Million Times
Between the Richness is the second studio album by the American post‑hardcore band Fiddlehead, released on May 21, 2021, through Run for Cover Records. It follows the group's 2018 debut, Springtime and Blind, and continues their combination of hardcore rhythms with melodic emo and punk elements.
Work on the record began in 2019 after the unexpected success of the debut and a period of significant personal change for the band's lead vocalist Pat Flynn, who became married and a father while marking the tenth anniversary of his own father's death. The band recorded the ten tracks in February 2020 at Q Division Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts, with engineering and mixing by Chris Teti and mastering by Dan Coutant. Treating Fiddlehead as a part‑time passion project, the sessions were relaxed and completed just before the COVID‑19 shutdown, after which touring plans were curtailed.
Musically, the album preserves Fiddlehead's fast‑paced songwriting while adding spoken‑word passages and poetry samples, most notably two appearances of E. E. Cummings reading "I carry your heart with me." The lyrics shift from the varied familial perspective of the first album to Flynn's reflections on fatherhood, grief, and renewal; the title refers to the thematic "richness" of life and death, symbolized by his infant son and late father, both named Richard. The album juxtaposes typical punk energy with themes of love, loss, and self‑doubt.
Announced on March 16, 2021, The digital and physical release of Between the Richness was preceded by the singles "Million Times" and "Heart to Heart." The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised its emotional directness and its energetic hardcore sound. The album also reached number nine on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.
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