks. That contrasts with the original idea of the song that states that even the simple moments of a relationship like watching TV together are special and ‘heavenly.’ I wanted the two moments to go hand in hand. That one isn’t more special than the other.
I filmed this video outside LA, it was insanely hot and the car we used had no working AC. My actors Jack and Kaylinn were amazing and fully got into character, the whole thing just felt so natural. After working with them all day we got talking on the way home and they also direct and shoot videos. They ended up making the video for our second single ‘Sleepyhead.’ Also strangely the day the video was completed, I showed my friend Remy cut as he was the one who let us use his car for the video. And that night the car was actually stolen and the police had recovered it. There was a Russian passport found in the back with a bunch of random metal items. I don’t know why I’m telling you this but it felt appropriate.”
Watch the video for ‘Fifteen To Infinity’ HERE
Death Is Nothing To Us finds Fiddlehead completing the thematic trilogy that began with their previous two releases, resulting in a truly special album that feels like both a culmination of the band’s work so far, and one of the year’s most captivating and life-affirming rock records.
The album’s previous singles, ‘Sleepyhead’ and ‘Sullenboy’ garnered attention from Stereogum [Best Songs of The Week], Pitchfork, The FADER, BrooklynVegan, Uproxx, Revolver Magazine, and many more, and now ‘Fifteen To Infinity’ provides one more jolt of post-hardcore energy to tide listeners over until Friday’s album release. The track highlights Fiddlehead’s ability to seamlessly blend massive melodies into their sound without sacrificing an ounce of grit and energy, packing a chorus that’s sure to inspire singalongs and stage dives in equal measure.
Fiddlehead’s sophomore album, Between The Richness, drew praise from fans and critics alike and saw the band unexpectedly becoming one of the most vital groups in rock music today. Now on Death Is Nothing To Us, vocalist Pat Flynn delves deeper than ever into the nuances of loss and sadness, but his deeply vulnerable approach is exhilarating and often even joyous in its humanity. The album offers Fiddlehead’s most dynamic set of songs to date, with every track pushing further into the melodic and aggressive poles of their sound, all while Flynn tackles difficult existential themes with an open-heartedness that comes through in every word.
“I don’t want people to romanticise grief and depression, myself included,” he explains. “But I wanted to write about the way loss can perpetuate this feeling of sadness in your life. I didn’t intend to make some kind of thematic trilogy but there is this connection to the first two records, and this album sort of rounds out some of the stages of grief that weren’t addressed previously–especially this feeling of stickiness that a depressive attitude can have.” The lyrics on Death Is Nothing To Us attempt to reject the allure of sorrow with a deftness and intensity that’s matched by Fiddlehead’s music, creating one of the most undeniably compelling albums you’ll hear this year.
Fiddlehead also announce live dates in Japan and Australia, and will tour the US before returning to the UK next year. Tickets on-sale now.
Death Is Nothing To Us
out 18th August 2023 via Run For Cover Records
Tour Dates
16/8 Tokyo, Japan @ ACB Hall
17/8 Manila, Philippines @ Eastside by Sandugo
18/8 Bangkok, Thailand @ Mr. Fox Livehouse
19/8 Singapore @ Aliwal Arts Centre
20/8 Jakarta, Indonesia @ Rossi Music
23/8 Brisbane, Australia @ The Zoo
25/8 Sydney, Australia @ Crowbar
26/8 Melbourne, Australia @ Howler
22/9 Boston, MA @ Royale #
23/9 New York, NY @ Webster Music Hall &
28/9 Chicago, IL @ Metro ^
29/9 Toledo, OH @ Ottawa Tavern $
30/9 Detroit, MI @ Edgemen $
1/10 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace $
6/10 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
7/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Ukrainian Culture Center *
8/10 Ojai, CA @ Ojai Women’s Club *
17/2 Glasgow, UK @ Room 2 ~
18/2 Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny ~
19/2 Manchester, UK @ Canvas ~
20/2 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms ~
21/2 Bristol, UK @ Thekla ~
22/2 Southampton @ The Loft ~
23/2 London, UK @ The Garage ~
24/2 London, UK @ The Garage ~
& w/ Never Ending Game, Praise, Mary Jane Dunphe
# w/ Never Ending Game, Praise, Ankle Biter, Downtalker
$ w/ Restraining Order, GUMM
^ w/ Buggin’, Lifeguard, Restraining Order)
* w/ Fury, Kumo 99
~ w/ MSPAINT
