Fiddlehead are back! Today the beloved band have returned with the announcement of a new three-song EP, Baby I’ll Change, arriving this Friday, June 26th, via Run For Cover Records.
Baby I’ll Change is Fiddlehead‘s first new music since their acclaimed 2023 full-length, Death Is Nothing To Us, and it marks an exciting evolution in the band’s approach and sound.
“We’ve gone into every record with the idea that it might be the last thing we ever do,” explains vocalist Patrick Flynn. “Everything’s been treated that way because of the nature of our lives and our relationship with making music and creating art; it’s not career-driven.” In spite of, or more likely because of, this mindset, Fiddlehead have become an incredibly vital band in modern punk music and beyond.
Now, in the wake of more personal loss, the band found renewed purpose and convened in North Carolina with producer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Archers of Loaf, M.J. Lenderman) to make Baby I’ll Change: simply put, the three best Fiddlehead songs to date.
Lead single and title track “Baby I’ll Change” is out today along with a stirringly cinematic music video. It’s a truly stunning song that harnesses all of Fiddlehead‘s fire and melodicism and channels it into something definitively new. Sprawling over four minutes, the track builds from a simple guitar line and surprisingly delicate vocal performance from Flynn, into a rousingly anthemic, goosebump-inducing finale that seems to make it clear: so much of life is fleeting, but Fiddlehead are here to stay.
After the release of Death Is Nothing To Us, the final chapter in a trilogy of albums that began with Flynn grieving the death of his father and concluded with settling into his role as a father of two, Fiddlehead found themselves at a crossroads. Flynn was concerned that making another album just because it’s what they should do might spoil the energy of this thing he holds so dear.
“I felt like this band has done such wonders for my life in a mental health way that I felt totally satisfied,” Flynn says. “The concept of writing more after the third LP was like, ‘What are we f*cking doing here?’”
Tragically, Flynn soon found that answer. In the Fall of 2024, while his wife and children were traveling, he found out his mother had passed away. “I felt completely isolated,” says Flynn, but two days later, a knock at his door revealed Fiddlehead guitarist Alex Henery and bassist Nick Hinsch, who had flown in from California and Texas to surprise their grieving friend. “We went to Pat’s house just to support him in a dark time and then we ended up writing music,” explains Henery.
“It came out of a really good place, of us just wanting to write music together in that moment, and that freed us up to experiment.” The time together not only yielded the bones of new songs, but it also cut to the of what’s kept Fiddlehead going and, for the first time, made them consider a longer future for the band. “Those guys are my brothers and I wanted to stop playing with them?” Flynn reflects. “Now I want to keep this thing going until the wheels fall off.”
Baby I’ll Change stakes out new sonic territory for Fiddlehead, but when it comes to performing, they’re still a hardcore band through and through. Their music must be experienced live to truly grasp its power, and the new songs are sure to inspire singalongs and stage dives at Fiddlehead‘s upcoming shows. The band will be touring throughout 2026, including dates in the UK and EU, and a lengthy North American headlining tour with support from Narrow Head, Knumears, Pity Sex, Destiny Bond, and more. See full itinerary below.
Upcoming Shows:
06/21 Dresden, DE @ Farewell Youth Fest
06/23 Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
06/24 Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
06/25 Ysselsteyn, NL @ Jera On Air
06/26 Paris, FR @ Mia Mao
06/28 Manchester, UK @ Outbreak
07/13 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre *
07/14 Seattle, WA @ Washington Hall *
07/15 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
07/16 Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club *
07/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Church & State *
07/18 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre *
07/30 Philadelphia, PA @ Lithuanian Music Hall ^
07/31 New York, NY @ Warsaw ^
08/12 Toronto @ Lithuanian House +
08/13 Detroit @ El Club +
08/14 Chicago @ Thalia Hall +
09/11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Globe %
09/13 Mexico City @ Warped Tour
* w/ Narrow Head, Knumears, Destiny Bond
+ w/ Narrow Head, Knumears, Sissy Boys
^ w/ Elliott, Self Defense Family, Posición Unida
% w/ Pity Sex, Febuary, Purest Form
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