Fiddlehead...

Fiddlehead was a tiny band that existed in the early 90’s that were based out of Atlanta, GA. They put out a few 7 inches, a 10 inch record, and two CD’s before calling it a day. I had no idea what I was going to do for today’s update, but earlier I was just sitting around listening to my iPod, and the song “Gordo” happened to pop on from their album The Deaf Waiter. It had been awhile since I had heard it, but it immediately reminded me at how great this band was. Their history is sort of an unfortunate one, as they were never satisfied with the recording of The Deaf Waiter and along with that would run into label issues when it came to getting paid, which according to their page on MySpace, is still an issue unfortunately. However, through whatever frustrations, thankfully the band stayed together long enough release what they did.

Both of their mini albums are great listens for anyone that enjoyed that early 90’s post-hardcore/math-rock sound, although I do prefer Dod E a bit more due to its cleaner production.

Dod E:
Fiddlehead – Waiting With Dave [MP3]
Fiddlehead – Slingshot [MP3]

The Deaf Waiter:
Fiddlehead – King Friday [MP3]
Fiddlehead – Gordo [MP3]

Everything by Fiddlehead is long since out of print unfortunately. However if you scour around online you can find most of their material for fairly cheap. Try Amazon for The Deaf Waiter and you can find a couple of their 7 inches available here.