Track Listing:

1. An Example of the Reaction to a World-Wide Decision to Silence the Mentally Ill
2. The Hours and Days Leading up to the Coming of a Prophet
3. Noticing Drastic Changes in Individuality and Enlightenment at Such a Young Age
4. Something to Die For
5. Untitled
6. A Complete and Thorough Lashing Out At People And Acquaintances Of Whom One Carries The Burdon For
7. The Effects Of Anti-Psychotic Medication Forced Upon The Unfortunate Souls Who May or May Not Need Them
8. The Epiphany

LAFCADIO is a band growing out of metal's deep-rooted traditions of darkness, noise, and riffage, but they're always somewhere on the outer edge of ritual and convention. The Indianapolis based 4 piece (formerly known as Gogglesphere) add new options to the prog/math sound. Their wide array of influences (from King Crimson to Mike Patton; Melvins to Don Caballero) fuse and recombine into a new-synthesis---like some kind of psycho-symphonic experimental cockrock-core.

With their debut album, Sham Duvet, the group has embedded narrative toys with the troublesome dichotomy between religious epiphany and schizophrenic dementia. The epic protagonist, 'Sham Duvet', is a neurotic/ prophetic figure with a messiah complex. Is Sham really a psychopath? Are his messianic ambitions ultimately hallucinations? Of course they are. This isn't the ethereal lute-song of Handel's Messiah symphony.
This is fucking metal.

LAFCADIO delivers their songs with a brutal elegance, but they don't shy away from manic absurdity and the clownish aspect of doom. Sham Duvet is speckled with the humorous and the absurd; giving this prog-math-metal group a sense of authenticity. The music is conceptual but not contrived.

This album has a big concept; but the main point is: it rocks. Don't let the framework fool you---the point is to bang your head, not think with it.

REVIEWS

"With progressive metals epic-ness and math rocks weird timing, LAFCADIO will challenge even metals most faithful. ...its loud, crude, and challenging - the exact recipe that metal needs these days."
— Smother

"For fans of Fantomas, the Melvins or even Faith no More, Sham Duvet is a must have."
— IndyMetal.com

"Stunning... brutally intense."
— Nuvo

"A meaningful and interesting musical statement within the boundaries of extreme technical metal... the overall approach is a sort-of punk take on the more brutal elements of contemporary King Crimson mixed with a more adventurous variation of the math rock sound."
— Expose'

"A flying bag of poop."
— Exoduster

"Somewhere between the Bible and Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar... it's along the lines of what Pink Floyd, Mars Volta, or perhaps Tool could do with a concept album if they had Mr. Bungle's sense of humor. If you like sinking into a good, thorough album that makes you think lyrically and musically, then give Sham Duvet a shot."
— CD Reviews.com

"This Indianapolis-based noise metal band delivers their nine-song debut with a schizophrenic energy reminiscent of Mr. Bungle, Don Caballero, and your average noise band. It has great production and is pulled off well with a lot of intensity and quality musicianship. Fans of the genre would do well to check this out."
— Razorcake

"Wonky jazz fusion and eclectic indie acid rock meet art house screamo in Lafcadio's bizarre brand of guitar driven experimentation."
— Exclaim!

"The best way to describe LAFCADIO's sound is a comparison to Mike Patton era Dillinger Escape Plan and the Deftones jamming out in a hot, cramped elevator stuck between the 12th and 13th floors. Far too complex and aggressive for the masses, this is a band I would like to see develop a cult following-and I would love to be the leader of that cult."
— Evil Needles