Artist: Kaddisfly
Album: The Four Seasons EP
Label: Hopeless Records
Purchase: Download Punk
Release Date: October 24th, 2006

Overall: 7.9
Music: 9.0
Lyrics: 6.9
Production: 7.9

All to often we discriminate based on the band’s name even though that really doesn’t have much, if anything to do with the music itself. Seemingly stupid I know but it happens. Kaddisfly fell into that category for me, a band that I’d heard in passing but never had enough interest based on their name to check out. Though I’m sorry I hadn’t checked them out sooner.

Kaddisfly is a band that reminded me right of the bat of a more pop, more mainstream friendly version of Brazil (fearless records). That’s not to say one band is better or worse, merely comparing the similarities. Intricate guitar parts, soaring vocals and typically quick spoken (sung) lyrics make up the EP “The Four Seasons�. These songs are tremendously catchy, and pull you in very quickly. For example the song “Campfire� starts with the lyrics “welcome to your life, you better watch your steps…� and even after those few words it’s hooked you.

This EP is a preview of what to expect from Kaddisfly’s upcoming album in which every song will be representing a different month (12 songs), and the songs will be grouped in threes, with each group representing a different season (4 seasons). It’s a really cool concept although I just don’t know how well it will turn out. Each of the songs on the EP was from a different “season�, but I couldn’t tell and thus leads me to think that the concept part of the record will be lost on people, however it doesn’t take away from the music.

Track listing
1. Games (Unreleased B-Side)
2. Campfire
3. Empire
4. Silk Road
5. Mercury